Police were called to the intersection of Atchinson and Crown Street, Wollongong following reports of a brawl at 5am Sunday morning.

Officers from Wollongong Local Area Command attended the scene before the people involved left the area.

The men aged 23 and 25 were stopped nearby and given a move-along direction.

A short time later the pair were involved in an altercation with a group of males on Crown Street.

Police intervened and both men were arrested for failing to comply with police directions.

The men were taken to Wollongong Police Station and issued with infringement notices for continuing intoxicated behaviour after a move-on direction.

Inquiries are ongoing.