Bournemouth Borough Council regards all complaints of anti-social behaviour seriously and has put in place procedures for dealing with complaints. Anti-social behaviour is defined as “…acting in a manner that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more people not of the same household” and “…behaviour that unreasonably interferes with other people’s rights to use their home and community”.

 

In addition to this, the behaviour must be persistent. Before complaining to the council ask yourself if your complaint meets this definition.

The types of anti-social behaviour commonly complained about are:

• noise

• vandalism

• alcohol & drug misuse

• graffiti

• youth nuisance

• neighbour disputes

• intimidation & harassment

• racial abuse

• littering & rubbish fly-tipping

• abandoned cars

• vehicle nuisance

 

If you rent your property from the Bournemouth Borough Council or a Housing Association you need to contact your housing officer to report any anti-social behaviour in the first instance.  If you are a Bournemouth Borough Council resident please visit our website.

 

Dorset Police also regard complaints of anti-social behaviour seriously please visit the Dorset Police website.

If you would like to report an anti-social behaviour incident(s) please call 01202 451199.