What is Anti-Social Behaviour?

Anti-Social Behaviour includes a variety of behaviour covering a whole complex of unacceptable activity that can blight the quality of community life.

Melton Borough Council is firmly committed to tackling the causes and consequences of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour can affect anyone and its consequences can often be devastating to both the individual and the community.

We do not have to tolerate anti-social behaviour. We all have a right to live in a safe and secure community. But with rights come responsibilities. We all have a responsibility to treat our neighbours and others in the community respectfully. People who commit anti-social behaviour need to know that this behaviour will not be tolerated and that action will be taken against them if they continue.

Anti-Social Behaviour is generally defined as behaviour that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to another individual.

Anti-social behaviour doesn't just make life unpleasant. It holds back the regeneration of disadvantaged areas and creates an environment where more serious crime can take hold.

On any measure of polling or survey, anti-social behaviour matters - it has a negative effect on far too many people’s quality of life.  Melton Borough Council is committed to tackling this problem.

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ASB Minimum Standards.

Melton Borough Council work closely with Leicestershire Constabulary to identify and tackle Anti-Social Behaviour in our communities. The following community consultation document helps inform the police and partner agencies of the issues in neighbourhoods across the Borough of Melton. To have your say, please follow this link to the Leicestershire Constabulary website.

Some typical examples of anti-social behaviour include:

Harassment: intimidating behaviour, violence or the threat of violence to another person, abusive language

Nuisance Behaviour: loud music, untidy gardens, constant dog barking

Yobbish Behaviour: graffiti/vandalism, verbal abuse, physical abuse, riding motor bikes on public footpaths

Vehicle Nuisance: excessive noise, excessive vehicle repairs and maintenance carried out in gardens

Environmental Anti-Social Behaviour: fly-tipping, storing rubbish in gardens, dog fouling

Melton Borough Council has a comitted Anti Social Behaviour Team that can offer Help, Support and Advice on all aspects of Anti Social Behaviour.  For more information on  ASB contact The Anti Social Behaviour Team on 01664 502 502 or email asb@melton.gov.uk.