Gangs of youths regularly crammed into the jobless 28-year-old's council-owned house, throwing raucous parties and even starting rubbish fires in the garden.

In the past year police were called to a total of 71 incidents considered to be anti-social involving Mackenzie – roughly one every five days.

And over a period of months, the mid-terrace, two-bedroom property degenerated into a filthy, graffiti-ridden, rat-infested squat, as Mackenzie and his tearaway pals caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to the interior.

The house was said to be uninhabitable during the Asbo hearing at Alnwick Magistrates Court.

Northumbria Police's Alnwick Neighbourhood Inspector Alan Scott said: "Concern had been growing over the past year about the escalating problems associated with Mackenzie and the house he lived in.

"He allowed his property to be used for drinking and drug-taking by a variety of people ranging from early teens to late forties. This has resulted in numerous complaints from local residents at all times of day and night.

"Complaints from residents included noise at all times of day and night, obscene behaviour and language, drinking, swearing, people being too frightened to walk past the address and unable to sleep at night, damage to property, levels of rubbish and problems with vermin.

"Following a fire in February in the rear garden and the malicious damage to the property, the house is currently boarded up.

"As a result of the behaviour and complaints, Alnwick District Council, in conjunction with us, delivered an anti social behaviour questionnaire to every household in the street, to gather evidence for proceedings against Mackenzie."

Officers who compiled the case against him said they were overwhelmed by the response from the surrounding community, who clearly wanted Mackenzie out.

Insp Scott added: "Asbos are very much a last resort but despite numerous warning from both ourselves and the local authority, Mackenzie failed to pay any attention to them.

"Hopefully this order will curb his anti-social activities and reassure the public that we are listening to their concerns and this type of behaviour will not be tolerated."

Mike Hogg, head of housing services at the district council, said: "We have a duty to ensure that residents can go about their daily lives without the fear of crime, and we will not tolerate anti social behaviour.

"The council, police, legal services and other agencies work closely as a team, and will continue to do so, to pursue and clamp down on the small minority of persistent troublemakers who cause upset in the district.

"While on the face it may appear to residents that no action is being taken, I can assure them that behind the scenes we are working together to ensure that any legal action will be successful."

Mackenzie has been ordered not to engage in any type of harassing, abusive or threatening behaviour, or encourage others to do so.