Report antisocial behaviour to the police

Report antisocial behaviour to the police if you feel threatened or you think the behaviour could be breaking the law. For example, if it includes: threatening, offensive or indecent behaviour a dog behaving aggressively vehicle theft illegal drugs or drug dealing vandalism of your home or other private property speeding or dangerous driving Call 999 if you or someone else is in immediate danger, or if the crime is in progress. If it’s not an emergency, report it: on the police website by calling 101 (from within the UK) by visiting a police station on the British Transport Police website if the behaviour took place on a train or at a train station

Report antisocial behaviour to your council

Go to your council website to report: a noise nuisance – including loud music or dogs barking abandoned vehicles fly-tipping or dumping waste dog mess in public areas - such as parks, playgrounds or pavements discarded needles, syringes and other drug-related items vandalism in your area - for example damage to bus shelters or bins graffiti in in your area fly-posting - putting up posters or stickers about events without permission Check your council’s website to find out what other types of antisocial behaviour you can report to them.

Reporting antisocial behaviour to your landlord

If there’s antisocial behaviour in your building, how you report it depends on whether you rent from a private landlord or a social housing landlord. If you rent from a private landlord Find out about reporting antisocial behaviour if you rent from a private landlord . If you rent from a social housing landlord If you live in council housing or a housing association home, report antisocial behaviour to your landlord. This will usually be either: the council a housing association If you’re not sure who your landlord is, you can check your rent statement. Find out more about getting help with antisocial behaviour for social housing tenants . If you’re unhappy with their response You can make a complaint to your landlord. If you’re unhappy with how they handle your complaint, you can then complain to the Housing Ombudsman . Find out more about how to complain about a council or housing association on the Shelter website. You may also be able to request an antisocial behaviour case review .

You’re likely to be asked to give more details when reporting antisocial behaviour to the police , your council or your landlord . For example, you might be asked: what happened where it happened who was involved and what they did if anyone else saw what happened the date and time that the incident took place if this has happened before Reporting antisocial behaviour anonymously You may be able to report antisocial behaviour anonymously to Crimestoppers. Check what types of antisocial behaviour you can report to Crimestoppers on their website. You can also check with your council or your landlord before reporting antisocial behaviour to them if: you can make the report anonymously any details you give will be kept confidential After you report antisocial behaviour You should get a confirmation of your report and an update on: what’s being done to investigate the outcome of the investigation If you do not hear anything, you can ask for an update from the authority (the police, council or landlord) you reported the antisocial behaviour to. Requesting an antisocial behaviour case review If you’re unhappy with how your case is handled, you may be able to apply for an antisocial behaviour case review. To check how to apply for an antisocial behaviour case review in your area, contact either: your local police your council Find out more about antisocial behaviour case reviews .

Get support and advice

You can get support to deal with antisocial behaviour from: ASB Help Victim Support Victim Support in Wales Citizens Advice Neighbourhood Watch

How to report antisocial behaviour

Overview

Antisocial behaviour is behaviour that causes harassment, alarm or distress to other people.

It can include both criminal and non-criminal behaviour, for example:

noisy neighbours
vandalism
graffiti
fly-tipping and littering
discarding syringes or needles
threatening, harassing or inconsiderate behaviour

Local police, councils and social housing landlords work together to deal with antisocial behaviour. They do this differently in different areas.

Who to report antisocial behaviour to

Who you report antisocial behaviour to depends on the type of behaviour it is and where it takes place.

Report it to:

the police - if you feel threatened or you think the behaviour could be breaking the law
your council - if it affects your local area
your landlord - if you live in a council or housing association home and it’s happening in or near your building

There’s a different way to report antisocial behaviour in Scotland and in Northern Ireland.

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