Anti-Social Behaviour

North Warwickshire is very safe place to live with low levels of crime and disorder. The North Warwickshire Community Safety Partnership is committed to making North Warwickshire a safer place and to improve local people's confidence in how the partnership is dealing with anti social behaviour.

DON'T ACCEPT IT - report it! - see below

What is anti-social behaviour? It's behaviour that causes alarm, distress or harassment to you, your friends and/ or family.  Examples include: 

• Graffiti                                                
• Litter
• Fly tipping
• Noise nuisance
• Hoax calls
• Animal related problems     
• Rowdy and nuisance behaviour
• Abandoned cars
• Begging
• Intimidation or harassment
• Sexual acts
• Vandalism
• Street drinking
• Prostitution
• Inappropriate vehicle use
• Kerb crawling
• Drug misuse/ dealing

North Warwickshire Community Safety Partnership is committed to reducing anti-social behaviour in its communities by following a problem solving approach and through providing

• Positive diversionary activities (Diversion)
• Early intervention and
• Enforcement 

Anti-social behaviour is one of the partnerships 4 key priority areas for 2010-11 with a specific focus on;

• youth related anti-social behaviour,
• alcohol related anti-social behaviour and
• criminal damage to vehicles 

The partnership addresses anti-social behaviour through its delivery plan and through joint work on Safer Neighbourhoods. Anti-social behaviour problems can be nominated, by the public, as a community priority at Area Forums as part of the Safer Neighbourhood updates and setting community priorities items . Once nominated as a priority, multiagency meetings are often organised to develop an area or problem specific action plan and an information leaflet for local residents is distributed.

Why report it? 

Anti-social behaviour can ruin lives. Information residents provide enable action to be taken.

Taking action 

Action can be initiated by a number of agencies.  This can include:

• Warning letters and interviews
• Acceptable behaviour contracts
• Parenting orders, individual support orders, noise abatement notices, injunctions, dispersal powers and anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs)
• Possession proceedings against a tenant

Visit the Home Office website to find out more.

We need information in order to take action. DON'T ACCEPT IT - REPORT IT

Who to report it to 

Report anti-social behaviour and nuisance neighbours to:

Warwickshire Police on 01926 415000 or at any police station.  

In an emergency, or if a crime is in progress, dial 999.

North Warwickshire Borough Council online at: www.northwarks.gov.uk/asb if you do not require an immediate response.

Or by calling the contact centre on 01827 715341 open week days 8:30 - 20:00 and Saturdays 9:00 - 16:00 .

Crimestoppers anonymously 0800 555 111  

When reporting anti-social behaviour it is helpful if you have specific details about:

• What happened
• When
• Where
• Who was involved
• How you and others were affected by it.

If necessary keep a diary.

All reports of anti-social behaviour are recorded on a partnership database. The partnerships nuisance co-ordinator;

• Maintains the database,
• Develops links with partners for early intervention work
• Keeps victims informed of action taken against the perpetrator
• Refers victims to the appropriate support services.

If you are not satisfied with the action taken please contact:

• Communitysafety@northwarks.gov.uk
• Use the Borough Councils complaints procedure or
• Use the Polices complaints procedure.

Victims of anti-social behaviour 

• All victims and witnesses are treated fairly with dignity and respect, with all instances of anti-social behaviour taken seriously, applying a multi agency problem solving solution where appropriate.
• Victims and witnesses who report anti-social behaviour via any of the routes highlighted above and who do not require an immediate response will be contacted within a maximum of 5 working days.
• Reports of anti-social behaviour, taken by an agency other than the Police, requiring an immediate Police response will be forwarded to the Police without delay.
• All appropriate services and support will be made known to victims of anti-social behaviour these may include;

Victim support 01926 336474

Warwickshire victim and witness information partnership (VIP) call free on 0845 1202325