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Libraries see a rise in drunken behaviour and race comments

September 25, 2025

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Coventry Telegraph

DRUNKEN behaviour, racist comments and assaults have increased in libraries in Warwickshire.

- By CLAIRE HARRISON News Reporter

Libraries see a rise in drunken behaviour and race comments

There were 67 reported incidents in libraries in 2024/25

In fact, there were 67 reported incidents in 2024/2025, compared to 34 in the previous year.

“A 2025 survey of library services in the West Midlands - including Warwickshire Library Information Service (WLIM) - revealed that many had experienced an upturn in antisocial behaviour, vandalism and criminal activity since the COVID pandemic,” a council report explains.

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