Anti-social behaviour

If you feel that you're the victim of anti-social behaviour, you should consider the following steps.

Be reasonable, ask yourself;

• is the behaviour persistent and ongoing?
• are my neighbours also bothered by it?
• is it normal behaviour or reasonable living noise, like a baby crying, birthday party or children playing football?
• am I being reasonable? People of different ages and different lifestyles might find that at times they are disturbed by other people in the community.

Gather evidence:

• start to keep a log, or diary, of incidents. This information will be crucial if you decide to make a formal report.
• keep written evidence of threats
• gather petitions
• accept offers of noise monitoring equipment from our Regulatory Services.

Take reasonable action

• If appropriate, speak to whoever is causing the anti-social behaviour and ask them politely if they can stop.
• Get involved in your local community. Initiatives like neighbourhood watch really make a difference to how safe a community feels.
• Join your local residents' association to share concerns and coordinate action.

Contact support services 

• Healthy Surrey 
• ASB Help  
• Mediation Surrey community mediation service
• Mediation Surrey emotional support coaching service

Report 

Report the anti-social behaviour to the relevant agency as soon as possible. Reporting each incident provides vital information to the relevant agencies who can then respond or take action if necessary.