For more advice and information on how to deal with anti-social behaviour in your area please visit the Hampshire Constabulary ASB advice pages.
Advice to parents
Parents across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight be are being given advice on how they can prevent anti-social behaviour this summer. Click here to read the 'Do you know where your kids are?' leaflet.
For more information about the consequences of anti-social behaviour please read our 'Guide to anti-social behaviour and its penalties' leaflet.
Local residents
Find out who your Safer Neighbourhoods team are.
If you feel that anti-social behaviour is an issue in your neighbourhood, then contact Hampshire Constabulary by calling 101 to report the incident. To make a case against anyone accused of anti-social behaviour you’ll need fairly strong evidence. A member of your local Safer Neighbourhoods team may give you diary sheets so you can record the details of the behaviour as it happens, or the police may get more involved depending on the circumstances and severity of the problem.
What is anti-social behaviour?
“Anti-social behaviour is any aggressive, intimidating or destructive activity that damages or destroys another person's quality of life.” (Home Office)
Examples include:
- Riding mopeds or scooters through estate roads and paths
- Vandalism and graffiti (these are criminal offences for which you could be arrested)
- Blocking stairways, walkways, entrances or paths
- Playing loud music
- Shouting and yelling near to people’s homes
- Climbing on roofs or property that does not belong to you
- Playing noisy or aggressive games near to people’s homes
- Playing football against people’s homes or fences
- Littering
People of all ages become involved in anti-social behaviour, it is certainly not just young people.
Graffiti Gallery
The charity Crimestoppers hosts a graffiti gallery on their website which you are being encouraged to use to identify local graffiti taggers.
To submit your photos of tags, send them to simon.theobalds@crimestoppers-uk.org and they will be uploaded. Each image needs a council district, an area and a location e.g. Winchester, Badger Farm, North wall of Sainsbury’s.
Also have a look through the gallery and see if you can identify and name any of the taggers. If you can identify any of the tags in the gallery you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or use the online form.
To view the gallery visit the Crimestoppers graffiti gallery for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
