Police urge Redlands residents to report hooning behaviour to help catch offenders as activities pick up in Wellington Point.

Hoons are speeding on Main Road, screeching tyres, dropping rubbish and drinking and taking drugs at the point from early afternoon to early morning.

They also accelerate hard through the Wellington Point restaurant strip at night which is often full of footpath diners.

Residents say the problem eased for a short period after the Redland City Council installation of number plate recognition cameras at Wellington Point last year, but it appeared they might no longer be a deterrent.

One resident who declined to be named out of fear of retribution said they were worried and frightened for their community.

"It's a total nightmare, they are driving up and down main road from two in the afternoon until one in the morning and threatening me and my family," they said.

"We need more police to watch them and hold them accountable."

Other residents are talking about raising a petition, asking for better government and police monitoring.

Senior Sergeant Stephen Lees from from Capalaba Road Policing Unit said there had been a slight increase in the average number of complaints and calls about hooning over the past two years.

"Hooning at Wellington Point fluctuates throughout the year. We generally see a height in hooning directly after a lockdown period ends," Sergeant Lees said.

"Staff are constantly tasked to patrol Main Road near the shops, restaurants, licensed premises as well as Wellington Point Reserve.

"These patrols are conducted predominately in the late afternoon into the night through the week as well as all day and night on weekends."

But Sergeant Lees said police relied on community reports to identify hoons when police were not about.

"All and any evidence collected by the community will further assist police in apprehending and prosecuting these offenders," he said.

"Provide as much detail as possible to police, including registration plates of vehicles sighted to be committing offences. The more information police have, the greater chance we are able to effectively respond to the complaint and prosecute offenders."

He said cameras campaigned for by Cr Wendy Boglary and local residents had worked in catching and prosecuting hoons.

In 2017 82 infringement notices were issued by Capalaba police in 100 days on hooning and other anti-social behaviour.

Cr Wendy Boglary said it was important for residents to report hooning to police.

"The cameras aren't monitored, so unless we know when an incident happened the police won't ask us for that footage," she said.

"But if they ring the police and know the day and time, they will ask council for that footage and it's got number plate recognition so they can follow it up."

She said hooning was an issue across the Redlands and councillors were working with police to protect their communities.

Hooning can be reported to Policelink on 131444.