Can I report little boys?

[Catland]

A new neighbour of ours moved in about 2months ago and before she arrived the children in our neighbourhood just played in the back gardens etc. However this new neighbour lets her son (about 6/7 years old) just play in the front (we live in a cul-de-sac). He became friends with the other neighbours' boys and now they all play (4 of them) outside riding the bikes and scooters from 7am to 7pm. The boys are always screaming and shouting outside and it now has really started getting on my nerves.
I have asked the new neighbour whether she could ask her child to play in his own garden or at least tell them not to scream so much go on my property (only the new neighbour's son rides on my property).
I did tell him not to ride there as it is private property but the new neighbour's thug son just shouted at me "get out of my way b*tch." He said it right in front of my 5 year old daughter as well the cheek of it! I was just shocked that those words could even come out of a 6/7 year old's mouth!
However the neighbour doesn't seem to care and says that they are just being kids. I would understand if they were just outside having fun from time to time but all day everyday well into the evening is just not on.
I have considered reporting to the council as the mother will not do anything and just laughs it off but would the council be able to do anything? Especially as they are just little boys?
I know they are just having fun but they just can not be outside screaming their heads off and going onto other peoples' property. Am I being unreasonable?

There is a new cat round us (bear with me) who is narking his territory by not covering his waste. Several households are trying to discourage him using the ultrasound things with sensors. My kids HATE them (I cant hear them). I'd be tempted to put a cat deterrent covering your front garden where they tend to go, and hope the sound discourages them - and any local cats!

I think some nice (thorny) rose bushes or a hedge of Hawthorne might be a good idea or a pretty (metal as in indestructible) low fence

Noise? you could have a neighbour who has loud drunken music blaring all night parties
be careful having bad relationship with neighbours isn't worth it better to do above & ignore the little charmers

I would just let them play in our own garden so they do not disturb anyone.

Is your garden sound proof then?

Kids can play in the street. Obviously they shouldn’t be on your property or be swearing or being rude.

The fact that you think they shouldn’t play on the street at all and that you think that getting them with a jet washer is a good idea makes me think that you’re a bit of a nightmare neighbour though. 😬 7pm is not ‘well into the evening’.

Yes, surely a fence is the solution here provided you have the right to erect one?

Plants around the border too. Giant Hogweed perhaps?

Fair enough to tell them to stay off your property, but you can't dictate if people let their kids out to play or not.

Who do you intend to report them to exactly? In case you aren't aware, the Child Catcher is a fictional character.

I was going to suggest the high pitches noise, but OP has two of her own children.

I have a cat that I have to shoot the fence with a supersoaker to discourage her from jumping the fence. . . I wonder what sort of impact it would have upon objectionable little boys?

Yanbu, sounds like an absolute nightmare child in the making but doubt parents are going to care

Jet washing children!

Don’t do that, op. Just. Don’t.

Who are you going to report them to? and what happened to your 5 yr old DD? She'd aged in the space of a few minutes

@mbosnz

I have a cat that I have to shoot the fence with a supersoaker to discourage her from jumping the fence. . . I wonder what sort of impact it would have upon objectionable little boys?

One that would make them run to their parents and OP would be the one who's reported !!!

I'd rather see kids playing out than stuck indoors all day. Did you not play out as a child? kids should be allowed to play outside its good for them encourages independence and how to become street wise also making friends. Leave them be it won't last forever winter will be here soon.

Misses the point I see your DD has had a birthday since this happened

Yes, but I was aiming to shoot my cat, and I'm a notoriously bad shot. . .

Totally unreasonable. It's called life. If you don't like it go and buy somewhere with no neighbours. Also, who on earth do you think you can report a 7 year old child to for being noisy- the childcatcher? Get a grip

Huge difference between well mannered kids playing out and feral little brats whose parents think they are angels.
One of my neighbours is such a parent- thee whole neighbourhood dreads the evenings and weekends when his kids stay with him.

But OP in your situation, there probably isn’t a huge amount that you can do apart from options to physically stop him from getting onto your drive or appealing to the more reasonable parents to monitor things a bit more.

I've wanted to live in a cul de sac for years now. I like the sound of children playing. I have twice lived in places near/next to primary schools and it was lovely at break and lunch times!

I live near one now, but not near enough to hear or see them (not that I ever bothered to look out the window when the schools were near enough to see/hear).

You are being massively unreasonable op. If the kids are being rude tell them off and have a word with their parents but they are completely within their rights to play out.

Didn’t you post the same thread last week?

I would kill to live on a street like that where the kids all play together and become friends instead of sticking to their back gardens :(

YABU about everything except him calling you a bitch and trespassing repeatedly on your property.

Ask his mother to please keep him off your property. That's all of you've got. She won't care about the language, so don't bring it up with her unless you want more verbal abuse or mocking.

Leave them alone. They're kids, it's summer. Soon they'll be back at school and the weather will drive them back inside.

Plant something very very thorny, some berberis do the job well.

I'd hate that too. The noise of kids playing outside can be nice, but not screaming, shouting and swearing from dawn until dusk. I like the jetwash idea but it's not really on sadly and I'm guessing he'd probably enjoy the attention anyway. I'd start by talking to the other kids' parents, as I'm guessing the new boy won't find it all so much fun if he's on his own. I'd also talk to other residents with or without children to see how many people are fed up with the noise, and see if some community weight could be brought to bear on the new family. In the meantime I'd be planting hedges - something prickly seems appropriate - and the pp's idea about high frequency noise is a really good one too. Long-term I'd be looking to move if that's possible for you. Yes, they'll probably stop riding bikes when they're older but what replaces it may well be even more antisocial.