What is Anti-Social Behaviour? Examples, Definitions and What Counts
Find out the difference between anti-social behaviour, noise nuisance and neighbourhood management issues. If you are in immediate danger, phone the police on 999.
What is Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)?
What is Noise Nuisance?
ASB is behaviour which has caused or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. It can affect one person or a whole neighbourhood. It covers many things such as illegal behaviour, violence, harassment, youth nuisance and sometimes noise.
Noise nuisance is things like excessive loud music, parties, or noise disturbances that disrupt neighbours and the community. We deal with excessive noise within our ASB process and will manage generic household noise under our neighbourhood management process.
Crimes and Hate Crimes
In an emergency, call the police on 999. If it is not an emergency, report the crime to the police first by calling 101 or reporting it online. This includes hate crimes, which must be reported to the police so they can be recorded and tracked nationally.
After reporting to the police, report the issue to us via phone or email. We will need the name of the police officer, an incident report number and telephone number. By reporting the incident to us, we can work with you and the police to provide support and help progress the case.
If you are not the victim but have information about a crime, you can report it anonymously to Crimestoppers.
What is Noise Nuisance?
Noise nuisance is things like excessive loud music, parties, or noise disturbances that disrupt neighbours and the community. We deal with excessive noise within our ASB process and will manage generic household noise under our neighbourhood management process.
How to Report Anti-Social Behaviour or Noise Nuisance
We would never expect you to approach a neighbour or deal with anti-social behaviour or noise issues if you feel unsafe. To make a report you can:
- Report anti-social behaviour online via our Contact page
- Call us on our main number
- Report issues to your local council
Useful Contacts
Not Sure if it Counts as ASB?
- Police (Emergency): 999
- Police (Non-Emergency): 101
- Daisy Housing: Contact us via our website or call our main number
- Crimestoppers (Anonymous reporting): 0800 555 111
- Local Council: Visit gov.uk to find your local council contact
- If you are unsure whether what you are experiencing counts as anti-social behaviour, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. We would rather you contact us and we decide together than you suffer in silence. Our team is here to listen, advise and support you every step of the way.