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[KungFuDizzy]

I live in a council flat. The tenant in the flat above me moved in during October. I believe that he is a vulnerable adult with some learning difficulties. Initially everything was fine and we had no issues. Since Christmas time things have started to change and I'm becoming concerned..

I can count on one hand the amount of times I have seen the tenant (we share a hallway and communal door so bumping into each other occasionally is to be expected) in person.

There's nearly always a stong smell of cannabis in the hallway and around the general area of his door. This smell only started around Christmas

There are multiple strange men coming and going from the flat at all hours. In the morning, the daytime, evening and the early hours. For example last night one of them was banging on the windows at 3.30am and woke me up . This happens a lot. Tonight there's another three strange men hanging round outside the door for no obvious reason. No sign of the tenant himself.. I don't know for sure what's happening but I'm worried that the tenant is somehow being taken advantage of? Maybe drug related

Wibu to ring the council tomorrow and express my concerns to them? We had (drug related) issues with the previous tentants of that flat so I don't want to seem like a moaning Minnie by complaining about nothing...

Sorry about the strange title I meant to change it before posting

You don’t sound like a moaning Minnie. Maybe ring the council and ask if his housing officer could do a welfare check?

I'd report. Someone could have designs to do that cuckold thing where they lock him in a room and take over the flat to turn it into a crack den.

It sounds like that county lines dealing, where they take over vulnerable people's houses to deal out of.

cuckolding? I think it is called? Worth a phone call.

I'm scared DH is working away so I'm on my own. One of the strange men is now ringing my doorbell and shouting to be let in through the communal door. I'm trying to ignore him but it's been going on for about 10 mins. Will the police come out and send him away if I ring 101 (assuming he carries on)? Obviously I'm definitely going to ring the housing officer in the morning

Sounds very much like it could be related to country lines drug gangs. Please ring 101 and report your suspicions and ask them to do a welfare check. Don't forget to mention your neighbour is a vulnerable adult.

Absolutely ring 101.

I'm having issues with a new neighbour and the council advise calling the police every time there is antisocial behaviour.

Hopefully they'll stop ringing your doorbell but agree about asking to do a welfare check on him. 101 could be a good idea if they don't stop

There's some useful information here:

www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/what-we-do/crime-threats/drug-trafficking/county-lines

The police are on the way Same guy is now trying to kick my door in

This sounds like cuckooing, where "criminal gangs target the most isolated, vulnerable members of the community, befriending them with the intention of taking over their homes to deal drugs and carry out other criminal activities."

Social Services and the police will be very interested. Your poor neighbour and poor you!!

@Sycamoretrees thank you for the link. That's really helpful and seems to confirm my suspicions

Oh no OP hope you're ok.

Op that's awful! Have the police turned up yet?

Hope you have rung 999 as he is trying to kick your door in... If not do it now!

Hope the police are with you quickly and sort the situation so you can get some sleep.

He left before the police arrived. Door damaged but still secure (luckily) will be calling the council in the morning to try and talk to the housing team. Thanks for all your advice tonight

I would also report to Police and Social Services. It's a definite safeguarding issues. The cuckooing and county lines.

I live in a beautiful small rural town in the 'shires and this cuckooing has happened several times in the past 12 months, to vulnerable people. :(

Did police check on the vulnerable adult? I would hope under the circumstances, they would do a check (or the next day if it was late). Especially if this violent person seemed to be wanting to break their way in to see him.

Pity police didn't catch him in the act. You should have called 999 and said someone was trying to kick your door in.

Yes I would be concerned and I would not call 101 if this happens again, go straight to 999. Better to be safe than sorry and you don’t know what drugs these people are on, or how they might react to being denied entry

There is a lady living 2 floors above me who is an alcoholic & is vulnerable. Several times she has been shouting & banging on the floor as she suffers seizures due to her alcoholism. I dialled 999 when she was banging as I had previously seen her looking like she had been beaten up. The police were very good, they helped to get someone to keep an eye on her through social services. Don't feel guilty for ringing the police & dial 999 if there are any further incidents, it's the only way to get anything done.

How long is your DH is away?
Have you told him about last night, yet?

As @Jenny70 asked, did the police check on the vulnerable adult?
Did you even mention it to them?

Next time, 999, not 101.

It does sound like county lines offences.

I hope it gets dealt with immediately.
Don't put up with it.

Demand action.
Daily.
Until it's erradicated.

Sorry if this is real why on earth did you call 101 and not 112/999 when someone is trying to kick in your door in the middle of the night??? I hope you told the police when they showed up about the context/your neighbour. Genuinely baffled if you didn’t.