AIBU to report drug dealing? Worried about repercussions

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We have a really big problem with drug dealing in my area. There are a gang of teenagers who ride round our estate dealing drugs, they meet at a point near my house so I can always see it happening. It is constant, every single day. They are awful, nasty little thugs. They ride around like they own the place causing havoc and so much antisocial behaviour. It's got so much worse recently. I hate taking my DC to the park round the corner now as they make me feel uncomfortable and are always hanging about and doing deals.

They are obviously part of something much bigger and we think there is a 'crack house' (not sure what it's called?) with a single girl involved. We aren't sure of the exact address but it's on the road behind us.

I started a thread recently as a new person moved into the house near mine, single mum to 4 kids. She is obviously buying drugs from them and they are doing regular drop offs at her house, it's now become daily. Until this point no one in our small street had been directly involved so it felt a bit distant, but now they are coming to outside our house every single day it feels much closer to home and I've just had enough of it.

I want to report it all to the police, I have CCTV of who they are, but my DH says I should stay out of it because of repercussions. I am so, so nervous about anything happening to us if they ever found out but at the same time how else can we get it to stop? It infuriates me that people can get away with doing these things because they know no one will ever report it.

I can't explain how much more visible/regular it has become recently, it is making me miserable. Our area has deteriorated so much in the past few years with people not giving a shit about where they live and treating it like a dump, and this is now just another thing. I don't want to move as we love our neighbours and our street (until new neighbour moved in) but I just want it to stop.

WIBU to report anything to the police? Does anyone have any advice/experience of doing so?

The police probably know already. It's not a priority for them. You can expect sweet FA in terms of help from them if there were repercussions. They tend to let the little guys off in hope of catching the big guys.

The same big guys who'd be pissed if you've reported their runners.

Two dealers in this street. One coke, one street vallies etc. No one cares. We're finally moving soon.

You can report online anonymously I thought. Google your local police force and follow the links. You can usually upload video too if they ask you to.

Didn't you post this exact thread the other day?

Honestly I have reported my ex and the Han he was involved in. So I get it it’s scary , they threatened to petrol bomb my house because of ex owing them money. So I did it but I didn’t mention the petrol boom just that they were dealing where from etc. You can do it online and I doubt they would no if was u unless u r out there complaining or watching them . Which it doesn’t sound like you are. The police will proactively know already and may be watching and getting evidence. So it would be helpful I would do it but make sure my name was not on anything. Also unfortunately be ready for more gang members or a different gang to take over the spot 🤦‍♀️ It’s awful I know but once they know the area and they can make money they don’t really give up easy. There are parts of the town next to me that are scary to go in now. It’s horrible I’m so great full
I live out of it for my son sake

@Lockheart

Didn't you post this exact thread the other day?

In my previous thread I was asking whether it was any help reporting the neighbour for buying the drugs, but since then conversations with my DH have escalated and he doesn't want me to report anything as he's worried about repercussions to us.

Thanks everyone. It's just frustrating because from our CCTV it's so obvious what house it has come from so I feel worried about sending that in incase anything happens to our house, but at the same time it is really clear evidence of who it is.

I've reported next but one neighbors because the whole street stinks of weed and they have cars with engines idling at night.

There have been two cannabis factories closed down in my village in the last couple of years, so the police do act. They may not act directly on your report but they build up a body of evidence.

I've had no repercussions but I have no idea if the police did anything directly.

@VanGoghsDog

I've reported next but one neighbors because the whole street stinks of weed and they have cars with engines idling at night.

There have been two cannabis factories closed down in my village in the last couple of years, so the police do act. They may not act directly on your report but they build up a body of evidence.

I've had no repercussions but I have no idea if the police did anything directly.

Did you report anonymously or give your name/details etc?

I could have written this post in the recent past OP. Honestly it was giving me serious anxiety after watching this from my kitchen window for the last few years. We ended up selling our house last month.... it actually had died down in the past year but my nerves were shot I just wanted out of there before my young kids got older

Crime stoppers is completely anonymous

Sounds like the new neighbour is being cuckooed. The police can do nothing as she won't be a reliable witness. The only remedy is for her to be evicted and that takes a long time. Her landlord needs to know - look up the property on Rightmove, if there was an agent contact them and ask them to tell the landlord you can stay anonymous.

This is knowledge I wish I didn't have.

@murbblurb

Sounds like the new neighbour is being cuckooed. The police can do nothing as she won't be a reliable witness. The only remedy is for her to be evicted and that takes a long time. Her landlord needs to know - look up the property on Rightmove, if there was an agent contact them and ask them to tell the landlord you can stay anonymous.

This is knowledge I wish I didn't have.

Thank you for your response, she is a HA tenant should I contact the HA? Could I do it on an anonymous email address do you think?

@GallopingGreen

I could have written this post in the recent past OP. Honestly it was giving me serious anxiety after watching this from my kitchen window for the last few years. We ended up selling our house last month.... it actually had died down in the past year but my nerves were shot I just wanted out of there before my young kids got older

I'm so glad you have said this, it has absolutely shot my anxiety and my DH doesn't understand it, so thank you for validating my feelings as he did make me feel like I was overreacting and should just ignore it like he can. I'm glad you were able to get out, we unfortunately have family ties to this house (I won't go into detail as it's outing) so it's a bit of a complex situation.

If it's teenagers they may well be part of a 'county lines' operation (where basically gangs recruit children and vulnerable young adults to do their dealing). This is supposed to be a big priority for police at the moment so that might work in your favour in terms of getting something done. In my area the local police have a facebook and twitter presence and are frequently posting with details of how people can report suspicious activity anonymously. You could look whether your police have anything similar.

I went through 111 online so it gives my details.

My DH was the same - told me to ignore it, told me I was overreacting etc but honestly it gave me palpitations at times. He didn't understand at all!!
I stopped inviting friends over as I was just so ashamed. Writing this down it seems so mad and silly, but that's the way I was feeling.

Sorry that it's not as easy to just sell and move on for you. In that case I would make an anonymous call to the local police station- even if it means they could do regular drive around could ease your mind a little.

What helped me when I was feeling really anxious was to write down a list of what I was worried was going to happen, had it ever actually happened (always no) ... and really articulate my feelings and be more level headed about the reality.

Yes, do contact the HA - I don't know what happens to evicted social housing tenants, but this situation is only going to get worse.

I reported blatant drug dealing to the police a couple of years ago. I did it online which I think gives you the option of anonymity though as I recall I did give some details. The police dealt with it really quickly (within a week) and we've not had a problem since. We did worry about repercussions because if the dealers had thought about it they might have realised we are the only house with a good view of their activities but nothing happened.

Please report, via Crimestoppers perhaps.

I reported a local drug dealer to my local counsillor who said he would tell the police. now i am anxious hat if anything did happen i would be called as a witness. Please advise.

Hi can anyone tell me if anyone who works for DWP can just access your details to have a look?