Anti-social behaviour
Anti-social behaviour is defined as "behaviour which is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more person not in the same household as the perpetrator". It also includes fear of crime or concern for public safety, public disorder or public nuisance.
The definition can include a wide variety of different types of behaviour, for instance:
- Graffiti
- Abandoned vehicles
- Noise nuisance
- Barking dogs
- Harassment
- Threatening or intimidating behaviour
- Nuisance driving/vehicles
- Criminal damage
Use this on-line form to report an anti-social behaviour incident to us.
What is the Public Safety Team?
Wycombe District Council and Thames Valley Police understand that anti-social behaviour can have a significant affect on your quality of life. To help us provide a more effective service, we now work together in a merged team, known as the Public Safety Team and are based in the same offices within Wycombe District Council. The aim of the team is to provide a swifter, more coordinated response to reports of anti-social behaviour and by working with other agencies, to help improve the quality of life for the residents of the district.
Anti-social behaviour minimum standards
Wycombe Community Safety Partnership has produced a leaflet outlining its anti-social behaviour minimum standards. These are the standards the residents of Wycombe should expect when they contact any of the agencies responsible for dealing with anti-social behaviour.
The standards have been set in response to the Home Secretary's demands for tough local action against anti-social behaviour, announced last year.
Anti-Social Behaviour Bulletin
Every three months the Public Safety team now produce a short newsletter, called the Anti-Social behaviour Bulletin, the aim of which is to keep readers up to date with all the latest anti-social behaviour news in the Wycombe district. the latest edition is available for download at the bottom of the page.
Buckinghamshire Anti-Social Behaviour Strategy 2010-2013
We work with community safety partners across Buckinghamshire to ensure we provide effective, consistent and comprehensive services and support to those suffering from anti-social behaviour. To guide this work the Buckinghamshire Anti-Social Behaviour Strategy has been produced, and runs from 2010-2013. The vision of this document is to ensure we work in partnership with communities to reduce anti-social behaviour, create a safe environment and improve the quality of like for those who live, work and visit Buckinghamshire. A copy of the strategy can be downloaded below.
Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour in Wycombe district - questionnaire
We understand the impact that anti-social behaviour can have on people's lives, and therefore the importance of how any incidents of anti-social behaviour are dealt with.
It is important for us to find out the extent of anti-social behaviour in your area and whether the actions being taken are making a difference. To help us understand this, and improve the service to victims, we have produced a short questionnaire which can be downloaded below.
Hard copies will also be available at our offices and leaflet stands. Please return all completed forms to the freepost address provided in the questionnaire.