Anti-social Behaviour (ASB) Awareness Week takes place between 18-24 July this year.
ASB is the term is used to describe actions that unreasonably interfere with or could interfere with an occupier’s normal use and enjoyment of their home, garden or neighbourhood.
Anti-social behaviour includes a wide range of offences such as noise nuisance, drunkenness, dealing or taking drugs, graffiti, damage to property and the environment, fly-tipping, harassment and more which you can find on the Waverley Borough Council - What is anti-social behaviour? webpage.
In tackling ASB, Waverley Borough Council works closely with Surrey County Council, Surrey Police and surrounding boroughs with the aim of reducing crime and the fear of crime, sharing information and taking co-ordinated action as part of the Safer Waverley Partnership.
Surrey police have dedicated Neighbourhood Specialist Officers and Police Community Support Officers to ASB hotspots and have worked with Waverley Borough Council, in issuing Criminal Behaviour Orders, Closure Warning Notices, Partial Closure Orders and Full Closure Orders and conducting regular patrols to stop ASB. This has resulted in a significant reduction in incidents of ASB being reported to police over the past year.
As part of ASB Awareness Week, Waverley borough council and Surrey Police are implementing a targeted communications strategy using guides, leaflets and social media campaigns and commissioned van ads with Crimestoppers for each division to raise awareness of the support available for victims of ASB in the borough. Additionally, Surrey Police have scheduled visits across the borough in a specially designated ASB Car which will allow residents to report ASB directly to Surrey Police.
Councillor Penny Marriot, Portfolio Holder for Community Safety said: “Waverley have always been proactive in supporting Surrey Police to tackle ASB throughout the borough and welcome ASB Awareness Week this year. We want to assure victims that they are not alone and we strongly urge residents not to suffer in silence and to report any instances of ASB as soon as possible so that offenders are dealt with swiftly.”
If you are a victim of ASB you can report an incident on the Waverley Borough Council - Report anti-social behaviour webpage.
If the ASB you are experiencing is of a criminal nature report it directly to Surrey Police by calling 101 or in emergencies calling 999. You can also report ASB through the Surrey Police - Report antisocial behaviour webpage.
You can also Submit a Community Trigger to review ASB complaints you have made where the ASB continues to take place.