Off-road bikes and illegal e-scooters are getting the crush under a new police crackdown.
Durham Constabulary has launched a force-wide scheme, Operation ORB, to target vehicles linked to crime and antisocial behaviour across County Durham and Darlington.
The policy is designed to stop seized vehicles from being sold at auction and potentially returning to the streets.
It follows the recent destruction of 70 illegal e-bikes in Shildon.
Officers were joined at a crushing operation in Shildon, earlier this month, by Darlington Borough Council representatives and Darlington MP Lola McEvoy (Image: DURHAM CONSTABULARY)
Assistant Chief Constable Richie Allen said: "Off-road bikes ridden antisocially are causing serious concern in our communities.
"They put road users at risk and can leave people seriously injured or killed.
"You have repeatedly told us to act and we are responding.
"Under Operation ORB, we will seize these vehicles, permanently remove them from our streets and crush them.
"We are determined to tackle this head-on and will make every effort to remove these bikes from the places where you live.
"Please help us by continuing to report antisocial behaviour or by attending your local PACT meeting.
"We can and we will do more."
Durham Constabulary is working with partners and local authorities as part of the operation, with neighbourhood teams ramping up efforts to tackle illegal and dangerous riding.
The new policy follows repeated calls from residents who say antisocial riding is putting lives at risk and disrupting communities.
Durham Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen said: "Anti-social driving is not a nuisance, it is a danger to life.
"Reckless drivers put themselves and others at risk because their attention is not on the road and they are not fully in control of their vehicles.
"It only takes a moment for that behaviour to end in tragedy.
"It also blights communities."
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"Time and again, residents tell me about off-road bikes tearing through neighbourhoods, creating noise, damaging land and wildlife, intimidating local people and making families feel unsafe in places they should be able to enjoy freely.
"In Durham, we have taken a tough stance on the illegal and dangerous use of off-road bikes, backed by investment, technology and dedicated policing operations."
Residents can report antisocial behaviour by calling 101, or 999 in an emergency.