Anti-social behaviour

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) is defined in the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 and Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011. It states 'Behaviour by a person which causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the same household as the person.'

Types of anti-social behaviour:

  • fly-tipping
  • graffiti
  • abandoned cars
  • verbal or racial abuse
  • drug dealing or misuse
  • vandalism
  • act in a manner that causes harassment, distress or alarm to others
  • act in an intimidating manner as part of a large group

The Community Safety partners work together to reduce anti-social behaviour through a Joint Action Group (JAG).

How do I report anti-social behaviour?

There are three ways to report anti-social behaviour:

How do a report a hate crime?

There are three ways to report hate crime:

What is an Anti-social behaviour (ASB) Case Review?

An ASB Case Review is a process victims can use to ask agencies to review their response to anti-social behaviour. It can only be used if their case has been closed and they are not satisfied with the outcome.

You can use ASB Case Review if:

  • you have reported three separate incidents in the past six months to the police, your housing provider or ourselves and feel no action has been taken
  • five individuals in a local community have separately reported similar incidents

You can activate it on behalf of someone else if you have their written consent.

If your case meets this criteria you will be notified within seven working days. Your case will be reviewed by agencies with relevant information shared and you will be updated throughout the process.

ASB Case Review is designed to ensure that there is a review where incidents have been reported and no action has been taken. It is not a complaints procedure.

We will endeavour to deal with your case within 20 working days, more complex cases may take longer.

How do I raise an Anti-social behaviour (ASB) Case Review?

Call the Police 101 number. Notify the call handler you wish to raise an ASB Case Review. They will note all the details about your case and pass this to us. We will make direct contact with you using the details you have provided.

Statistics

As of June 2022, ASB Case Review has been activated six times:

  • the number of cases where the threshold for review was not met – four
  • the number of case reviews carried out – two
  • the number of case reviews resulting in recommendations – two

Anti-social behaviour tools

This list details tools to support with anti-social behaviour related cases:

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