A teenager has been banned from three Bradford estates after a campaign of anti-social behaviour.

Liam Nathan Howard, of Walden Drive, Haworth Road, was yesterday ordered to stay away from the Haworth Road, Allerton, and Scholemoor estates by Bingley magistrates when they imposed an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) against the 19-year-old.

The interim order means Howard faces five years in jail if he ventures on to the estates other than to visit or live at specific addresses at Walden Drive and Freshfield Gardens until September 27, when he will return to Bingley Magistrates Court for a hearing for a full ASBO, which could result in a five-year ban from the area.

Bradford West City Community Housing Trust resorted to legal action after residents complained about Howard's behaviour.

Prosecuting on behalf of the housing trust, Amanda Langan claimed Howard had caused harassment, alarm and distress through intimidation, threats of petrol bombs, waking people by banging on their doors in the middle of the night, damaging vehicles, shouting abuse when challenged and racial assault and vandalism.

Mrs Langan said: "The housing trust, as landlord, has a duty to allow residents and tenants to live in their own home. We have tried with Liam over the last three or four years to curb his behaviour and make it clear what will happen if his behaviour continues."

Kam Dhesi, for Howard, said while he agreed to the terms of the interim ASBO, it did not mean that he or his client accepted all the evidence and he would contest it at the next hearing.

Chairman of the Bench Sue Montagne told Howard: "The court believes that you have acted in an anti-social manner and that this order is necessary to protect people from further anti-social acts by you."

The order also bans Howard from any land and building in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District unless it is a public place, he has the owner's permission or is requesting the owner's consent.

Howard is also banned from acting in an anti-social manner in the district, which includes using racist, threatening language or behaviour, damaging someone else's property or vehicle and approaching, threatening, intimidating or communicating with any witnesses in the current ASBO proceedings.

After the hearing, Bradford West City Community Housing Trust head of housing operations Steve Short said: "We'd like to thank all the residents who helped us to obtain this order. Their evidence is crucial in these cases."