To want to call the police about neighbours kids party?

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They are making a racket. Swearing, screaming, shouting, music, unidentifiable noises.

The parents have gone away/out for the night. Last time, they came home at midnight, turfed everyone out and left the neighbours (us) to deal with anti-social behaviour and bottle smashing.

It's Summer, so the windows are open, this makes the noise more intense.

Should I call the police or suck it up (again).?

It is 10.30- what laws do you know that they have broken that would make it a police matter?

I don't know! Just being selfish? Keeping up my children? I'm usually asleep by now, is that unreasonable?!!! To want to sleep at 10.30 in my own home?!!

If it isn’t happening very regularly then sorry but I think you have to suck it up.

It's a party, there's going to be noise.

Do you have a fan? If so close your windows and switch it on.

It might not be unreasonable to be want to sleep, but it's hardly a police matter

I'm about half an hour I think you can call the police.

Ridiculous.
I'm a police officer and if we got called out every time people were 'being selfish and keeping up children' we'd be under even more strain than we are now.
It's 10:30. If you're that concerned, go over there and politely ask them to keep it down.

It's 10.30 on a Saturday. Seriously.

In my day we pissed our neighbours off much more than that.

The police won't even show up if you've been burgled in a lot of places now, highly unlikely they will do anything about this considering there's no laws being broken. Get a grip. Or go over and get them to pour you a drink, might loosen you up a bit....

Well, you are not being unreasonable and I think being really loud like that is not acceptable at any time. But lots of people on mumsnet seem to think no one needs to sleep. You can’t call the police but your local council should have a noise patrol number you can call.

It's not that late and the police won't come out - they will fob you off to the council, who will have an answer machine. This is the response I got when I called 101 at 3am about a party.

If it goes on past 11, I think you can complain about noise levels, but that's probably about it.

Don't think the police can do much unless it gets massively out of hand.

I'm just grumpy because I'm not going to sleep and because I'm going to be sweeping broken glass off the pavement, drive and drive of my elderly neighbour.

I hope that they are all very ill tomorrow. Not sorry.

I get that it’s a pain in the arse, but 10.30 isn’t massively late on a weekend once in a while tbh

I have neighbours with teeneage dc and they occasionally have parties, it’s part of life living near other people unfortunately

Anti social behaviour at midnight obvs is a different thing

All of the issues you’ve listed are annoyances, I grant you. But I really don't get the MN fury at house parties before midnight. It’s really not unreasonable to have a party in your own home every now and then.

If it were 2am, I’d be in agreement that a knock on the door and a ‘any chance you could lower volume’ conversation could / should be had. But 10.30pm? On a Saturday night?! Nah.

You were young once and got on your friends neighbours last nerve!

If they are under 18 maybe they will be more interested.

I loathe and resent hearing ANY noise from neighbours but I know IABU.

Give it til midnight then go round and ask them to keep it down.

Being selfish is not a criminal offence, much as some people would like it to be. And 10.30 isn't that late for party noise either. Think you're going to have to suck it up in afraid. Hope things quieten down soon.

This happens in my street in the summer. I usually drink.

And actually, it is pretty unreasonable to have a party if you are going to keep other people awake. People need sleep to function.

I hope that they are all very ill tomorrow. Not sorry.

Sometimes life is about how you look at things. I love teenagers. They are so sparky and funny and silly. And they do thoughtless things sometimes. They are just learning. And yours will drive you spare in a few years. They need love and understanding. And also hangovers. Because there is nothing as educational as natural consequences.

You may find it unreasonable but that doesn't make it a crime. The police have actual lawbreaking to deal with. In our area the out of hours noise patrol from environmental health will come round between 12-4am for this type of disturbance. Look at your council's website to see if this is a possibility.

Realistically though, you should probably just close your windows and let them get on with it. There's no rule that says everyone has to be quiet by 10.30pm on a Saturday. These days I too am in bed but I can cast my mind back and recall that my schedule was not always dictated by a toddler. Not everyone has kids and those who don't are equally entitled to live their lives and at the times of their choosing.

YANBU to be pissed off but remember people die due to lack of police resources therefore YWBU to call the police over this.

Police will not have the resources to do a thing (I am a key holder for my neighbour and when their alarm went off at midnight and I contacted the police they asked me to go around ‘and have a look’ as they wouldn’t have anyone free until after midday the next day, they won’t come out for party). BUT do go around and ask them to keep the noise down, I think most people would respect that. Any broken glass then go around in the morning and point it out, if they don’t clear it tell the parents when they get home, mine would be grounded for a month!