To phone police/social services?could I be jumping to wrong conclusions?

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Next door have always been a bit strange. I've lived here 4 months and have never seen them leave the house, I think there is a man, woman,baby and toddler (by the crying).

They sound middle eastern, their curtains are always closed, even in the day.
Last night hammering started at 11pm and carried on for an hour and seemed to move from the front of the house to the back

This morning the man and woman are screaming at each other, she sounds really really hysterical, I've never heard her raise her voice before, and I haven't heard the baby or toddler since yesterday.

I'm just getting a bit worried, I don't want to interfere but it's making me feel really un easy,should I call SS or the police or just keep my beak out?

But would you have heard the baby and toddler over the sound of the woman yelling? Do you normally hear the children in the mornings?

Keep your beak out.

Never seen them leave the house - doesn't mean they dont/haven't.
Curtains closed - who cares? None of your business.
Hammering - he might have been doing some DIY, inappropriate at that time of night but not worthy of calling SS.
Woman and man screaming at each other - they are having a row. She sounded hysterical. Fine, but once?
Haven't heard the baby or toddler since yesterday - bit too early to worry - they might be with their grandparents.

On what you've given me, it sounds way over-reactive.

from what you describe i wouldn't be overly concerned. perhaps the kids are with grandparents. not a bad idea to keep an eye out if you are concerned but some people just live quite reclusive lives, this doesn't mean tehre is anything wrong.

Have you got contact details for the local Health Visitor? If you have and know your HV I would phone them for a confidental chat. Cos they should be aware of the family nextdoor and know their circumstances - and they can easily call round to check without it being an" interference". If you only have one Dr's surgery locally - phone them for a confidential chat with a Dr and ask them if you should phone SS. If neither are an option then call SS and phone your community police officer for another of those confidential chats.

They could be celebrating EID at the moment - could explain why they are a little louder later at night... It alters the normal daily routine - so the child might be sleeping.

Thanks - I'm really not a nosy person but the Walls are paper thin (old terrace rows). Yeah hassled I hear them from around 7 in the kitchen.
Trust me I would really rather not phone the police, it's a pretty rough area so instantly the whole street changes, yuck.

Sorry pancakeflipper what's EID? I'm not long in this country :

Eid - Islamic festival. Big part of their religious calendar.

Cool thankyou x

I would leave it a while.
As for the health visitor option, they may be exercising their legal right to have no dealings with health visitors.

I wonder if your the neighbour on the other side to our neighbours as you've described them perfectly! MIL there for a bit too which really increased the screaming? Sounded doo-lally?

(actually if it really is them they're quite nice)

Would you feel able to knock on the door and ask if everything is ok? Old-fashioned approach!

Perhaps he's just shit at DIY and she's freaked out when she saw the results?

It's not very likely that they've killed the children and hidden them under the floorboards. I would wait and see what happens later.

i was going to say knock on door too.
just make up a reason to need to call round

Haha nooooo niggle!
I live in shameless land and I'm not sure if the conversation would go very well with two non English in English haha.
I think I will leave it a while and then phone HV, everyone knows her round here so it won't be too weird

I would definitely do something. Health visitor seems a good idea

Strawberry- I don't suppose your mum stands outside her house banging a drum and singing to herself does she?that's what the other side were doing last night...
God I need to move!

bake some biscuits and take them round!

my neighbours did a lot of diy when they moved in... then it went quiet for months hardly ever saw them, and then..... they were raided for having a cannabis factory over 400 plants!!! live in a posh area too- you never know!

Come on then OP- what happened?

If they are Muslim...
Ramadan, a month of fasting from sunrise to sunset has just ended.
Eid is a major festival involving family, friends, visiting and huge amounts of cooking, cleaning and hospitality.
So they could be under a lot of stress, especially if family isn't around.
Rather like a lot of people and Christmas, especially if you'd fasted for the whole of Advent.