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Antisocial behaviour is behaviour that causes harassment, alarm or distress to other people.

It can include both criminal and non-criminal behaviour, for example:

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• fly-tipping and littering聽聽
• discarding syringes or needles聽聽
• threatening, harassing or inconsiderate behaviour

Local police, councils and social housing landlords work together to deal with antisocial behaviour.聽They do this differently in different areas.

Who to report antisocial behaviour to

Who you report antisocial behaviour to depends on the type of behaviour it is and where it takes place.

Report it to:

• the police - if you feel threatened or you think the behaviour could be breaking the law
• your council - if it affects your local area
• your landlord - if you live in a council or housing association home and it鈥檚 happening in or near your building

Report antisocial behaviour to the police if you feel threatened or you think the behaviour could be breaking the law.

For example, if it includes:

• threatening, offensive or indecent behaviour聽
• a dog behaving aggressively聽
• vehicle theft
• illegal drugs or drug dealing
• vandalism of your home or other private property聽聽
• speeding or dangerous driving聽聽

If it鈥檚 not an emergency, report it:

• by calling 101 (from within the UK)
• by visiting a
• if the behaviour took place on a train or at a train station

Go to your council website to report:

• a noise nuisance 鈥� including loud music or dogs barking
• abandoned vehicles
• fly-tipping or dumping waste
• dog mess in public areas - such as parks, playgrounds or pavements
• discarded needles, syringes and other drug-related items
• vandalism in your area - for example damage to bus shelters or bins
• graffiti in in your area
• fly-posting - putting up posters or stickers about events without permission

Check your council鈥檚 website to find out what other types of antisocial behaviour you can report to them.聽

If there鈥檚 antisocial behaviour in your building, how you report it depends on whether you rent from a private landlord or a social housing landlord.

If you rent from a private landlord

Find out about reporting antisocial behaviour if you rent from a private landlord.

If you rent from a social housing landlord

If you live in council housing or a housing association home, report antisocial behaviour to your landlord.

This will usually be either:

• the council

If you鈥檙e not sure who your landlord is, you can check your rent statement.

Find out more about getting help with antisocial behaviour for social housing tenants.

If you鈥檙e unhappy with their response

You can make a complaint to your landlord.

If you鈥檙e unhappy with how they handle your complaint, you can then .

on the Shelter website.

You may also be able to request an antisocial behaviour case review.

You鈥檙e likely to be asked to give more details when reporting antisocial behaviour to the police, your council or your landlord.

For example, you might be asked:

• what happened
• where it happened
• who was involved and what they did
• if anyone else saw what happened
• the date and time that the incident took place
• if this has happened before

Reporting antisocial behaviour anonymously

You may be able to to Crimestoppers.

on their website.

You can also check with your council or your landlord before reporting antisocial behaviour to them if:

• you can make the report anonymously
• any details you give will be kept confidential

After you report antisocial behaviour

You should get a confirmation of your report and an update on:聽

• what鈥檚 being done to investigate聽
• the outcome of the investigation

If you do not hear anything, you can ask for an update from the authority (the police, council or landlord) you reported the antisocial behaviour to.

Requesting an antisocial behaviour case review

If you鈥檙e unhappy with how your case is handled, you may be able to apply for an antisocial behaviour case review.聽

To check how to apply for an antisocial behaviour case review in your area, contact either:

• your local police
• your council

Find out more about antisocial behaviour case reviews.

You can get support to deal with antisocial behaviour from: