Youth disorder in Carlisle dropped over bonfire night and Halloween - when incidents usually spike.

New figures show that reports of antisocial behaviour were at the lowest for three years.

Cumbria Police have put it down to their campaign, dubbed Operation Roman Candle.

They say police officers and PCSOs conducted youth engagement work.

This was combined with high-visibility patrols in Brampton, Carlisle, Dalston and Longtown.

The figures show a three-year low in each of the neighbourhood policing areas.

Across the city there were 138 reported incidents this year, compared to 171 in 2017 and 161 in 2016.

In Brampton there were only five reports of antisocial behaviour, compared to 21 last year.

Sergeant Scott Adams, of the Carlisle North & Rural police team, said: “The number of antisocial behaviour incidents during the Halloween and bonfire period have fallen partly due to the proactive work of officers and PCSOs.

"By conducting numerous youth engagement initiatives along with working closely with local parish councils and other community groups, we are making a significant positive difference to quality of life for residents.

“Brampton in particular continues to be an area where we are seeing issues decrease. Only a few months ago it was reported that antisocial behaviour was on the increase.

“We are not complacent and we will continue to work tirelessly with partner agencies and members of the communities to prevent issues.”