What is Anti-Social Behaviour?

Antisocial behaviour, Crime and Policing act 2014 - The act provides the police, local authorities, and other local agencies with a range of flexible tools and powers that they can use to respond quickly and effectively to anti-social behaviour.

Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 - states that all relevant authorities have a duty to consider the impact of crime and disorder in their local area.

Antisocial behaviour is defined as 'Behaviour by a person which causes, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm, or distress to persons not of the same household as the person.’

South Somerset District council is committed to tackling anti-social behaviour. South Somerset district council work alongside Police and partners ensuring multi-agency meetings are held on a regular basis to discuss local issues and formulate action plans to provide positive outcomes for the community.

Reporting Anti-social Behaviour

If you are aware of any of the below happening in your locality please report it to our non-emergency reporting system:

ASB@southsomerset.gov.uk

Reports of anti-social behaviour will be used as intelligence gathering and will help to tackle ASB together within the community.

Examples of things you can report are:

• Noise nuisance
• Street drinking
• Street Begging
• Low-level neighbourhood issues
• Abusive behaviour
• Animal issues
• Littering
• Vandalism

If you feel a crime has been or is being committed, please contact Avon and Somerset Constabulary on non-emergency number 101 or in an emergency 999.

If you have reported a problem to the council, police or housing provider and you feel not enough action has been taken to respond to your report, the community trigger is a way for you to ask for a case review.

The community trigger can be used by individuals, businesses or community groups. You can start a community trigger if:

• you have reported three separate incidents relating to the same problem in the past six months to the Council, Police or your landlord and you've had inadequate response or feel ignored
  OR
• at least five people have made reports about the same problem in the past six months.

In order to start a community trigger visit the Avon and Somerset Police page and complete the community trigger form.

To report a badly parked vehicle, go to the Somerset County Council website.

If a is vehicle parked on a grass verge owned by the Council, report it to us.

For information on how to prepare for a flood, including where to purchase sandbags, visit our flooding emergencies page. 

For more general advice on flooding, go to the Somerset County Council website

To report a building that may be in a dangerous condition and may pose a threat to public safety, visit our dangerous buildings and structures page.

To report a dangerous dog or a dog attack, go to our report it page.

If you have found drug litter, broken glass or any other hazard in a public place, report it to us.

Avon and Somerset Police Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Annual Report 2021-2022