Have a safe and enjoyable Halloween and Bonfire Night

Over the upcoming Halloween and Bonfire Night period police will be carrying out extra patrols, to provide a reassuring presence for residents and deter anti-social behaviour. 

Halloween is always a busy time for police and sometimes what others consider harmless fun, can become a serious nuisance or danger to others.

To ensure everyone enjoys the celebrations you may notice additional officers out and about in the county, so please be considerate to neighbours and others in public areas.

Hertfordshire Constabulary is offering the following advice to anyone planning to go out over this period:  

• Children should never go trick or treating alone and always take an adult with them.
• Don’t knock on the doors of strangers, unless there are signs that callers are welcome, such as Halloween decorations and police ‘Trick or Treaters Welcome’ posters in the window.
• Keep your Halloween ‘tricks’ safe – damaging property, hurting people, using threatening behaviour or abusive language are all crimes.
• Remember road safety advice, particularly after dark.
• Setting off fireworks in public areas is illegal.
• If you are planning a private firework party, remember it is illegal to set off fireworks after 11pm, except on Bonfire Night when this is extended until midnight.
• For more firework advice visit gov.uk/fireworks-the-law.

Hertfordshire Constabulary is running a Halloween quiz competition for children, who can win tickets to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour - The Making of Harry Potter in Leavesden. The competition will close at midnight on Wedsday, 6 November.

To take part in the competition or for more advice on staying safe this Halloween visit herts.police.uk/halloween