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Anti Social Behaviour

Responding to Anti Social Behaviour

The City of London Police continues to recognise that all individuals and communities have a right to live their lives free from intimidation, harassment and other disorders damaging their quality of life. One of the core purposes of policing is to keep people safe, and this includes dealing efficiently and effectively with anti-social behaviour (ASB).

What is anti-social behaviour?

Anti-social behaviour can leave victims feeling intimidated, angry and frightened.

Anti-social behaviour can include:

  • rowdy, noisy behaviour
  • night time noise
  • threatening, drunken or 'yobbish' behaviour
  • vandalism, graffiti and fly-posting
  • dealing or buying drugs on the street
  • litter and fly-tipping rubbish
  • aggressive begging
  • drinking in the street

In many circumstances anti-social behaviour can make life unpleasant. It can ruin lives and make whole areas/Communities feel unsafe and vulnerable.

How do you report ASB?

You can report anti-social behaviour in a number of ways:

  • via City of London police switchboard 0207 601 2222 24hrs a day
  • via 999 for emergency or using 101 the non-emergency number
  • via your local Wards Policing officer
  • via the City of London Corporation on 0800 389 5908 or their on-line reporting system 
    through partner agencies
  • Via email to  community@cityoflondon.police.uk

What happens to reports of ASB?

All reports of anti-social behaviour made to the police are assessed by a police officer or staff at the time of the report and dealt with accordingly. 

You will be asked to give your details in order that a follow up call can be made to you: firstly by our force control room staff and secondly from your Wards Policing team. 

Wards Policing will ask you a series of questions from a risk assessment. This is to ascertain if the incident was a one-off occasion or a regular occurrence.  It will help the police in partnership with other agencies to deal with the issue in the most appropriate manner. 

You will also be asked whether you would allow us to share your details with appropriate agencies, such as environmental services, social services or housing. We work with these partner agencies in order that they can take action against the perpetrator and/or offer assistance to the person reporting.

             
7 December 2011