Section 34 notices, which require people to disperse from a location for up to 48 hours, were used 57 times more in 2025 than in the previous year - a 25pc increase.

The figures have emerged following a Freedom of Information request by this newspaper, which has revealed the hotspots for disorder in the county.

The majority of the orders were issued in urban areas, with the highest number in King's Lynn, 434, followed by Norwich with 420.

Police out in force in King's Lynn (Image: Newsquest)

But the biggest spike in the powers being used was in the Norwich West policing area.

This location includes Bowthorpe, where there have been frequent clashes between protestors outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers.

In 2025, there were 37 orders issued in Norwich West. Prior to last year, there had only been one other Section 34 notice issued there, in 2020.

In November, the force began issuing Section 34 notices to prevent groups from gathering outside the Brook Hotel in Bowthorpe.

The Brook Hotel in........

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