Dealing with Anti-Social Behaviour

What can I expect when I report incidents of anti-social behaviour?

High category cases are managed by the ASB & Enforcement Team with complaints responded to within 1 working day, these include:

  • Arson
  • Assaults and threats of violence
  • Hoarding when there is a serious risk of fire or infestation
  • Serious criminal behaviour including hate crime incidents, where there is activity linked to county lines, gangs, cuckooing, domestic abuse, or safeguarding concerns
  • Sexual offences
  • Weapons

  • Animal Nuisance
  • Animal Nuisance
  • Behaviour linked to substance misuse
  • Brothels
  • Criminal damage or threat to damage, including vandalism
  • Drug use and distribution
  • Fly tipping/littering
  • Misuse of communal or public spaces
  • Noise (deemed to be a statutory noise nuisance)
  • Nuisance from Vehicles
  • Low level criminal behaviour
  • Sex working
  • Verbal abuse, threats, and intimidation

You can find further information in our Anti-Social Behaviour and Hate Crime Policy and our Anti-Social Behaviour and Hate Crime Procedure.

If you think your concerns of anti-social behaviour have not been dealt with, or acted upon, you have the right to request an Anti-Social Behaviour Case Review (also known as a Community Trigger) of our response

The Anti-Social Behaviour Case Review does not replace the council’s own complaint's procedure.

Report anti-social behaviour