Anti-social behaviour (ASB) covers a broad range of issues. It's behaviour that causes nuisance, harassment, alarm and distress to individuals and the community.
Together with our partners we can support you with ASB from:
Drug and alcohol abuse
This includes irresponsible drinking and drug-related litter such as needles and alcohol cans.
Threatening or abusive behaviour
This is verbal abuse or threatening behaviour that causes nuisance, harassment, alarm or distress.
The behaviour can be deliberate or not.
Vandalism
This is when someone has damaged or destroyed public or private property on purpose.
Aggressive and persistent begging
This is begging that makes people feel intimidated or hassled to give money.
Encampments
These are tents or temporary shelters put up by individuals and/or groups. If this causes nuisance, alarm and/or distress to other people it can be anti-social behaviour.
Please note that rough sleeping alone is not considered ASB. Visit the helping the homeless page to get more information on how to support a person who is homeless.
Sex working and prostitution
This includes soliciting/prostitution, brothels, kerb crawling, and sex work that causes ASB (e.g. condom littering, screaming or fighting )
Public urination or defecation
This is someone going to the toilet in a public or communal place.
Vehicle related ASB
This can be nuisance behaviour inside or around a vehicle(s).
Noise nuisance (non-statutory)
This is unreasonable noise that causes nuisance, alarm and distress.
It can be from:
- unreasonable/avoidable domestic noise
- intentional noise like shouting, arguing, swearing or playing music
What non-statutory noise nuisance can the council deal with?
We can only deal with complaints within:
- privately rented properties
- privately owned properties
- parks and open spaces
What about in social housing or housing association properties?
Please send complaints directly to the organisations in charge.