Anti Social Behaviour

Tackling anti social behaviour is North West Leicestershire's Partnership in Safer Communities (PISC) top priority.

We aim to do this by;

• Working with Police and other agencies to ensure anti socially behaviour is dealt with swiftly and effectively.
• Taking action against individuals persistently behaving in an anti social manner
• Providing support, information and advice to the victims and witnesses of anti social behaviour

What is anti social behaviour

Anti social behaviour is behaviour that causes a person harassment alarm and distress. This type of behaviour includes;

• Verbal abuse
• Intimidating behaviour
• Loud and excessive noise
• Graffiti
• Using and selling drugs

How we can tackle anti social behaviour

The District Council has many options to tackle anti social behaviour and includes;

• Warning Letters
• Interviews
• Referrals to Environmental Health
• Referrals to Support Agencies including the Youth Offending Team and the Youth Service
• Acceptable Behaviour Contracts
• Anti Social Behaviour Injunctions
• Evictions

Any action that the Council will take will be appropriate and proportionate in response to complaints.

Reporting complaints of anti social behaviour

If the incident is a crime and, or, an emergency it should be reported immediately to the Police.

If you rent your home from a Housing Association or the District Council please report the incident directly to your Housing Officer.

You can also contact us.