Alcohol-fuelled offences soar with 24 hour drinking By Richard Edwards, Crime Correspondent
10 Aug 2008
Alcohol fuelled anti-social behaviour has soared since the introduction of 24 hour drinking laws, according to new figures.
Crime statistics gathered from almost every police force in the country show that public order offences have increased by 136 per cent in the past four years.
Police chiefs said that more than half of them are alcohol related and that the problem of tackling yob violence in the early hours is taking beat officers away from frontline policing during the day.
Opposition leaders said that the statistics show that attempts to create a Continental-style café culture by letting pubs and clubs open for longer have been a failure.
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