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).
Reporting anti-social behaviour
There are Three ways to report anti-social behaviour:
Reporting hate crime
There are three ways to report hate crime:
Community Trigger
Community Trigger 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 the Community Trigger 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.
The Community Trigger 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.
Raising a Community Trigger
Please call the Police 101 number. Notify the call handler you wish to raise a Community Trigger. 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. View the Local Community Trigger Policy.
Statistics
As of June 2022, the Community Trigger 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: