What is anti-social behaviour?
Anti-social behaviour (ASB) includes a range of problems
such as noisy neighbours, abandoned cars, vandalism, graffiti,
litter and nuisance. It can create an environment in which crime
can take hold and it can have a massive impact on people’s everyday
lives. However, there are ways to tackle the problem.
Report anti-social
behaviour online
How the offending behaviour will be
challenged
ASB can be challenged using a wide range of
'interventions.' Some of the most effective interventions are
those that directly engage the individual and lead them to change
their own behaviour.
The range of interventions include:
- warning letters and interviews
- contracts and agreements (eg Acceptable Behaviour Agreements /
Contracts and Parenting Contracts)
- fixed penalty notices and penalty notices for disorder
- parenting orders, individual support orders, noise abatement
notices
- injunctions, dispersal powers and anti-social behaviour orders
(ASBOs)
- demoted tenancies, 'crack house' closure orders
- possession proceedings against a tenant
The City of London Police has been successful in the application
of both ASBOs and Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABCs) for
persistent offenders in the square mile.
Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003
This Act gives local agencies increased tools to tackle
ASB. Social housing providers now have improved powers to
deal with ASB on their housing estates and the police have
increased powers to deal with groups committing ASB and to close
crack houses. Local authority environmental services now have
more powers to tackle environmental nuisances such as excessive
noise, graffiti, fly-posting, waste and litter.
Useful Telephone Numbers
24 hours:
City of London Police
020 7601 2222
City of London Guildhall
020 7606 3030
Emergencies
999
Office hours only:
Barbican estate office
020 7628 4341
Golden Lane estate office
020 7253 2556
Mansell Street estate office
020 7481 1595
Middlesex Street estate office
020 7247 4839
City of London Pollution Team
020 7332 3630