The orders, which would be issued by courts after conviction, would ban an individual from certain activities or places and could compel them to attend drug-treatment programmes.
A breach could result in a five-year prison term, the same as the potential punishment for breaching an Asbo.
The CBO is one of five new formal powers being proposed, replacing the current 18.
The government has said new "crime prevention injunctions" will carry a civil burden of proof, making it quicker and easier to obtain than "previous tools".
For under-18s a breach could be dealt with through curfews, supervision or detention.
Meanwhile, new police "direction" powers will give police the power to direct any individual causing or likely to cause crime or disorder away from a particular place and to confiscate items.
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