Anti-Social Behaviour

We recognise that anti-social behaviour is a serious problem that affects the quality of life of individuals, families and communities.

There is not a universally accepted definition of anti-social behaviour so the SaferPeterborough partnership adopts that set out in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, which states:

‘A manner that caused or was likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the same household.’

Anti-social represents an accumulation of crimes or incidents, which may not be deemed serious, but together have a devastating effect upon individuals and communities.

SaferPeterborough partnership team

There are a number of officers within the SaferPeterborough partnership team dedicated to tackling anti-social behaviour.  If you would like to report anti-social behaviour call (01733) 747474 and a call centre operative will deal with your report.

Please note we do not provide a 24-hour emergency service. If you need emergency help you should call the police on 999.

15 reasons why you can be confident in reporting to us

We will:

  • Listen to what you tell us
  • Take your complaint seriously and investigate it
  • Treat you fairly and with dignity
  • Contact you within 48 hours of receiving your complaint
  • Encourage self-resolution wherever possible
  • Make available detailed guidance about how we tackle anti-social behaviour
  • Ensure you have a single point of contact
  • Ensure we meet your needs – this means we might need to ask you some sensitive questions to enable us to help 
  • Keep you informed about your case and provide you with updates (by your preferred method and within timescales promised)
  • Treat information received and exchanged in confidence – this means unless you give us permission to do so we will not tell the alleged perpetrator who has reported the problem to us
  • Ensure when we need to share relevant information with partners this is done legally
  • Consider a range of measures to best resolve your complaint
  • Monitor your satisfaction with the way in which we have dealt with your complaint
  • Ensure you know how to complain if you are not happy with the service you receive
  • Use publicity to ensure the wider community knows what action is being taken to tackle anti-social behaviour and why

Operation CAN-do

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UPDATE: 5 March 2013 A Government minister has praised Peterborough for helping victims of domestic violence get justice. See full press release and video here. 
UPDATE: 12 February 2013 There has been a spate of fires being set in wheelie bins, discarded furniture and some vehicles, across the city. We have teamed up with other agencies, including the fire service to tackle this problem. You can help to prevent these types of offences, by ensuring that wheelie bins are not left in the street after collection, or if they are full, kept in a safe place until they can be emptied. Report any discarded furniture to the local authority so they can make arrangements to collect it. We are also working with youths both in and out of schools to educate them about the dangers of setting fires and asking them to be vigilant when out and about. Please report any suspicious activity around fires to the Police on 101.




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