Anti-Social Behaviour & Hate Crime

Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) is defined in the Housing Act 1996 and the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 as conduct that has caused, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to any person.

• conduct capable of causing nuisance or annoyance to a person in relation to that person’s occupation of residential premises or
• conduct capable of causing housing-related nuisance or annoyance to any person

ASB can include a large range of behaviours that are unacceptable and impact the lives of those living or working nearby. Some of these unacceptable behaviours are listed below:

• domestic abuse
• physical violence
• verbal abuse, harassment, intimidation or threatening behaviour
• vandalism or damage to properties
• prostitution, sexual acts or kerb crawling
• criminal behaviour
• misuse of communal or public areas

A hate crime is defined as 'Any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person's race or perceived race; religion or perceived religion; sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation; disability or perceived disability and any crime motivated by hostility or prejudice against a person who is transgender or perceived to be transgender.'

Hate crime can fall into one of three main types: physical assault, verbal abuse and incitement to hatred.

If you, or someone you know, might be in immediate danger please call 999.