What is Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)?

ASB covers many types of actions from low-level persistent nuisance to serious public disturbance, it is behaviour that:

• Is capable of causing nuisance and annoyance
• Is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress
• Creates significant and persistent problems in the neighbourhoods
• Leaves communities intimidated and afraid.

ASB is defined in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 as “acting in a manner that caused or was likely to cause alarm, distress or harassment to one or more persons not of the same household”.

Examples of such behaviour would include:

• Noise
• Harassment
• Vandalism
• Graffiti and fly tipping
• Nuisance neighbours
• Street drinking
• Intimidation and threats
• Violence
• Hate behaviour that targets members of identified groups because of their perceived differences.

 

What will we do?

If Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) is affecting you or your family, you can expect us to:

• Listen to you & treat the problem seriously
• Take action to permanently address the problem
• Prevent it happening again
• Report back to you about what we have done.

 

Make a stand against ASB

What else can you do?

• Join your local Home Watch scheme or a tenants' or residents' association
• Attend a Safer Neighbourhood Team event to raise your concerns with police
• Discuss any issues with your local councillor, who can act on your behalf to raise concerns with the council and other organisations
• Become a volunteer for Victim Support
• Become a Volunteer in Policing
• Become a Special Constable.

By playing an active role in your community you really can help make a difference. Help make yours a neighbourhood where anti-social behaviour is tackled, not tolerated.

 

How do I report Anti-Social Behaviour?

If you see ASB, don't just shake your head or turn a blind eye. Report it to your Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT).

Your SNT is keen to work with you and your neighbours to find out about ASB problems in your area and help resolve them. You can find out who your local team are by typing in your postcode in the Safer Neighbourhoods section.

There are a number of ways to report anti social behaviour in Norfolk

To report anti social behaviour or a crime when it is not an emergency call 101

Or contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Team via the contact us section on your Safer Neighbourhoods team page.