What can be done?

What can we do?

The Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Team treats each case on its individual merits, and once we have heard your problem we may:

• Ask you to keep a diary as evidence of an ongoing problem,
• Arrange to meet with you and/or the people who are causing you concern,
• Provide support to you whilst the any investigation is ongoing,
• Take action against perpetrators through warnings, Acceptable Behaviour Contracts or (in severe cases) Anti-Social Behaviour Orders,
• Refer your case your housing provider and/or Thames Valley Police for joint work,
• Support work to improve your local community.

What can you do?

There are some simple steps you can take to try and resolve anti-social behaviour before it gets out of hand:

• You should always act considerately, and take care to respect the life choices of others,
• If you know the person, you should consider talking calmly to them about your concerns,
• If incidents are occurring regularly, try to record times, dates and specific information which might help to establish a pattern,
• Keep a note of any names, physical descriptions or other details like registration numbers, which could help identify and deal with perpetrators quickly.

The most important thing:

If you feel that your quality of life is being harmed, the most important thing you can do is tell someone:

• Call the Royal Borough ASB Team on 01628 796203, or email anti.social@rbwm.gov.uk
• Call Thames Valley Police on 08458 505 505.
• Call 999 immediately if you feel threatened, someone is in danger, or the ASB is in progress.
• And never put yourself at risk.

Seasonal advice
Thames Valley Police has launched a summer anti-social behaviour campaign- it's not a good look.

With the help of Oxfordshire school pupils, Thames Valley Police has developed a YouTube video to help young people stay safe this summer and to appreciate the consequences of anti-social behaviour (ASB). The film features a group of teenagers and follows them through their end of term celebrations, starting with them getting ready to go out and ending with them being stopped by the police in a park. It shows the effects that drinking can have on behaviour and how annoying and intimidating ASB can be.

Full details of the campaign and further information are available on a dedicated Facebook page www.facebook.com/notagoodlook

Keep updated throughout the summer by following us on Twitter
www.twitter.com/thamesvp

YouTube link http://www.youtube.com/user/thamesvalleypoliceuk?blend=2&ob=5#p/u/0/-rSqXoC8ULs