How to recognise and respond to Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

Living in Basingstoke you may have been affected by ASB. In fact 37% of people in the UK have experienced it. ASB is any “behaviour that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more people from a different household than the perpetrator.” This covers a number of problems including;

The category is broad but the important questions to ask yourself are if the behaviour is causing you;

If this is the case, please consider reporting it to the police via 101 or the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary Website Report a crime | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

In an emergency ALWAYS call 999.

As your local police officer, my role is to address persistent cases of ASB by working with our partner agencies, like the Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council.

Some problems can be solved without police intervention. Please seek advice from the Council Report something to us (basingstoke.gov.uk). If you’re in doubt about what to do, report it to the police.

For further information or if you have any questions, I can be reached at tom.richards@hampshire.police.uk. I am happy to help!