Antisocial behaviour

Published: 30 March 2008

We define antisocial behaviour as 'behaviour that causes harassment, alarm, distress or damage to property to one or more people not of the same household'.

Examples of antisocial behaviour include:

Noise nuisance
Verbal abuse, harassment, intimidation or threatening behaviour;
Hate related incidents (based on race, sexual orientation, religion etc)
Neighbour disputes
Pets and animal nuisance, including the fouling of public areas
Alcohol, drugs, substance abuse and drug dealing
Domestic violence
Physical violence (other than recorded as domestic violence)
Graffiti and vandalism
Litter, rubbish and fly tipping
Garden nuisance
Misuse of communal areas and public space, for example, loitering
Prostitution, sexual acts and kerb crawling
Other criminal behaviour or crime not described above.

ASB Officer

We have an Antisocial Behaviour Officer to deal with the serious or more advanced cases of antisocial behaviour and to support the Resident Services team on ASB issues.

To report antisocial behaviour:

Phone us on 020 8709 4300 or visit the office.
Contact Tower Hamlets Antisocial Behaviour Unit on freephone 0800 917 5918 (24 hours)
Contact Tower Hamlets Police on 020 7515 1212. If you are in fear of your life or require immediate assistance, dial 999.
If you don't live in Tower Hamlets, call us on 020 8709 4300 for advice on who to contact.

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