I've been having problems with a neighbour i don't get on with about what he refers to as constant banging, the constant banging I believe he's referring to is my toddler being heavy on his feet. He doesn't take care to walk around quietly as I do, he doesn't know any better. I'm doing my best.
I spent almost £1000 on carpet and £25 on some ridiculous slippers that claim to reduce the sound of steps in flats. I can hear everything from the family above me too. The block has absolutely no sound proofing. Everyone's in the same position.
After a somewhat peaceful few months of no problems he has has appeared at my door again this afternoon. My boys were playing with cars at the time, they certainly weren't making a racket as I don't allow them to. Any hint of being loud and I'm on it.
The neighbour tells me to tell them to keep it down. I asked, sincerely, what exactly it was he was hearing as they're just playing with toys they're not walking/running around. Well, with that he lost it.
Shouting, swearing and threatening me in front of the children who unbeknownst to me had followed me to the door.
It went from shouting about banging now to then shouting about how they get up too early and he can hear them getting up at 6.30am. He was absolutely raging at me.
At this point I said he needs to leave or I'm going to call the police and that was like a red flag to a bull. His girlfriend must have heard it all and came running out, she had to stand in front of him and drag him away as it looked like he was going to attack me, she managed to get him away from my door but he was still swearing and making threats as he left.
He said that if I call the police it'll be the worst thing I ever do and "that's it, watch what happens next now you've said that"
I had a talk with his girlfriend who tried to assure me that he won't do anything and it's just hot air but I'm absolutely petrified and I don't know what to do.
I have three police logs already about him but I asked for them to just be logged and kept on file incase it escalated as then I'd have a better case for harassment. The officer felt that was a reasonable thing to do at the time.
I was worried that if they pay him a visit it will come back on me because people like him don't like the police, which they acknowledged.
Logically it's simple isn't it? Make a statement, but he's made it clear that if I do I'll be making things worse. It should all be recorded on my ring doorbell (which I bought for exactly this reason)
Would you make a statement and risk escalating things or not?