Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour
We know that aggressive and intrusive behaviour can have a terrible
impact on your life and our communities. If you are suffering in
this way, we and other local organisations are here to
help.
If you are in immediate physical danger or concerned for
the safety of a neighbour dial 999.
If you are feeling intimidated or are unsure what to do,
you can call your housing officer
[click here
for area office addresses] or your local neighbourhood policing
team (your local number should be in
the
Useful Contacts section).
Take the following steps if you are not in immediate
danger. Before you begin, please bear in mind that:
- It is better to settle a problem informally if you can -
involving the Trust, the police or any other organisation can
complicate matters;
- Your neighbours may not know that they are affecting your
quality of life - try talking to them; and
- No one wants to criminalise boisterous behaviour if it
can be managed in some other way - especially where young people
are involved.
Step 1: Talk to your neighbour
Before you contact us or the police or any other
organisation, try talking to your neighbour.
Step 2: Contact your local neighbourhood policing or
environmental health teams
Persistent noise, rubbish dumping and barking dogs can all
be dealt with by your local authority's environmental health
department. See
the
Useful Contacts for links and telephone numbers.
Police forces now have non-emergency numbers for
contacting local neighbourhood policing teams. See
the
Useful Contacts for links and telephone numbers.
Step 3: Keep us informed
Your housing officer will help you to deal with
anti-social behaviour. He or she will answer any questions you
might have about:
- Safety and anonymity
- Logging and reporting incidents
- Police involvement and legal action
- If you can be rehoused
Don't know your housing officer's number?
Call your
local area office.