Anti–Social Behaviour
Strategy
Health, Social Care and Housing
Partnership Board
Anti-Social Behaviour
The Antisocial Behaviour Act 2003
behaviour by a person, which causes or is likely to cause
harassment, alarm or distress to one or more other persons
not of the same household as the person.
Examples include:
Nuisance neighbours
Yobbish behaviour and intimidating groups taking over public spaces
Vandalism, graffiti and fly-posting
People dumping rubbish and abandoned cars
Begging and anti-social drinking
The misuse of fireworks
Reckless driving of mini-motorbikes.
Antisocial Behaviour:
NI. 17 – Perceptions of antisocial behaviour
7%
10%
14%
Bromley
17%
18%
18%
19%
20%
21%
23%
Outer London
Inner London
24%
24%
24%
24%
26%
26%
26%
Bromley is the fourth best
borough for the lowest
percentage of residents who
perceive this as a problem
27%
27%
28%
28%
28%
29%
29%
29%
30%
31%
34%
37%
38%
39%
46%
49%
Source: Ipsos MORI – Base : All London Place Surveys
Antisocial Behaviour:
NI.41 – Perceptions of drunk or rowdy behaviour as a problem
24%
25%
Bromley
27%
28%
29%
31%
32%
Outer London
32%
32%
33%
Inner London
33%
33%
33%
35%
Ranking
35%
35%
2006 = 13th
36%
36%
37%
2008 = 31st
38%
38%
39%
39%
Bromley is the third best
borough for the lowest
percentage of residents who
perceive this as a problem
39%
39%
41%
42%
42%
43%
43%
45%
47%
52%
Source: Ipsos MORI ~ All London Place Surveys
Antisocial Behaviour:
Percentage who think the following are a very / fairly big problem
2008/09
2006/07
NI. 42 - People using or
dealing drugs
NI. 41 - People being drunk
or rowdy in a public place
Teenagers hanging around
on the streets
Source: Ipsos MORI – Base : All valid responses
36
23
37
27
69
44
Antisocial Behaviour
2006-7
2007-8
NB: this will include alcohol related ASB
2008-9
2009-10
Vision:
To create neighbourhoods that are
increasingly safer places to be, where
people feel respected and where local
agencies and communities come
together to tackle anti social behaviour
by working in partnership and building
confidence in communities.
Principles:
• Effective action on ASB demands a balance
between rigorous enforcement and prevention
work.
• Victims of Anti-Social Behaviour should be
supported and responded to effectively.
• Whilst committed to taking tough action,
interventions should be based on the approach of
minimal intrusion and should be commensurate
with the seriousness of the offences.
• A formal problem-solving approach in tackling
Anti-Social Behaviour will be supported.
Principles:
• Remedies for ASB must promote long-term social
inclusion and community cohesion.
• Measures to tackle ASB must be consistent with
relevant legislation.
• The borough’s approach to Anti-Social Behaviour
should be supported by a clear commitment to
reliable and transparent communications.
• Communities and individual members of the
public should be engaged to play an active and
valued role in making Bromley safer.