Reporting anti-social behaviour

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) is:

• Behaviour that has caused, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to any person
• Aggressive, intimidating or destructive activity that damages or destroys another person's quality of life
• A range of crime, nuisance and disorder which affects people's lives on a daily basis
• Anti-social behaviour looks and feels different in every area and, to every victim. What is considered anti -social by one person can be acceptable to another.

There are three main categories of anti-social behaviour:

• Personal ASB targets a specific individual or group.
• Nuisance ASB is when a person causes trouble, annoyance or suffering to a community.
• Environmental ASB is when a person’s actions affect the wider environment, such as public spaces or buildings

Examples of anti-social behaviour

• abandoned cars
• rowdy, noisy behaviour in an otherwise quiet neighbourhood
• nighttime noise from houses or gardens, especially between 11pm and 7am
• threatening, drunken or intimidating behaviour 
• vandalism, graffiti or fly posting
• litter and fly-tipping 
• Persistent and noxious fumes from illegal substance use

ASB does not include:

• Children playing in the street or communal areas - unless they are causing damage to property
• Young people gathering socially - unless they are rowdy, inconsiderate and being intimidating to individuals
• Being unable to park outside your own home
• DIY and off-road car repairs - unless these are taking place late at night or early in the morning