Last week, Hertsmere Borough Council marked the annual campaign ‘Anti-social Behaviour Awareness Week’, which aims to take a stand against anti-social behaviour (ASB) by promoting support services available to our residents and highlighting pathways to make reports.
The national campaign is organised by Resolve and brings together housing, policing, local government, charities and community partners to shine a spotlight on ASB, strengthen local responses, and amplify the rights of victims.
The Hertsmere Community Safety Partnership is made up of local organisations that work together to tackle ASB and problem solve to make the borough a safer place to live, work and visit. During ASB Awareness Week, we and our partners, were engaging with local communities about any concerns and generally promoting the role of the partnership and the services it offers to residents.
Councillor Chris Gray, Portfolio Holder for Comunities, Neighbourhoods, Enforcement, Economic Development and Transformation said:
Anti-social behaviour can have a significant impact on residents and we want to reassure anyone who is affected that there is support available. Together with our partners, we work to reduce crime, disorder, anti-social behaviour, offending and drug and alcohol misuse across the borough so that local communities can feel safe. It’s really important that residents report any issues so that we can deal with it.”
Inspector Rachael Robertson, who leads the Hertsmere Neighbourhood Policing Team, said:
We were pleased to join together with the council and our other local partners to mark Anti-Social Behaviour Awareness Week. ASB has a hugely detrimental effect on residents and we take it extremely seriously. Across the week, we were out and about meeting residents and explaining the help that is available to those being subjected to ASB. Whilst the week helped to raise awareness of ASB, our work will continue all year round to tackle it.”
YouGov research commissioned by Resolve found that one in seven people have had to consider moving home because of the impact ASB was having on them. Despite this, over 60% of those surveyed who were either a victim or witness of ASB did not report it. Reports of ASB can be made to the police by calling 999 in an emergency or using the non-emergency number 101, reports can be made to Hertsmere Borough Council on our website and Housing Association tenants should report incidents to their landlord, as they have a duty to manage ASB within their housing stock.
Hertsmere residents facing repeated anti-social behaviour, can apply for an Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Case Review which gives you the right to request a review of your case and for agencies to come together to find a solution. Please visit our Anti-Social Behaviour Case Review page (opens in new tab) for more information.