Tackling anti-social behaviour

If you feel that you’re the victim of anti-social behaviour, you should first consider the following:

• Is the behaviour persistent and ongoing?
• Am I being reasonable? People of different ages and different lifestyles might find that at times they are disturbed by other people in the community Sometimes this is the result of reasonable living noise and will not be considered anti-social behaviour
• Check our 'What is anti-social behaviour' page for more information 

Steps you can take

• Start to keep a log, or diary, of incidents. This information will be crucial if you decide to make a formal report.
• If appropriate, speak to whoever is causing the anti-social behaviour and ask them politely if they can stop.
• Get involved in your local community. Initiatives like Neighbourhood Watch really make a difference to how safe a community feels or join your local residents’ association, if there is one, to share concerns and coordinate action
• Report the anti-social behaviour to the relevant agency as soon as possible. Reporting each incident provides vital information to the relevant agencies who can then respond or take action if necessary. 

Report anti-social behaviour

Useful contacts for anti-social behaviour

Other useful information and contacts who can help you tackle anti-social behaviour:

• Healthy Surrey 
• ASB Help  
• Mediation Surrey community mediation service
• Mediation Surrey emotional support coaching service