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Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 June 2010 13:46
Anti social behaviour
Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) covers many types of actions from low-level persistent nuisance to serious public disturbance. It:
- is behaviour that can cause nuisance and annoyance
- is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress
- creates significant and persistent problems in neighbourhoods
- leaves communities feeling intimidated and afraid.
Anti social behaviour includes a range of problems – noisy neighbours, abandoned cars, vandalism, graffiti, litter and youth nuisance. Together with the Community Safety Partnership, we recognise that the behaviour of a persistent minority can ruin the lives of individuals and damage whole communities. It can hold back the regeneration of our most disadvantaged areas, creating the environment in which crime can take hold.
No one should have to put up behaviour that causes misery and distress. It is important to recognise that anti social behaviour can occur in any neighbourhood regardless of the form of housing ownership or the nature of the locality.
Examples of ASB could include:
- Noise nuisance
- Criminal damage, vandalism, graffiti
- Intimidation/harassment
- Litter/rubbish, the fouling of public areas, fly tipping
- Drug or alcohol misuse and drug dealing
- Nuisance motorcycles
- Hate behaviour that targets members of identified groups because of their perceived differences.
Minimum Standards of Response for anti social behaviour
The Community Safety Partnership will continue to work together to reduce anti social behaviour and tackle the issues that impact on peoples lives.
We recognise that anti social behaviour can have a severe effect on the quality of life and we accept our responsibility to help tackle these problems and to ensure that neighbourhoods are peaceful, safe and secure places to live and work.
To achieve this we have established a set of 
Minimum Standards of Response for ASB that show our commitment to you and let you know what you can expect from our services.
How we tackle anti social behaviour
We are responsible for tackling all types of anti social behaviour in the district ranging from the receiving a report of anti social behaviour, to the investigation, to the issuing of an ASBOs, ABCs, Dispersal Orders and Injunctions.
If you are experiencing anti social behaviour and this is being caused by someone in your neighbourhood your first point of contact should be through our Contact Centres on 01246 242424 or email enquiries@bolsover.gov.uk In case of an emergency contact the Police on 999.
Other information on anti social behaviour can be obtained from the following pages:
