CRIMEFIGHTERS today called on an entire York community to help them bring the full weight of the law down on a teenage tearaway - if he breaks a court order.

Tang Hall residents will this weekend be sent a leaflet detailing the nuisance behaviour of Robin Allan, 17, who was last month the subject of an Antisocial Behaviour Order (ASBO).

They will also receive details of the court ruling, which bans him from associating with three named youths and visiting Archbishop Holgate's School. Allan faces a prison sentence if he breaches any of the terms.

The leaflet was created by York Police, City of York Council and the Safer York Partnership after Allan admitted assaulting a woman, urinating in public, disrupting the police and threatening restaurant staff.

The father-of-two, who lives in Melrosegate, Tang Hall, is also banned from causing criminal damage and driving or travelling in a vehicle or motorbike without the owner's consent. Chief Inspector Howard Harding said: "It is entirely appropriate that the community are aware of the detail of the order so that they are able to respond in the event that the individual breaches its terms. We hope that this process will not only empower and strengthen the community in the longer term, but also encourage positive change on the part of the offender "

Steve Waddington, of City of York Council, said the information would help residents enforce the terms of the order. He said: "We hope that the leaflet will help reassure residents across the city that we are taking action to tackle anti-social behaviour on their behalf. "

Jane Mowat, director of Safer York Partnership, said: "Disorder and nuisance is not just a police responsibility. It is crucial that communities work with us to create safer neighbourhoods."

Updated: 14:21 Friday, December 19, 2003