Examples of anti-social behaviour include:

  • neighbour disputes
  • noise nuisance
  • verbal abuse
  • animal nuisance
  • threats of violence
  • drug dealing
  • hate crime
  • domestic abuse. 

Unacceptable and unreasonable behaviour towards our staff or contractors is also classed as anti-social behaviour.

Unacceptable behaviour towards staff or contractors 

We will not accept aggressive or unreasonable behaviour towards our staff or contractors and will deal with any incidents under our anti-social behaviour policy. 

What is not ASB? 

While some behavior may be a nuisance, it may not be classed as anti-social behaviour.

We do not consider the following to be ASB:

  • Noise from children playing
  • Family disputes 
  • Babies crying
  • Smells from cooking, vaping, or smoking cigarettes
  • Sounds of normal day to day living, such as opening and closing of doors or going up and down stairs 
  • One-off parties
  • Minor personal differences
  • Putting rubbish out on the wrong day or misuse of communal bins
  • Parking issues, where it doesn’t to disability.