To ask what you would do? Neighbours arguing

[TheDeuteragonist]

We have just moved into a new house.

Haven't met the neighbours yet but seen them in passing and smiled and said hello.

I've been working late tonight and decided to have a clean when I'd finished.

Was listening to a ghost story podcast and heard banging. Sounded like it was coming from upstairs.

Went up to check on DD, thought she'd fallen out of bed but she was fine. Came back down and heard banging again, felt like it made the ceiling shake.

Went up again and sat on the landing and deduced it was coming from next door. Pressed my ear to the wall and it's the neighbours arguing. Well, more like the man shouting. Lots of banging going on. I couldn't hear the woman at all.

I know there are kids in the house, 2 young ones.

DP works nights so I text him basically not really knowing what to do. He says to stay out of it but the banging really scared me as I couldn't place what it was (I.e not doors being slammed).

I asked DP if I should call the police but he says not too. How would I feel if someone called the police when we argued? I responded that we shout sometimes (rarely) but we never make that level of noise with it and there's usually two voices shouting.

I really don't know what to do. I'm home alone with DD so don't really wanna knock on and look nosy but I don't want to sit idly by while something bad happens to someone.

What would you do?

Just another police officer saying to call it in.

Sorry to have been so quiet in regards to this.

I have seen both male and female neighbour and kids over the past couple of days. Not spoken to them though.

Also, have not heard any more arguments.

Just to be clear, when I listened through the wall it was quite clear to me the man was yelling angrily. It was not revellers returning from the pub or anything like that. I could make out bits of what he was yelling but could hear no responses.

Yes, the banging made me feel scared. Scared enough with the yelling that I wouldn't have felt safe banging on the wall/knocking on, etc.

If I had called the police it would be clear to them that it was me that had done it due to the fact that we were in a semi.

I did also think that maybe I had enraged someone by making too much noise cleaning, etc but listening in quickly told me that wasn't the case. He was clearly shouting at someone and either they were silent or their replies were quiet.

If it happens again I will definitely call 101 to report.