Anti-Social Behaviour Powers: What Councils and Police Can Do

Originally written by Jeff Durham, updated by the editorial team on 17th May 2026

Anti-Social Behaviour Powers: What Councils and the Police Can Do Now

The Anti-Social Behaviour Order, commonly known as the ASBO, was abolished on 20 October 2014 and is no longer available. It was replaced by a range of new powers under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, including civil injunctions and Criminal Behaviour Orders. Members of the public cannot personally apply for these orders, but you can report anti-social behaviour to the authorities and request action.

Civil Injunctions and Criminal Behaviour Orders

The two main replacements for the old ASBO work in different ways and are applied for by different bodies.

Civil injunctions are preventative orders that can be sought through the County Court, or through the youth court for anyone under 18. They can include prohibitions on certain behaviour, requirements to attend courses or programmes, or both. The following organisations can apply for a civil injunction:

Local councils
Police forces
Social landlords, including housing associations
The Environment Agency
NHS Protect
Transport for London and other transport providers

A civil injunction can be granted if the court is satisfied that the person has engaged in, or threatens to engage in, anti-social behaviour. For adults, the standard of proof is the civil standard, meaning on the balance of probabilities. Breaching a civil injunction without reasonable excuse is contempt of court, which can result in a fine, a supervision order, or in serious cases, imprisonment for up to two years.

Criminal Behaviour Orders are different. These can only be imposed by a criminal court after someone has already been convicted of a criminal offence. The prosecution applies for the order at the time of sentencing, and the court must be satisfied that the offender has engaged in behaviour that caused, or was likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to others. A Criminal Behaviour Order can last for a minimum of two years for adults, with no maximum duration. For under 18s, the minimum is one year and the maximum is three years. Breach of a Criminal Behaviour Order is itself a criminal offence, punishable by up to five years in prison.

As an individual, you cannot apply for either of these orders yourself. Your role is to report the behaviour to the relevant authorities and provide evidence where possible.

Other Powers Available to Councils and Police

The 2014 Act introduced several additional tools that can be used to tackle anti-social behaviour more quickly or in specific circumstances.

Community Protection Notices are designed to deal with ongoing nuisance behaviour by individuals, businesses or organisations. A council officer, police officer or police community support officer can issue one of these notices if they are satisfied that the behaviour is having a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those in the area, that it is persistent or continuing, and that it is unreasonable. The notice will require the person or business to stop the behaviour, or to take reasonable steps to address the problem. Failure to comply without reasonable excuse is a criminal offence, punishable by a fixed penalty notice or a fine on conviction.

Public Spaces Protection Orders allow councils to restrict specific behaviour in defined public areas. These are often used to address issues such as drinking alcohol in public, failing to control dogs, or gathering in ways that cause harassment to residents. A Public Spaces Protection Order can last for up to three years and can be renewed. Breach is a criminal offence, usually dealt with by a fixed penalty notice or a fine. These orders apply to everyone in the specified area, not just to named individuals.

Closure notices and closure orders can be used to shut down premises that are causing serious nuisance or disorder. A closure notice can be issued by the police or a council for up to 48 hours without a court order, and a closure order can then be applied for through the Magistrates Court to extend the closure for up to three months, with the possibility of further extension. These powers may be used for problem properties where persistent disturbances are occurring.

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The Community Trigger: Requesting a Case Review

If you have reported anti-social behaviour on multiple occasions and feel that the response has been inadequate, you may be able to use the Community Trigger, also known as the ASB Case Review.

The Community Trigger gives residents the right to ask the local council, police and other relevant agencies to formally review the response to their complaints. The threshold for activating the trigger varies slightly between areas, but in most cases you will qualify if you have reported three or more incidents of anti-social behaviour within the previous six months and believe the response has not been satisfactory.

When a Community Trigger is activated, the relevant agencies must carry out a joint review of the case and decide whether further action should be taken. They must then inform you of the outcome. This process is intended to ensure that persistent problems are not overlooked and that agencies work together effectively.

You can find out how to request a Community Trigger review by contacting your local council's anti-social behaviour team or checking their website. The process may also be available through your local police force or social landlord.

Your situation may be slightly different. ask a question below ↓ and our editorial team will reply with our advice.

How to Report Anti-Social Behaviour

If you are experiencing anti-social behaviour, there are several ways to report it and seek help.

Police: For non-emergencies, call 101 or use your local force's online reporting form. In an emergency, always call 999.
Council: Contact your local council's anti-social behaviour team. Most councils have an online reporting form as well as a telephone line.
Social landlord: If you rent from a housing association or council, report the behaviour to your landlord. Social landlords have powers to take action against tenants who cause nuisance, and they can also apply for civil injunctions.

When reporting, it helps to keep a diary of incidents, noting the date, time, what happened and any witnesses. Photographs, video or audio recordings may also be useful, as long as they are obtained lawfully. This evidence can support any action taken by the authorities.

If you feel the response to your reports has been inadequate, you can request a Community Trigger review as described above. If you remain dissatisfied after that, you may wish to use the council's formal complaints procedure or, in some cases, contact the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

Scotland and Wales

Anti-social behaviour law in Scotland is governed by separate legislation, primarily the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004. Scottish councils and police have their own range of powers, including antisocial behaviour orders, which were retained in Scotland rather than being replaced as in England and Wales. If you live in Scotland, contact your local council or Police Scotland for guidance on the procedures that apply in your area.

In Wales, the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 applies in the same way as in England, but some aspects of housing and local government are devolved. Welsh councils and police use the same tools, including civil injunctions, Criminal Behaviour Orders, Community Protection Notices and Public Spaces Protection Orders. However, local procedures and thresholds for the Community Trigger may vary, so check with your local council for details.

For official guidance on anti-social behaviour powers, see the GOV.UK website, which provides detailed information for both residents and practitioners. Your local council's website will usually have a dedicated section on anti-social behaviour, including how to report incidents and what to expect from the process. If you are a tenant of a housing association or council, your landlord should also be able to explain what action they can take and how to make a complaint.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I apply for a civil injunction or Criminal Behaviour Order myself?

No. Only specified bodies such as councils, the police, social landlords and prosecutors can apply for these orders. As a member of the public, your role is to report the behaviour and provide evidence.

What happened to the ASBO?

The ASBO was abolished in England and Wales on 20 October 2014 by the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. It was replaced by civil injunctions and Criminal Behaviour Orders. In Scotland, antisocial behaviour orders remain in use under separate legislation.

What is the Community Trigger and how do I use it?

The Community Trigger allows you to request a formal review of the response to your anti-social behaviour complaints if you have reported three or more incidents in six months and feel the response has been inadequate. Contact your local council's anti-social behaviour team to find out how to make a request.

What should I do if I am not satisfied with the response to my reports?

You can request a Community Trigger review, use your council's formal complaints procedure, or contact the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman if you believe your complaint has not been handled properly.

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ProblemNeighbours Editor 26/05/2026 at 6:25 pm

@Lee Flatmates are a different beast to neighbours, as anti-social behaviour powers won't really apply inside a shared tenancy. Your first step is to check your tenancy agreement and have a proper sit-down chat, ideally with a written list of the issues. If you're all on a joint tenancy, the landlord may be reluctant to get involved, but it's still worth flagging it to them. If things are serious, Citizens Advice can talk you through your options, including ending the tenancy early. Can you give a bit more detail about what's actually going on?

Lee 26/05/2026 at 6:24 pm

Problem with flat mates

ProblemNeighbours Editor 17/05/2026 at 1:33 pm

@Shonie That sounds genuinely awful and you shouldn't have to live like this. Keep a written diary of every incident with dates and times, and ask Environmental Health for noise monitoring equipment, as that creates the evidence the council actually acts on. Also request a formal Community Trigger (ASB Case Review) once you've made three reports in six months; it forces them to review the case properly. Overcrowding in a 3 bed with 21 people is a housing breach too, so push the council on that angle separately.

Shonie 25/03/2024 at 6:40 pm

A year ago the council moved a Romanian family 11kids mum and dad next door to me in a 3 bed property. Now mum and dad have moved more family in so now there's about 16 kids and 5 adults .The noise is unbearable from morning till night slamming doors banging walls and screaming it usually stops by 11 . I'm always phoning the police and complaining to the council . I'm having a nervous breakdown

Rachel Cave 09/02/2024 at 1:35 pm

This advice is out of date. ASBOs no longer exist.

Ava 01/02/2023 at 12:55 pm

My Nightmare neighbour's were here not long before I moved in to a lovely new build house. At first they seem over friendly but abit strange. As a lone female a decided to fit a doorbell camera on my property only to find out that her boyfriend constantly looking up to my bedroom window each time he comes home he walks slowly behind her looking directly into my door camera he invites his friends and their family and they all do the same thing. They stare through my windows it's so bizarre and I don't know if other lone females find that this is normal behavior they also have to put up with? However I decided to complain about the constant cannabis use outside my house when i come home from work which set them off even worst but in glad I started to fight back against the cult. Only yesterday I was blocked in my drive by two of their visitors two overgrown strange men in a pick up and a van they was laughing and saying they won't move untill I beg them so I called the police. The police was here within 5 minutes they sent a dog van and the 2 men moved immediately after I told them I'm calling them so far they have been warned by the officer. I have notified again today the local housing officer of my ordeal yesterday and will see what action they take I have some hope and faith in him so far. Last night I cried when I got to work and I was made to late by this strange behavior only to come home to see on my camera the boy looking directly up to my bedroom late at night once again I'm really concerned for my safety. It seems like I have moved next to some hillbilly cult like you see in the films.

Lolo 03/12/2022 at 9:44 pm

I am disturbed every day/night up to 16/20 hours a day/week with noise and vibration from amplification equipment emanating from adjoining terrace property,having tried to resolve this disturbance and of sleep deprivation by the local Environmental Health Department, they are reluctant to help further and visit my home to substantiate what my factual complaint is about at unsociable causing stress and illness due to Circulation problems and Blood Pressure at the age of 83.
Therefore I am unable to live comfortable in the property and been advised I am unable to put it up for sale or purchase whilst it is in dispute of Noise and Vibration,furthermore I am unable to rent temporary accommodation like a flat with being a pensioner on State Pension payments.
So would be grateful for any advice given to my real problems of many months of life disturbance.

Suki 18/05/2022 at 7:50 pm

I've lived in my flat for almost 20 years. New neigbours moved in above me, a mum and two kids aged eight and twelve. On the first day she was screaming at some guys right outside my door, another neighbour asked her to stop or go into her flat, she screamed at her to get the police if she didn't like it. After a week of constantly dragging furniture over my ceiling and leaving a very bright light on 24/7 shining directly through glass into my bedroom I knocked on their door and got told to fxxx off. A few hours later a knock on my door which I assumed was her to apologise, it was the police who she told I had threatened to punch her. I'd recorded the encounter so played it to the police so they knew she had lied. I've suffered daily constant smashing of the ceiling, threats, racial abuse, my old dog is being taunted by a camera with their door directly opposite and it plays barking and other noises to try and get the dog to bark which virtually never happens anymore at all but it happens every time. They flooded by ceiling and I had to wait with a ceiling ready to collapse for over eight months because of the excuse of lockdown whilst loads of trade men were doing work above my home. She put a camera up which is trained on my front door and a sensor which actually makes noises as I and my dog move around our home. Two months after they moved in my sofa started vibrating which at first I assumed was their washing machine till it didnt stop and its on pretty constantly so its vibrating my bed and waking me up at least every hour so I'm constantly sleep deprived. When it first started in gave me Sciatica and I couldn't even stand up. The police don't help at all, especially the local police. I have nerve damage in my hand and am in physical pain with the vibration. I can't understand the lack of action by the police. I feel it's escalating and I'm scared for my elderly dog and I.

Fish 03/05/2022 at 7:11 am

Iv been having trouble with my neighbour now for 5 years .. I caught my neighbour s son who is in his thirty’s naked trying to break in my house the police done absolutely nothing . Then I noticed the mother dyed her hair the same as mine then started dressing like me she copies everything from my garden to sheets to towels etc the list goes on .. whatever I have she will get the same .. then the dogs started she would her dogs from 6 in the morning till 11 at night .. I have a autistic son who hates the sound of her dogs she has 2 yapping jack Russel the sound is so loud . She would stalk me if I was in the garden barking them dogs constantly if my windows open she will bark them if I’m in the shower she would bark then it drove me insane .. iv had 2 panic attacks lost my hair twice & had a cancer scare all because of her . Iv had mediation twice & she knows that the dogs have distressed my autistic son and still she carries on and on … believe or not this woman works for the nhs and cares for old people (she should not be in this job as she picks on the old man on the other side ) she is a bully who picks the vulnerable she gets a big buzz from distressing people .. I feel Ill because of this it never stops .. I find her very creepy & weird .. I haven’t been able to sit and relax in my garden for 3 years as she’s always there waiting to bark the dogs I have to walk the streets or sit on a field at the back of me as my son cannot bear the noise .. she lives in a brought house mine is council and she thinks she is better than me .. the neighbour the other side had trouble with her and rang the police they came to mine because they wanted to know the history between me & the evil witch .. a lovely police lady said she will help me and now we might be served a good neighbour order so hopefully things might get better.(fingers&legs crossed) I am not going to let her bully me out of my home

Louie 03/10/2021 at 6:23 pm

Our neighbour visited us 3 years ago. He demanded we take our trellis off our drive edging which had been part of our property for over 50 years. He said it now belonged to him. When we refused he started shouting and his behaviour became aggressive.
We received 4 solicitors letters threatening us with court action. We refused to be intimidated and did not remove our trellis from our own drive edging. After a year of causing us terrible distress it was obvious there wasn’t going to be a court case. The letters were intended to bully us.

His house camera back and front films us on our drive and garden which alerts him we are around. He stalks me down the garden hiding behind the trees. Without the fence he has a clear view. When my husband is around he attacks him shouting and threatening . On one occasion he accused our grown up sons of destroying his drive. He threatened to call the police unless i removed myself from the land near my garage doors , he didn’t like me near the boundary.

The following year we had to address his 4 inch thick ivy vines growing through our fence. When we removed the vines the fence fell apart. 30ft of the fence was destroyed by his walling pushing the posts to such a degree they snapped off. It was obvious the 45ft tree he allowed to grow between his double stone walls had destroyed his walls and in turn our fence . We wrote him a note asking him to check out the situation . He said his falling walls were not causing an issue and he would monitor the situation regarding the tree. He refused to remove the tree to halt the damage to his wall instead he knocked a number of nails into the trunk in a bid to kill it. A tree surgeon warned us the walls would fall due to the tree roots and the tree could fall. The neighbour refused the tree surgeons quote to remove the tree.

The walls eventually fell and the roots of this ash tree were exposed. The 45ft tree with its roots exposed was leaning towards our garden but he still showed no concern. His only response was to blame us for destroying his wall.
He stated in writing he had photographs of us levering the wall off. He had sent the photographs to our solicitor. Our solicitor had no such photographs sent to him.
We asked Coventry council building control to help us as the situation was intolerable and felt this 45ft tree was a threat to us and our property. Their inspector demanded he remove the tree and make good the wall.

We attempted to restore a few fence panels in our pergola area exactly in line where our fence had been for 40 years . Our neighbour pulled out the posts and threw them across our garden. He shouted he would saw them up if we attempted to restore our fence again. He wrote a letter confirming he would remove our fence .

We arranged a RICS survey in a desperate bid to stop his constant threats and aggressive behaviour. Before the survey and whilst we were away on holiday he moved our garden furniture out of the way and built

Annie 26/09/2021 at 10:46 pm

Anchor housing who allow bullying ,threatening behaviour, harassment and physical attacks on vulnerable people all carried out by one person . No proper investigations just making notes in diaries . Letters to Jane Ashcroft chair of Anchor not taken seriously Managers cover up as don’t want confrontations . Moral low amongst people bullied tenants . Racism ., swearing liars make up this persons character . Lady who is responsible has had fraud case in past found guilty . Judge commented on her behaviour of aggression threats to tenants and violent outbursts and now she lives at Housing housing and carries on her Oppressive Regime that she operated before .

Stretch 15/06/2021 at 12:06 pm

I live constantly with anti-social behaviour young lad where I live is nothing but a bully threatening to kill myself my wife. My son even threatened my 6-year old granddaughter the police have informed been informed this fug has been known to carry knives threatening to stab us he's been to prison for carrying offensive weapons but still the anti-social behaviour and the threats still continue the problem is we are all living in a tower block and the council will not do anything against this bullying fool. All they keep saying is going rent private to get away from him but unfortunately my 80 year old mother lives in the property next door and I can't leave their on her own own.

none 07/05/2021 at 4:07 pm

We have nightmare neighbours living next door to us, they moved in about 8-9 yrs ago.since then we have been frettend, harrassed, hate, bullyed, deliberate damage to our property, deliberate damage to me, humiliating us, and slander in and around the place we live, we dont go out when they are there, if we have to go to the doctors, we try to get out before they start shouting and bullying us. Are life has been a total night mare, we fill like we are living in a prison with no one to turn to, they let there trees grow high only to damage are property, its cost us alot of money to repair, as we are frieghtened to ask them for the money, The said thing about all this and much more is I am disabled and carnt fight back in any form and they know this, which just makes my partner and I cry so much.They bring there family up and people know and sometimes we fill they have the law on there side because he seems to click his finger and they come running, but no one cares when dose things to.We would love to know if anyone has any advice they can help us with, as we just wont all this suffering and pain they have inflicked on us to just go away, as help is not good and my partner is worried about me, as all this is making my health alot worse

Normal man 19/04/2021 at 10:08 pm

My problem neighbour has threatened to kill me but not just me 6 homes who's bedroom's and kitchen windows that look out upon his flat if you look at him he will attack which is very hard as he dances around his flat shouting and screaming and what is wrong with looking out of your own window he also screams and lunges at anyone wearing a face mask (mandatory) I jumped back from having my face mask ripped off saying 'we have to stop covid' his furious reply was it's all government lies? This guy looks like an ogre a real brut always dressed in all black a volatile retard is the term. The police won't do anything because they're frightened of this block of flats and turn up after the ambulances because they're made to. for instance ...stabbings...kidnap...beaten up so badly they are put in hospital (Sometimes). The police will not help you for someone smashing your door in and attacking you...rape...drug dealers...prostitution and clients...smashing your windows...week long rave parties...shouting and swearing from 4pm until 10am every night... You sort of get the picture it's like the outer ring of hell. The council will not do anything?

SHARON 14/03/2021 at 3:21 am

EVERY DAY AND NIGHT A MAN COMES INTO MY FLA TAND COVERS MY MOUTH AND FACE WITH A HEROINE THE FAXE AND NECK IS NOW GROWING OF HAIR HE PUT HEROINEON MY FACES TRIED TO MAKE ME LOOK LIKE A MAN THE HAIR GROWTH UNDER THE NECK AND AT THE SIDE HE HAS USED A HEROJNE SUBSTITTE CALLED HRT A MALE HORMONE SEE THE FACE AND THE NECK HE HAS DONE THIS WITH THE BELOW NEIGHBOURD THYE SIT AT MY BED AND COVER THE WHOLE FACE EVERY NIGHT THEY HAVE A CRIMINAL OUTPUT OF BURBARY AND ANPHETOMINE CRISIS THYE ARE NOT IN MY FALT BUT USE MY PHONE TO DEAL DRUGS ALL DAY FORM THEIR OWN PHONE SEE MY FACE AS I WAKE ASK THEM WHO DOES THIS ASK THE MEMBER OF MY FAMILY WHO DOES TRHIS AND WHEN SEE THEM AND THEN FINE THEM FOR ABUSE THEIR HEROINE ADDICTS ARE HERE AS WHORES ALL THE TIME

Ghost?? 17/01/2021 at 3:10 pm

I live next to a group of boys who constantly go in and out of eachothers flats ( in a national lockdown) while slamming the doors and shouting down the corridor. They do this at all hours of the day including after 10 and 11pm. They also smoke weed in the bathroom as the fumes come through my extractor fan stinking my entire flat out. Me and my opposite neighbour have asked them to stop slamming doors yet they don't seem to care... its preventing me sleeping, causing me stress and making working from home difficult. The strong smell of weed also triggers my cough and I have now been diagnosed with migraines. I've spoken to my letting agency who have spoken to them, yet this has been going on since September and they're breaking multiple tenancy agreements. What else can I do?

Miss Ellie 09/01/2021 at 10:17 pm

My neighbor is putting old food out on his back porch which is causing me to have my dog try to run loose off the chain and run over to get the food this is causing problems with puppy training and disciplining my dog he is doing this on purpose because he watched the dog for me when I was in the hospital and he is trying to get the dog to come over to his house

Victim 08/01/2021 at 9:05 am

There is nothing you can do about any of the above. There is nothing for the victims suffering from all of the above. I have suffered from it all for years. The housing associations have themselves covered in everyway. There is nothing out there I'm sorry to say. I have exhausted every avenue. Anti social people have the rights before the victim. My case has been going on years and there's no end to it. If the person is disabled it's even worse. You cannot do anything against a disabled person even if your disabled yourself. Every help will be given to the perpetrators and you'll be given nothing. There are thousands and thousands of sufferers out there. I am suicidal everyday, how much do we have to endure.

Flower 03/01/2021 at 5:07 pm

If anyone can advize please??????.
Ive started making daily reportings on paper,ive done 2 weeks and sent them to landlord. Its opened a anti social investigation or whatever they call it?. Can anyone tell me what they do after this???..Also i thought i was told that the neighbours in question are told that they are being noise reported daily???. Is this true???. I dont care if they are as they know its from me the complaint is coming from as ive got nothing to hide and want to be upront.
Legally??,,are they told?.

M 09/12/2020 at 8:58 pm

My life is being made a misery by groups of youths that are outside my house everyday/ evening.
They are noisy, they throw litter in my garden & smoke skunk that smells awful. And are generally intimidating.
In late November the police turned up as they had been called (not by me) they knocked on my door thinking the boys were something to do with me as they congregate on my fence outside my house. But, as l am a grandma l think it was obvious l wouldn’t have children that age.
Since then it’s got worse for me. An attempted break in, a broken window, graffiti & attempted break in of my garage & as l live alone & am in ill health with a long term health condition l cannot stand much more. Today they forced their female group member on to the pavement and touched her in what seemed to be an inappropriate manner before taking turns to stand on her torso ! I don’t want to see this but as they are outside my windows it can’t be helped. The police have advised l keep a diary of incidents & when possible have photographic evidence to present to the council but l am frightened that if l give that information to council it will cause more problems. I am at my wits end. I have a months worth of evidence but the powers that be want more.

Ginny 28/11/2020 at 12:46 am

New neighbours moved in above with no notification to anyone in block of four flats that extensive building works to take place for approx 7 weeks, (with no permission from leasehold landlord (local authority) including weekends. Personally suffered 5 leaks in my property and damaged double glazed unit. Their builders used my front garden to carry out their works . Fitted laminate flooring to their flat with dramatic consequences to noise levels in my property . Complained to local authority leasehold landlord who would not uphold terms of lease. Had to claim on my insurance for damages carried out by these neighbours “builders”. Because I complained am now subjected to daily and nightly noise abuse - banging on my ceiling/constant dropping items/banging doors starting from 4.45 when the male neighbour goes to work. I approached these neighbours politely, even put a welcoming note through their door when they first moved in. I do not retaliate now although initially I shouted up to please stop the noise to no avail. In fact it has escalated and now I put up with it and wear noise reducing ear phones when at its worse. These neighbours are not approachable, have a very young baby who has to live in this environment. Finally, when they want quiet they switch from the abuse to silence because they want to sleep. I own my property but my life is ruined because no one will buy it because of the antisocial behaviour above. No one in authority takes those causing antisocial behaviour to task - the law looks good on paper but in reality does nothing for the victims of it.
Jane

Lin 13/11/2020 at 10:44 am

Neighbors smoke under my bedroom window .
Then they spit into my front garden .
What can I do .
I’ve approached them , but their English is minimal .

Going Potty 14/09/2020 at 9:49 am

I read with interest the plea from Trouble, 5th August as I have the same problem with my neighbour I.e. pigeons, crows, magpies and rats.
There is no use in trying to discuss the matter with her as she is totally unapproachable, even abusive.
Please advise as it is driving me mad.

Trouble 05/08/2020 at 6:33 pm

I have a neighbour who insists on feeding pigeons. At times I can have up to 45 pigeons sat on my roof and my son is having to clean my gutters every month due to the amount of pigeon muck in them my windows are never clean because as soon as I’ve cleaned them they have pigeon muck back on them , I have to sweep the front off my house every day to keep on top of the mess. I’ve spoke to the neighbour and he doesn’t care just continues. So much so he can stand there and throw the food out and the pigeons fly down whilst he’s there . I’ve been in touch with the local council and they wrote to him to say he had to stop but he didn’t , I’ve been in touch with the local MP who’s been in touch with him and he told him he doesn’t feed them all this time I keep getting photos of him feeding them . This is starting to effect me now as it seems he can get away with what ever . We even had rats over Christmas because off this and that hasn’t made him stop . Any help on dealing with this would be grateful

None 25/04/2020 at 10:23 am

How can i stop no 4 HIBBERD WAY BH104EL from smoking cannabis. Please help.

JAN 06/03/2020 at 3:02 pm

Our neighbours have been smoking cannabis since they moved in 4 years ago, the housing association know about it, the police have been informed on many occasions and have incident numbers, have been in contact with my MP, but nothing gets done, the smell comes into my kitchen, sitting room and back bedroom, which is used by the grandchildren when they come to stay. We have tried to talk to them but it is pointless, I do not know where to go now.We have done everything the housing people have asked us to do, filling in anti social behaviour forms, report it to the police, but nothing.

Dont possess one 22/11/2019 at 10:38 pm

Employees of city councils and housing associations a lot of the time do not give a toss about tenants of theirs suffering antisocial abuse. It means work for them and thats the last thing they want. If they become victims of antisocial behaviour via new tenants next door they will soon act. Im alright Jack is still in place.

Universe 27/08/2019 at 10:11 am

My neighbour has thrown insults at us (some racist) as a family for years, makes loud noise at all times of day and night and then complains if we make the slightest noise, tells everyone lots of lies about us so others stop speaking to us, parks in front of our drive, blocks all the communal parking, is rude and inconsiderate, has violently verbally and physically assaulted myself and verbally assaulted my 8 year old. The police refuse to act, and the council refuses to act. All they've done is disclose my full complaint to my neighbour, which has actually just ramped up her abusive behaviour. On the council website it states that antisocial behaviour is taken seriously and quickly dealt with, yet the council and police refuse to act, and I therefore see them as complicit in the racist abuse and maltreatment directed at myself and my family. Our landlord has attempted to contact the neighbours landlord, but to no avail.

Peggy 15/07/2019 at 11:31 pm

My next door neighbour calls her cat in it starts at 11 pm every night and goes on passed midnight till the cat comes home. I’ve getting over a cancer operation and I need rest. Every night she wakes me up and I can’t get back to sleep until she stops shouting at the top of her voice for her cat. It means I can’t go to bed before midnight even on days I had treatment or going to have treatment. I’ve asked her nicely to please call the cat earlier, she won’t and she just gets louder. Plus every time she comes out to call the cat about every ten minutes she slams her back door that shakes my windows. It’s a nightmare I just want to get some sleep and have an early night. Help what do I do

Feeling blue 14/07/2019 at 5:43 pm

My next door neighbour at 17 hindon walk is really bad and racist towards me and is discriminating against me he is abusivly banging on walls and talks bad about me to others and even do mischief he don't know how to stop harassing me and always bully and I tried complaining against him but he only gets worse

Tay 28/02/2019 at 4:45 pm

I have been living in my property for 4 months and have been having problems with my neighbour i have done all the right things by the book and seeked help from my housing group but they have not done nothing about it. This has been going on since the minute we moved in constant banging,screaming,slamming and being rude and abusive if i have confronted the person i have reported it to the police but still no action has been taken me and my partner work full time and have 2dogs that have also been very unsettled due to the noise and problems we have been having. can i please have some further assistance on howi can stop or resolve these issues. Thanks

zorch 13/11/2018 at 10:48 pm

forhousing ellesmere port as landlords are just an absolute waste of time and go out there way to make your life and your neighbours a misery? great

dave roth 05/11/2018 at 9:33 pm

About 3 years ago a bunch of guys moved in to a house on Norwich Walk in Edgware, I live just around the corner from them. Most nights they have their music on full volume up till around 2am. We have complained and the police have turned up, they reduce the volume then put it back up once the police have gone. Aside from this they have a lot of visitors to the house and insist on having 'conversations' in public. The driveway is littered with their rubbish which ends up at the end of the road near my house.

Bobo 22/10/2018 at 7:07 pm

My neighbours children act like my bedroom is their policy and worries me as it’s so perdandic that’bthey can defenturate between myself and flat mates walking and not only that accusation of myself talking through the wall at them like a paedofile which is totally the opposite especially I work in education and have been abused as a child. But it’s the curse language from the kids to me due to someone from the council grassing me up, this has ceased my relationships casual or long term and have me going for medication. The parents don’t help as they say they cannot control their 3 or 2 year old and not only that the father and I had a one night stand and he pretended his alias when I first moved in which obviously escalated to now please what do I do ?

Mrs M. 15/10/2018 at 1:21 pm

We are a middle aged married couple private home owners living above a flat managed by the local council with council renters. We had previously two neighbours from hell for years ,they were abusive, and unnecessarily noisy and rude; they finally moved away a few months ago. Now we got another set of neighbours from hell once more!! This time is even worse, two inconsiderate 20 years old teenagers with a one and something year old screaming toddler..it`s a total living hell. They are all up at 6.30 in the morning every day including the weekends, they stomp and run around the house all day and evening, the kid screaming at the top of his lungs most of the day and the night !! They slam doors and windows on a daily basis. One of them has a part time job and he is out only when they get work, the other is at home all day/night with their brat toddler. They are costantly at home at the weekends too despite having family members nearby to go to, which means not peace! We wrote a polite letter, talked to their father, we tried to talk to them about keeping down their noise.. nothing seems to work, and it is so frustrating. The house has concrete thin walls, absolutely everything can be heard. We are at our wits end - I can`t take this anymore. I suffer of sleep deprivation and stress because of this. We are overtired and unhappy, we cannot enjoy our home. They are disrupting our lives. I am desperate to move away from this hell ..even thinking of renting somewhere as long as it is a peaceful place. We work from home and the costs to move are prohibitive (we live in one of the most expensive countries and areas in the world, south east England, so not that simple.) We`re working on a solution and maybe in a very soon future.

Tara 11/10/2018 at 10:17 pm

I have an adjoining neighbour who has all night parties (8pm until and I’m not joking as I’m sitting through one now 8am!!!) when I say party, I mean drunken youngsters, swearing, shouting, banging and crashing around plus the music - a bass so loud it vibrates the furniture, through the floor and coupled with the constant slamming of doors has even brought plaster off the ceilings!!! She has a toddler which she palms off on to anyone who’ll look after her, screams obscenities at said toddler constantly - she’s frankly vile! HA will do nothing (Waterloo housing - so be warned) council are monitoring and police have been round once to ask her to turn it down, all to no avail. It’s been 18months I’m exhausted, at times suicidal and feel abandoned by the authorities. Myself, my lovely son and Labrador just want to live in peace in a house I work very hard to keep ?? we regularly have to pack up during the night and stay with friends - I work full time and have to drive on the motorway to get there and when you have literally no sleep at all it’s either booking emergency leave or risk killing myself or worse someone else whilst I’m driving utterly exhausted. The stress is unbelievable- the situation is now life threatening and you’re completely alone with no way out (I can’t afford private rent)

Maryam 03/10/2018 at 3:29 am

To cut long story short the new neighbours upstairs moved 12 days ago. They are very loud and moving stuff around till 3 am. We can hear their noise and we cannot sleep. I have young daughter who had epilepsy. Two consecutives nights from 10 PM till 2 am they are very noisy. I went upstairs to explain the situation and requested them to keep their noise down they didnt care and continued their noise. I have left letter for them explaining my daughter has epilepsy and requested them to keep the noise down after 10PM. They continued with the noise the next day. My poor child had seizures both nights which i believe lack of sleep was the cause of her seizures. I contacted the estate agent who rented the flat to us and them and they said they will speak with them. The noise continued and to.top.it all they started their washing machine at 1 am and we woke up again. I called 101 but the police guy said there is nothing he can do for me. I am desperate and helpless. What shall i do? Thanks

Cherry 13/08/2018 at 12:57 am

I have made many complaints to police , landlords etc with still no result , what has go happen before we got help

Louie 04/03/2018 at 4:29 pm

I have had new neighbours move in a year ago in the first month the wife come out her house cursing at me for not introducing my self to them we had an argument and she drove off in her car, they have now been burning items in their garden, drive over my front garden using my drop curb I have paid for to access the front of their garden, they argue till all hours of the morning waking me up wheb i have to work, I have recently learnt she's not declaring him living there so they are commuting benefit fraud but my landlord is letting them get away with it I'm 7 months pregnant and I'm afraid when the baby comes they will be waking her up and burning things all day so I can't open my Windows

Luke 17/01/2018 at 2:50 am

My family has been seriously harassed by young kids and some teenagers, we feel like we’re being targeted leaving my family feeling terrified. I have contacted the guards but nothing they have done also i do have information on who these kids are i just need advice to take this matter further.

dmead2002 12/12/2017 at 2:35 pm

how many times do you have to do things wrong to get an asbo

ProblemNeighbours Editor 17/11/2017 at 11:13 am

We're in the process of updating this and our othe ASBO articles please be patient with us.

Sharon 16/11/2017 at 12:24 pm

Hello,
Your site requires updating ASBO's were replaced under the ASBCPA 14 and can no longer be applied for.
You make no mention or reference to the Community Trigger which was introduced for Victims to escalate their complaint if they feel no action is being taken.
Thank you

ProblemNeighbours Editor 03/11/2017 at 3:42 pm

Is she renting? Is the landlord not prepared to act? If she feels the authorities have not dealt with this effectively enough, it might be worth asking her MP for advice on who else can help in her area (they might also be able to put pressure on the authorities etc).

Crankshaft 03/11/2017 at 1:54 pm

My Daughter lives in a block of 5 flats. 1 of the other residents rents a flat, and his nephew squats in a small caravan in the communal garden. He takes electricity from the communal electricity supply without permission, via an extension lead.
He's a convicted rapist with previous convictions for drugs and violence.
He should not even be there but he parks old untaxed cars there and has been witnessed dealing drugs.He sometimes has friends staying there and uses the garden as a toilet.
There is also a lot of mail with fictitious names/ businesses and false flat numbers, coming to the address.
We've told the police/ council/ environmental health and fire brigade. We get passed round in circles and they say " it's a civil matter"
We don't know who to go to. It's being going on for several yearsLo

ProblemNeighbours Editor 14/08/2017 at 2:38 pm

Have you reported it to the police or local authority yourself? They have powers to deal with antisocial behaviour if it's reported.

Jenny 12/08/2017 at 12:41 pm

i would like to know what i can do about my neighbours theres always antisocial behaviour going on . police are always coming out to same address . ive told landlord and he just dosnt listen and nothing gets done frustrating

Tyjen 13/07/2017 at 8:08 am

its all very well you telling us what we can do, the problem is that no one listens ie: environmental dept, housing officers, etc; they all pass it on to the next dept and it just goes round in circles, even the police say its up to the council to deal with. Ive now become a prisoner in my own home and the intimidation and harassment continues!!!

ProblemNeighbours Editor 20/06/2017 at 2:36 pm

You haven't said what they have done apart from erecting CCTV?

Scared 19/06/2017 at 3:19 am

My neighbour had her hustband move back in after 3 years of being apart I have lived at my home now for 4 years and never had a problem since her hustband has moved back I have had threats to myself property and children they have put camras up that are pointed at my house I ring the police but nothing gets done then to top it off have have had to ring 999 twice in the last month and have him arrested but both times he's been let out and aloud to return to his wife's address I fill as if I'm trapped and always waiting for them to get drunk and start they are privet tenets but I am council do yo have any advice

ProblemNeighbours Editor 17/05/2017 at 9:36 am

You must go back to environmental health with your notes of what has happened and when. They will look into it further if necessary, install a noise monitor.

NHHWS17 14/05/2017 at 3:14 am

I have contacted the police regarding the neighbours, due to constant banging in the flat since 6pm Saturday evening and continued through to 1:00am and was told they will pass it into an officer, but no one turned up! !called again as it was 1:45,was told to phone out of hours council, they Regis to send someone out, and to keep a diary, and report it Monday to the council, no use what so ever any of them! It is now 03:13am and the banging of doors is still on going!!!The culprits are teens and are underage drinking and smoking cannibisx yet no one is bothered. Waste of space!! You want something doing you do it yourself!! I have wrote everything down, but nothing will happen!!

ProblemNeighbours Editor 11/05/2017 at 11:22 am

Firstly try having a polite word with him; he may not realise the impact he's having on you. Secondly if there are defined car parks spaces and he's not parking in them, do you have a management company or someone who oversees the car parking maintenance, to whom you could report him? If the rowdiness/noise is excessive and continues after 11pm on a regular basis, try your environmental health department.

ShiftworkingCouple 08/05/2017 at 9:24 pm

We own our house and have a private carpark at the front of a row of 4 houses. Our neighbour recently parks his car as close as possible to our front doors, invites a rowdy loud friend over, and starts fixing his car. His friends voice can be hear shouting over our tv and the car doors are continuously banged as well as the engine revving on and off. This has all of a sudden started happening at 9pm, with no thought for how loud hes being in front of our house. Is there anything we can do?

Asian 29/04/2017 at 11:54 am

Anti behaviours is a black boy.door number.33 chadwin road parents are not bothered.he's always coming on my door step with his friend trying to cause problems with my property members.also my neighbour .going to ours cars. Banging with football.trying and acting like a proper racist problems is they're underage .

ProblemNeighbours Editor 19/10/2016 at 12:27 pm

Telling a family member seems like a sensible idea at this stage. If she's on her own it sounds like perhaps she is experiencing the early states of dementia or mental illness.

adamski20012 18/10/2016 at 6:35 am

i have a elderly women how lives beside me and every mornign when she wakes up she starts shouting at the top of her voice through the wall at me i dont know what for or why and then later during the day she has her tv on and she starts shouting again its become so regular that i dont know what to do. should i call the police on her or should i tell a family member of hers before they go in to see her about they way she is behaving during the mornings and night cause its really widing me up im at my wits end. if anyone can help please let me know

Charl 22/08/2016 at 1:40 pm

I live in Walsall, West midlands and my neighbors are determined to do nasty things to me and my family. They play music very loud most mornings before 9:00 am. They scream at the top of their lungs most early mornings and late at night. I politely tell them to stop but they continue. They sit outside drinking, shouting and smoking most nights. It's awful because there are other families that sit outside with them on the street drinking who also live on our street. They are very rude as when we get out of the car to go into the house. They completely stop all conversation and stare at us. It's very unnerving. They sometimes park on our drive when we are away, they don't even ask! I have evidence to show how loud they are and I have many other people who live on the street who feel the same. The people that live directly aside us, are the worst for all of this. They only moved in a few months ago but are for sure. The worst for this behavior. I have asked politely many times, but they sure are not polite back. At all, they tell me to shut up. Or use vulgar language, I feel as though it is getting worse as the months go on. I also have evidence to show this.

d121 12/06/2016 at 8:37 pm

Issues with next door neighbours smoking cannabis they own there property is there any thing I can do to stop them smoking it contacted police on numerous occasions and they have done nothing about it.

BLUE 06/06/2016 at 6:02 pm

the ASB IS actually THE OFFICERS at CROYDON COUNCIL,
THEY ARE Liars and do false reports and take sides.

My opinion is they have "people" to follow. harass and follow people and have BUSH COURT....

A.G 23/04/2016 at 2:37 pm

I totally understand what everyone is going through. I live in Moseley and am trying to move but I am finding it very hard. I live door to someone who is mentally unstable. She's literally off her head. Any sound (Normal house sound) Like entering your front door, using your bathroom and or kitchen sets her off. Also if anyone else below her or on the other side do the same it does the same, but she always comes to my wall and smashes it in. I told her off, she let me in her home...it was a pig-stye. She had books everywhere, her kitchen was a mess. She pointed at the wall, complaining about the crack? Or something...which she had done herself by smashing the wall in....what an idiot. Trust me if you live next door to someone with mental health problems your best bet is to leave. Because of her the person who lives below me starting joining in, so it wasn't one person but TWO! Luckily he is now in jail, but i'm sure he'll be back. Our walls are too thin...that's the problem. I just want to get on out of there. Hopefully my next neighbours won't be crazy. Youth/Old People/Mentally Ill. Things can happen, but sometimes i think to myself...WHY SHOULD I MOVE! I'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG!

xxx 21/04/2016 at 5:20 pm

I'm disabled living with my children with my OAP parents and our neighbours have turned into neighbours from hell!! They play loud music, hammer on walls & front door at all hours and recently started verbally abusing us and threatening to smash windows. We have a security camera but because they constantly tell us they will use it as evidence of harassment towards them, we can't use it.

They stalk my daughter on Facebook and are also beginning to throw stuff at our property.

I really think they are being disability prejudice or ageist. What can we do?

charlie 19/03/2016 at 10:04 pm

I have recently just moved into a semi-detached house. Upon moving in a lady pulled up on my drift asking if I was aware of who my neighbours were. I was literally carrying in household goods. She gestured a bottle to her mouth and needle to her arm saying "they need to sort their lives out" long story short ,since the first night of moving In I have had none stop sleep as they decide to dispute and shout anytime from 2-5 am . I need to be up at 4:30 am from work ,I'm exhausted. Because of it I am terrified of being home on my own and my partners kids are too nervous to come round anymore as they don't sleep throughout the night and the screaming followed by banging as the walls are paper thin frightens them. Is there anything I can do or who do I contact as I cannot see myself wanting to stay here and I'm tied in for a 12 month contact now . Any advise ?

ProblemNeighbours Editor 07/12/2015 at 12:29 pm

It certain does sound as though he is suffering from a mental illness. Does he have any family or friends you could talk to? They may also have noticed changes in his behaviour etc. If not, then social services will be able to advise you on the best course of action.

Gaz 05/12/2015 at 1:12 pm

I just moved into a new flat as I was moving in with my aunt helping me the downstairs neighbour came out looking a funny colour and didn't seem right and started to tell me people in my new flat which was empty for a month had been pouring stuff done the inside of his wall in his bedroom and kitchen, also he came out with a story that the previous neighbours had drilled holes in the floor to spy on him and lifted up floor boards. He then told me he was on 6 months probation and is up for assault, last night he came up at 3pm, I had just come in from my work being as quiet as possible and he came up to my door mentioned that the noises where happening again I explained that I was just in but I had heard nothing falling down the walls he then took a step over my flat entrance and made a threatening lunge forward while saying your all playing f***ing mind games and stormed off. Instantly I called the police who were really busy at that time so there coming out in the next hour, I think my neighbour has serious mental illness and has annoyed and threatened the old tenants so much they had to move out. Can an associate be given to him or should I get the police to get in touch with the mental health services to deal with him.

Emz 27/11/2015 at 6:31 am

I have a shop directly across from a factory and every day the same people park all the way around my boundary, this means my business is off course suffering and as the police are unable to do anything I was wondering if this could be a option? I have had to let staff go as I cannot afford this hit I'm taking. If it's the same people everyday and I have begged them many times. Any advice would be appreciated .

ProblemNeighbours Editor 25/11/2015 at 12:40 pm

Do you have a management company that oversees this kind of thing? Some of the things you mention such as locking other people's children out and throwing away shoes that people have left outside their own doors might be of interest to your local police.

s25 24/11/2015 at 3:10 pm

We have a shared garden in our stairwell that has drying line posts. In every other part of the shared garden in the block, all posts have lines up that people use. However, one of our neighbours insists that everybody takes their line down when finished. My wife is 4'10 and undergoing chemotherapy. She does not have the strength to put a line up / take one down. I have explained this very clearly to the neighbour but he's not interested - he takes our line down even though it's in a space that he / his wife rarely use. He is in effect stopping my wife using the shared garden to dry clothes, despite the deeds stating that the shared garden is specifically for the purpose of drying clothes.

Since we moved in, he has indulged in a variety of low-level things such as throwing people's shoes out if they're left outside the door, locking our kids out in the shared garden during the day so they can't get back into the stairwell, blocking the shared garden path so that kids from the neighbouring stairs cannot have free passage, writing menacing letters to the neighbours and so on.

I have just ordered a motion activated camera and am going to start logging his behaviour.

Does this kind of behaviour count as antisocial behaviour? Do I have a realistic prospect of getting something done about it if I report him? He clearly does not like us and is completely uninterested in compromising on the lines, despite us leaving half the line spaces free for him to do what he likes with. My wife could really do without this negativity at such a difficult time in her life.

H 04/08/2015 at 5:59 pm

My wife and I own our house,and have lived in it for 33 yrs,4 yrs ago a couple moved in with their kids,as tenants of WFHA,in Fife.at first we thought they were ok,although I knew the husband by reputation as trouble maker.They had a party,which I complained about,to his wife,
he came charging at me,with a garden fork in his hand,saying "you b----rd,you're dead.
Since then,he's managed to get himself barred for life from a local loch,as I was bailiff that day.
I was told not to give him a permit,if he appeared with his pal.I did that,and ended up being arrested for assault,accused of hitting him.(Three of them ,one of me).
Since then,he has terrified my wife by threatening her,when I wasn't there.We since then have had Verbal Abuse,Threats,constant harassment by them encouraging their dog to bark,banging the walls,cursing at us,also watching us from their windows,eggs on our windows,doors,threatening to poison our fishpond,and now we've gotten to the stage where we're actually frightened in our own house,and they still bang our doors at all hours of the night.

ProblemNeighbours Editor 19/06/2015 at 10:42 am

@jojo. You could try talking to your local police community support officer about this. They might be able to have a word and perhaps even offer help by putting her in contact with others in the local area for additional support with her problems. The Environmental Health Department may be able to help with the noise nuisance if it's peristent enough for them to be able to track/monitor it.

jojo 15/06/2015 at 10:06 am

Hi,
The property next door had been bought by a landlord and is being let to ex offenders and people on drink/drug dependant benefits. Most of the tenants are quiet but one parties all night and is very very noisy. She has had a number of outburst where she has smashed up her room and screams and swears in the garden for hours at a time. I have phone the landlord who is not interested but I'm desperate for sleep and don't feel able to approach her. What can I do?

senahrndz 24/05/2015 at 11:10 pm

I have a permanent case at my local police department, but the issues have only rissen, instead of being remedied by authorities. Who am I suppose to contact if the local authorities are part of the issue ??

Thank you

MrsL 23/05/2015 at 11:02 pm

I'm looking at buying a terrace house that has been beautifully done up but the neighbours house looks so run down, has been neglected, has newspaper covering the downstairs windows and the curtains are always drawn in the daytime, upstairs.
How can I find out if they are ok neighbours or not? Thx

ProblemNeighbours Editor 31/03/2015 at 12:52 pm

@tannoyrevolution. Follow the advice inthe article if that's unsuccessful, your local community police officer might be able to help. You could also try your local council, they can sometimes implement alternative places for people to 'hang out' or create a bylaw that prevents them from doing so in certain places.

Tannoyrevolution 27/03/2015 at 7:05 pm

Every Friday and Saturday night and especially half term nights we get a lot of teenagers hanging around on the street corner. They often damage property, litter and hassle people and keep the residents awake until the early hours of the morning shouting and messing about. The police rarely show up when called but when they do come they are not effective. What is the best course of action please?

ProblemNeighbours Editor 31/03/2015 at 10:21 am

@micky. No unfortunately you cannot stop someone from getting in and out of their car during the day. Have you tried ear plugs?

micky 26/03/2015 at 4:38 pm

Im a night shift worker and one of my neibours insists on banging her car door all day wether it be her partner or relatives coming up ive reported this to the council and they keep saying they cannot do nothing about it its causing me loss of sleep as im doing 10 hr shifts basically im at the end of my tether with it and I need help

ProblemNeighbours Editor 19/03/2015 at 2:38 pm

@me. Ask the environmental health department to take a look.

me 17/03/2015 at 11:47 pm

I have neighbours that i believe are using industrial sprays underneath my living room i get the fumes in my living room how can i deal with it

yaks1267 28/01/2015 at 8:00 pm

Hi am an ex soldier how left the army decmenber 2013. In the begin of 2014 we employed my neibourgh how live 30 meters acdoss the path from me to do work in my house the work start well or as well as you can say is well he ripped out my complete bath room and down staired toilet leaving me my wife and 3 children with no toilet or bath for 7 weeks he was empllyed to do around 20000 pound worth of work but soon job where not getting finished and he start to not turn up daily to do any work in the house so on the 28 march 2014 I asked him to leave the job. since then myself aand young family hand had near a year of hassle from this man his wife and evan his kid are have a go now. on more than once I have phone the police in to be told that irs a neibourgh and they do not get involde to the point that one office to me to use my back door not to up set that family. His wife has repeated threatesded to rip my head and wife head off and evan rip my 63 year old mothers head of on this threat I phone the polive and I was issue a writing warning saying if I phone the police again I will be done with wasting police time can anyone give me any advice where to go from here as am at my wits end and have accure PTSD due to my 20 years service in the brittish army

ProblemNeighbours Editor 17/12/2014 at 12:46 pm

@HK. Contact the landlord and report this behaviour...the landlord may be able to act under certain clauses in the tenancy agreement.

hk 16/12/2014 at 4:24 pm

I am living in a sharing house, one person who lives with us always abuse and shut his door very loudly and use bad words and he disturb's everybody everyday he does like this I could not sleep because he makes novice and on his TV on high volume. please give me a solution what should I do one I called the police they did nothing, they just said ignore him.

07asark 12/12/2014 at 7:12 pm

I live in a flat 2, I have a 2 years old child. one man live in a flat 1. sometimes my child jump and that man always bang his door or even bang in our door. And my child start to cry and sit quietly. She even stop to talk and play. we always force her to play and take her outside to make her happy. We did tell him not to shout or bang in our door but he is still banging door. M really worried about child. please help me if for a child :(

jay 11/10/2014 at 7:14 pm

I have a neighbour that has a lock up underneath my house. They have bought a full size table tennis table and erect it outside my living room and groups of teenagers play. It might not sound much but when you live in nice quiet place (dont have good health) and your sitting in your living room and all you hear is table tennis and groups of kids and adults commenting it drives you up the wall. Have explained this is not their garden and it affects us just sitting in own house but they pay no attention to it. what else can I do , i also do have pictures and just want my peace back

ProblemNeighbours Editor 17/09/2014 at 12:19 pm

@Bev42. Physical violence of the nature you describe, is certainly a matter for the police. Make sure they know of what happened and take witness statements from the neighbour. You should also try social services if she has mental health problems that are not under control.

bev42 15/09/2014 at 2:33 pm

i have a neighbor who is an alcoholic and has mental health problems. she regularly drinks on the street but from a coffee mug so it looks like tea instead. when shes drunk she annoys the local kids playing out and swears infront of them. she also gets very confrontational. last night i went out for just under 3 hours, when i returned at 10pm i had been in only about 3 minutes when she threw my gate open drink in hand and started shouting and swearing at me saying my dogs barked while i was out so she called the fire brigade because she thought my house was on fire because they where barking????? i replyed saying that if she was in and out of my garden all night and the fire brigade etc had been outside and in my garden too of course they would bark but i apologised if the noise had upset her. she then carried on shouting so i asked her to talk more quietly as all the local kids where in bed and leave my garden.she would not go. my husband came out and asked her to leave and walked her over to my gate she then attacked him and tried smashing her cup over his head. i asked my husband to go in the house which he did as i wanted to try and calm her down and difuse the situation but she still wouldnt leave. she ended up attacking me verbally and then phisically. i did not fight back. she was shouting fight me fight me but i would not. she slammed me against my shed 3 times, was pulling my hair out in clumps, punching and kicking me too. i have deep scratches on my neck and down my back, bruising and my face is swollen and i have a massive headache which will not go. she tore my clothing in several places and tried to shove me over my fence head first as there is a big drop at the other side of it. worst of all i am disabled and i have arthritis, spondolosis and nerve damage in my back and it is crumbling away and this is where she was hitting me a lot so i can hardly walk today and i am in loads of pain. i havent slept and i had a panic attack this morning after my husband went to work. i am really worried. she had a dispute with my other neighbor next door to me, an arguement and in retaliation she opened his avery and killed all his birds and when he got more she did it again. i know this was her because she admitted it was her. i dont want her to do anything to my property,car or dogs or attack me again. i called the police at about 11.20pm last night but they called me at 2am and said they where busy and would try to get to me today. my neighbors all witnessed her attacking me and saying nasty things about me and all i was trying to do was calm her down and get her to talk more quietly and leave my garden. if i had just gone in and egnored her she would have done something futher like damage my car to get attention. i live in a nice area and i own my own home. she is the girlfriend of my neighbor who is at least 20 years her senior. she came to live near us when she came out of rehab for her drinking which clearly did not work. her upbringing is

kevin 02/07/2014 at 12:20 pm

Juanita... Some evidence would be required before an asbo being given to someone.

Juanita 30/06/2014 at 9:39 pm

What about if someone falsifies reports of anti social behaviour for their own vindictive means? Is it possible for someone to be taken to court on the say so of one person? Can the alleged problem causing neighbour be threatened with eviction despite not having done any misdemeanours? Seems highly unfair and irregular.

Jimmy 16/09/2012 at 10:03 pm

Why or why is it that it is perceived that problem neighbours only exist on local authority housing estates or on housing association areas? There are just as many trouble makers in private estates and streets up and down the country.

kole 20/02/2012 at 2:27 pm

asbos is a badge of honour these days by youths, goverment and law should do something about thid

james 03/02/2012 at 8:56 am

The proposed new legislation on Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) makes comforting reading to those who have yet to experience ASB. However, to those of us who have experienced many years of it, there is little to offer.

New legislation suggests the 'trigger' is activated when no fewer than FIVE neighbours complain about ASB. The problem with this is that in many instances neighbours do not want to become involved as 'its not in their back yard' so to speak. By reporting ASB they can be subjected to reprisals or further 'attention' from the culprits.

In order to substanstiate the nuisance the victim (s) have to compile a diary of ASB over a lengthy period recording times dates etc etc. Since most ASB takes place during the hours of darkness, it is often difficult to identify the culprits. My own experience stretching some 15 years indicates activities are on a 24/7 basis, and there is no way you can observe ALL activities. Furthermore, in noting movements of individuals at all times, the victim could be classed as paranoid.

The biggest issue for victims is retribution, which is generally in the form of criminal damage, the cost of which can run into thousands of pounds. Hence neighbours not immediately affected, will not become involved, but simply express their disquiet amongst themselves.

Local authorities seem to take the soft option of collecting diaries purely to update their records, and are not keen to take action. This is because current legislation protects the culprit insofar that if evicted, they are homeless and become the responsibility of the same local authority to rehouse them.

The major stumbling block with Local Authorities is not all of them are conversant with the legislation regarding ASB. For instance I have a copy of a letter from my local authority saying I COULD apply to a court for an ASB order, when in fact this site states individuals are unable to do so.

In recording and reporting ASB there appears to be a 'game' between authorities and Police as to which act of ASB is their responsibility. as a consequence, the victim is a political football, and loses faith in the system.

I welcome the input of the Home Office, but feel over many years the legislation has not not totally addressed the problems of ASB in neighbourhoods.
With the cuts in Police patrols, the situation is unlikely to improve.

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