SOUTH Worcestershire police and British Transport Police (BTP) have been working together to crack down on anti-social behaviour at county railway stations.

Officers from both organisations now share the same offices at the Guildhall in Worcester.

A member of the police anti-social behaviour unit has been given a divisional award for his part in investigating a string of incidents at railway stations. The officer, who asked not to be named, gathered evidence against a teenager and his friends who had been misbehaving at stations in Worcester and Malvern.

Chief Inspector Jerry Reakes-Williams, head of local policing in south Worcestershire, said: “For 12 months this officer has diligently carried out his own house-to-house inquiries into a range of anti-social behaviour complaints.

“Using his initiative he regularly unearths other victims from within the community who have suffered in silence, believing that no one cared and who were delighted to find someone who was genuinely interested in trying to solve a local problem.

“When witnesses and victims of anti-social behaviour are nervous he offers to meet them and listen to what they have to say, without placing any pressure on them to make statements. Through a consistent and excellent performance he has made a huge contribution to the continuing success of the division’s anti-social behaviour department.”

Superintendent Mike Layton, of BTP, said levels of crime and anti-social behaviour in Worcester were no higher than any other parts of the region.