Anti-Social Behaviour

Anti-social behaviour is behaviour, which causes alarm, harassment or distress to the Community. Incidents of anti-social behaviour can include:

Harassment
Verbal abuse
Criminal Damage
Vandalism
Noise Nuisance
Racist/Homophobic Abuse
Under Age Drinking or Smoking
Begging
Prostitution
Assault
Vehicle Nuisance
Fly Tipping
Violence/Threat of Violence
Intimidation

Whilst some incidents are just simply a nuisance some are unlawful and Gedling Borough Council is committed to challenging and reducing such behaviour & the problems of anti-social behaviour. As well as having internal departments that deal with issues such as fly-tipping, graffiti, noise nuisance, environmental concerns, Gedling Borough Council also work in multi-agency partnership to address anti-social behaviour.

Street Scene

Begging; anti-social drinking; street prostitution and kerb-crawling; street drugs market. An anti-social street scene, with begging, street drinking, or groups of people hanging around can make people feel unsafe.Litter, fly-posting, graffiti and other criminal damage also degrade the street environment and are major factors in determining people's quality of life, perception of personal safety and attitude towards public services.

Nuisance Neighbours

Intimidation and harassment; noise, rowdy and nuisance behaviour; hoax calls; animal related problems; vehicle related nuisance. Nuisance neighbours are the persistent anti-social minority who impact directly on whole communities. They can live in any tenure of housing, live next door or live nearby. They are in essence people or families who show a selfish inability or unwillingness to recognise when their behaviour is often to others and refuse to take responsibility for it. They show a lack of regard for the community and disrespect for other peoples' quality of life and enjoyment of the local area. This form of anti-social behaviour affects peoples' feelings of community safety, can result in a heightened fear of crime and a lack of confidence in public services and ultimately may impact upon community empowerment.

Environmental Crime

Criminal damage/vandalism; graffiti and fly-posting; fly-tipping; litter and waste; nuisance vehicles; drugs paraphernalia; fireworks misuse. Environmental anti-social behaviour includes littering, nuisance vehicles, graffiti, drug related paraphernalia, fly posting, dog fouling, fly-tipping, dumped business waste, vandalism, abandoned shopping trolleys and noise nuisance. Its presence encourages a spiral of decline, which can undermine community cohesion and the efforts of public agencies. When graffiti, fly-tipping and litter are allowed to take over an area, other forms of anti-social behaviour seem more normal and are more likely to be tolerated too. Crime and the fear of crime undermine local investment in regeneration, education and jobs.