Help for Adults
Anti-Social Behaviour
Definition: Behaviour which causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to someone not in the same household, for example graffiti, vandalismĀ or excessive noise.
Actions to consider
- Report the incidents to your local council, Police and Registered Housing Provider.
- If you are experiencing problems with anti-social behaviour, or have any concerns about it, or other community safety issues, you should contact your local council or call the non-emergency number, 101. In an emergency, call 999.
- Keep a simple diary with the date, time and place that behaviour happened, what you were doing at that time and how you felt.
- If you want to report a crime anonymously, you can call CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111.
- If the incidents are within the criteria you can download and submit a community trigger form from the Leicester City Council website.
- Speak to someone. We all need support at some time or another and asking for help can be difficult, Victim First are here when you want to talk.
- Visit Leicestershire Police for first-hand knowledge, industry best practices and practical crime prevention advice from officers and specialist teams all across the police.
Victim First Can Provide:
- Emotional Support to cope and recover from the crime
- Information on other agencies
- Advice on Crime Prevention
- Practical support such as a personal alarm or window/door alarm
- Restorative contact between victim and offender
- Support using Language interpreters and British Sign Language interpreters