Anti-social behaviour covers many types of actions from low-level persistent nuisance to serious public disturbance, it:
Anti-social behaviour is defined in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 as "acting in a manner that caused or is likely to cause alarm, distress or harassment to one or more persons not of the same household".
Examples of anti-social behaviour could include:
This is by no means an exhaustive list; the key issue is the impact that these actions have on victims, witnesses and the community we live in.
Q. What if young people are hanging out on the street but not really doing anything?
A. Ask yourself, are they really doing anything wrong? If the answer is no, leave them be! Children should be allowed to play, within reason.
Q. What if kids are playing football in the street or riding around on their bikes and I find it annoying?
A. It is not against the law to play in the street. Often issues can be resolved by talking to your neighbours.
Q. My neighbour has a BBQ in the garden to celebrate his birthday every year. I find the noise and the smoke from the BBQ very annoying. Is it classed as anti-social behaviour?
A. It would only be an example of anti-social behaviour, if the behaviour was persistent rather than a ‘one-off’ every year.
The important factors in determining ‘what is’ and ‘what is not’ anti-social behaviour are the level of seriousness and frequency of the behaviour. There is a balance between tolerating behaviour that we may personally not agree with and ensuring that we tackle behaviour that is anti-social.
Further information on anti-social behaviour can be found on the Safer Derbyshire website. (External website**)
Report Anti-Social Behaviour to the Council using the following form:
Hate incidents can have a very bad effect on people’s lives and society in general. They can cause great personal harm and damage to community relations. The Council is committed to ensuring good relations between all people within the borough. To make certain that the Council plays an active and prominent role in monitoring and reducing hate incidents, we have developed a reporting system that will help us deliver a consistent professional approach to reduce and eliminate this often hidden problem.
A hate incident is any incident committed against a person or property that the victim or any other person believes is motivated by the offender’s hate against people because of their race, sexuality, disability, religion, age or gender. Examples include verbal abuse, vandalism or damage to property or physical violence.
Some hate incidents will be criminal offences. If you contact us with details of an incident we will refer the information to the appropriate authority, including the Police who can take the necessary action. Please contact our customer services team using call high peak on 0845 129 77 77 or 01298 28400.
If you report a hate incident we will follow the process shown in the chart below. If you are a tenant of High Peak Community Housing we will involve the reporting officer for High Peak Community Housing with your consent.
** Please note: High Peak Borough Council is not responsible for the content of any external websites.
