A dispersal order has been put in place in Southend town centre to tackle anti-social behaviour, police said.
It started at 12:00 on Saturday and runs until 12:00 on Monday.
A police spokesman said: "It is in response to an increase in disorder within the town centre in the last 10 days linked to groups of young people.
"Much of this disorder has been focused on the High Street and officers have engaged with these groups."
The boundaries of the dispersal order area are Wilson Road, Cambridge Road, Avenue Road to the west; London Road and Queensway to the north; Queensway and Southchurch Avenue to the east; and Eastern Esplanade, Marine Parade, and Western Esplanade to the north.