Anti Social Behaviour

Councillor Phil Bateman said "There are still lots of complaints coming in from people who live close to important alleyways who suffer from anti social behaviour caused in the main by youngsters.

It is an issue that often leads to real conflicts, the police as the enforcement agency are often the first call for any citizen.

We know from the latest statistics that on Ashmore Park & Coppice Farm Estates for instance that the number 1 crime up-too and including September, had criminal damage as its top crime for this period.

Yet anti social behaviour issues are the crimes that I seem to spend my time receiving reports of. In the past week the Bucknall Road community have contacted me a number of times with reports of gangs of youngsters causing noise and nuisance. Residents living in Meon Way tell me of the difficulties they are experiencing.

Wolverhampton City Council are now running a hot line to try and improve the situation for residents. I would urge constituents to try the following actions." Anti-social behaviour - Don't live with it, report it
Tackling anti-social behaviour is a key priority for the Safer Wolverhampton Partnership, which comprises Wolverhampton City Council, West Midlands Police and other key organisations throughout the City.

Wolverhampton has made a commitment to step up and improve its response to anti-social behaviour by taking part in the Home Office initiative ‘It’s Your Call’.

The ‘It’s Your Call’ reporting line on 01902 551188 makes it as simple as possible for residents of Wolverhampton to report incidents of anti-social behaviour in their area.

What is anti-social behaviour?
The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 defines anti-social behaviour as acting in ‘a manner that causes, or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.’

In other words, it’s any form of behaviour which has a negative impact on your quality of life.

In reality, anti-social behaviour spans a whole range of offences from fly-posting or littering to persistent disorderly behaviour and drug-dealing.

Some examples of anti-social behaviour are listed below;

Litter, rubbish and fly-tipping
Abandoned vehicles
Nuisance neighbours Intimidation and harassment
Rowdy behaviour
Street drinking
Aggressive begging
Crack houses and drug dealers
Prostitution and kerb crawling
Graffiti and vandalism
What can I do about anti-social behaviour?
The two most important things you can do are to record any incidents of anti-social behaviour you see and report them to us.

Keep a diary of the anti-social behaviour that takes place in your area. Make a note of the dates, times, people involved and what behaviour is occurring. Without this kind of written evidence, it can make it difficult for the authorities to act.

Be prepared to take a stand and report what you see. Often the more evidence you give, the more we can do about the problem.

How do I report anti-social behaviour?
'It's your call' reporting line on 01902 551188 or Minicom 01902 554086 makes it as simple as possible for residents to report incidents of anti-social behaviour.

The line is staffed from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday and from 9am to 2pm on Saturdays. Bank Holidays from 10am to 4pm except for Christmas Day.

All the calls go directly to City Direct the city council's communications centre and are passed to the appropriate agency such as the Police, Wolverhampton Homes, Environmental Services and the Anti-Social Behaviour Unit to respond to and take appropriate action. If you anonymously wish to report a crime, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

In emergencies
Please note this is not an emergency or immediate response number. In emergencies, people must call 999 and for other criminal and specifically police matters use the 0845 113 5000 police number.