Anti-social behaviour
Anti Social Behaviour comes in many different forms, and means different things to different people. It ranges from serious acts of harassment, to more "everyday" incidents like noisy neighbours and youth nuisance. Whatever the problem Liverpool City Council and Housing Associations take all complaints seriously and will take whatever action they can do to stop it...
Liverpool has an Anti-Social Behaviour Unit (LASBU) within the Community Safety Service and this unit works with key agencies to reduce anti-social and disorder.
How to report anti-social behaviour
What is anti-social behaviour ?
Though there are many different forms of Anti-Social Behaviour, the definition given in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, states that,
"a person has acted in a manner that caused or was likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the same household as himself".
Anti-social behaviour manifests itself in hundreds of ways and locations, but the effects of each incident are immediate, real and personal. They can also be long lasting causing distress to individuals and sometimes scarring communities for years afterwards.
Anti-social behaviour fires
Anti-social behaviour fires are a real problem and these incidents tie up both fire and police officers, leaving them unable to tackle other emergencies.
Most of these fires are rubbish fires that have been deliberately started and whilst they might be classed as 'minor', they can have a major impact on feelings of safety of local residents and are a drain on the Fire and Rescue Service resources.
To view further information on arson prevention visit the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service website. You are also able to report an arson problem online.
Noise
The Environmental Health Service has powers to deal with a wide variety of noise sources.
For further information visit the noise or noisy neighbours webpages.