We take complaints of anti-social behaviour seriously.

Our Minimum Standards policy outlines how we deal with anti-social behaviour and how we’ll handle your case if you become a victim. 

Before contacting us about anti-social behaviour, ask yourself if the behaviour you’re reporting is persistent and meets the following definitions:

• ‘Acting in a manner that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more people not of the same household.’
• ‘Behaviour that unreasonably interferes with other people’s rights to use their home and community.’

The complaints we get about anti-social behaviour usually involve: 

• Noise
• Vandalism
• Alcohol and drug misuse
• Graffiti
• Youth nuisance
• Neighbour disputes
• Intimidation and harassment
• Racial abuse
• Littering and fly-tipping
• Abandoned cars
• Vehicle nuisance 

Dorset Police also take anti-social behaviour seriously, if you feel you are in danger call them straight away.