Anti-social behaviour

In an emergency always call 999

Anti-social behaviour is:

when someone does something that most people would say is unreasonable
something that causes harassment, alarm or distress
persistent and ongoing

Examples could include:

noisy or disruptive behaviour
vandalism and criminal damage
threatening behaviour or intimidation
verbal abuse
littering
graffiti
inappropriate use of a vehicle

We wouldn't consider the following as anti social behaviour:

noise, light, dust or other environmental nuisance. For this contact Environmental Health
civil disputes between neighbours
parking including badly parked vehicles
children playing
neighbours doing DIY at reasonable times of the day
groups of people in the street or in parks unless they are being rowdy, abusive, causing damage or committing other crimes
noise caused by everyday living
religious or cultural practice including cooking smells
a one-off party
general living noise

Getting help

You may be able to resolve some types of anti-social behaviour yourself if you tackle them with help from friends and neighbours. Try to keep things friendly and avoid any kind of confrontation. Read our top tips for speaking to your neighbours about an issue.

If noise from nearby properties is causing a regular nuisance, and you can’t get it to stop, you can report it to our Environmental Health team.

If you can't resolve the issue yourself, you should:

contact your social landlord if you have one
report it to the police
contact us using the anti-social behaviour reporting form above.

Note: We will only be able to support you in investigating further if you can provide evidence (photographic/video) and/or corroborating independent witnesses willing to support your claims.

The Community Safety team frequently request diary sheets be completed to help build an evidential time line of incidents. If you believe diary sheets could help evidence your report, you can download anti-social behaviour diary sheets or request hard copies from the team.