Dear Sylvia,
We’ve recently received reports about the anti-social use of fireworks across Peterborough during late hours of the night which has been causing some residents distress and anxiety, in particular those with pets.
While we appreciate these are often used as part of celebrations and we don’t want to spoil anyone’s fun, we would like to put out a polite reminder about their legal use and being considerate of neighbours.
Fireworks can be used in the UK any time between 7am and 11pm, exceptions are:
· Bonfire night – 7am to midnight
· New Year’s Eve, Diwali and Chinese New Year – 7am to 1am the following day
Should we encounter people letting off fireworks after 11pm contravening the Fireworks Regulation 2004, and a suspect can be readily identified, then we would look to record the crime and investigate as per any other crime.
Information about fireworks, the law and the penalties can be found on our dedicated fireworks information webpage, along with the option to report anti-social behaviour (ASB), or you can call 101.
Please continue to report incidents to us as this will help us identify any hotspot locations and carry out more directed patrols if particular streets are experiencing high levels of ASB relating to fireworks.
Kind regards,
Message Sent By
Lauren Alexander
(Police, Senior Communications Officer, Peterborough and Fenland)