A woman from Abbots Langley could be sent to prison if she defies a court order and visits a property she has been banned from going to.

Geraldine Walsh, 38, of Gade View Gardens was given a five-year criminal behaviour order after appearing at St Albans' Magistrates Court on March 30.

Three Rivers District Council says Walsh continuously breached a community protection notice that she was served with in February last year, following anti-social behaviour and crime relating to a resident in Carpenders Park.

The order obtained by the council and Hertfordshire Constabulary forces Walsh to stay away from the property in question in Carpenders Park. If she ignores the order, she will be committing a criminal offence and could be sent to prison.

Michelle Wright, the council's community safety intervention officer said: "Three Rivers community safety partnership persistently tried to get Walsh to engage with support services to help her individual needs.

"We will always look at intervention, support and then ultimately enforcement. With this case Walsh left us no option other than to take prosecution proceedings on the back of her post-conviction.

"We are hoping that she adheres to the prohibitions of the order and the community can get some respite from this continuous unacceptable behaviour."