I would like others advice and opinions on a situation I have been going through with some neighbours and children on the estate where I live. This year a couple of separate families have moved into the area, one in a house down the same street. I have lived here since 2013 and it has always been a nice area and never experienced any problems until recently. The family that live down the same street moved here in May, they consist of a mum, stepdad and about 4 boys who range in age from 12 to 21. Two of the boys, 12 and 14 started playing with my eldest son who is 9. I thought they appeared nice and would help my son with building his scooters etc. Just before the 6 weeks holiday my son came to me asking if vaping is good for you. Horrified, I told him no, he started crying and I made him come in. He told me the 12yr old and another were smoking it and told my son to try it as it was good for you. My son didn’t know what it was as he’s never seen one before and stupidly took it. I explained to him that he was wrong in doing so as he should never take anything from anyone before asking me however, the other children were also in the wrong and that he isn’t to play out with them anymore as I don’t want him involved with that behaviour. I never said anything to the parents as I wasn’t sure what reception I would get and I often feel vulnerable as I’m a single mum and have not long been out of a domestically abusive relationship with my boys father. I’m in an end house with a field to the side of me and not long after the vape incident my boys who are 9 and 5 were playing in the back garden. The 12 & 14yr old were on the field right next to the side of my back garden fence one day and started telling my 5yr old to shut the f up as he was singing, they then went on to spray water on my boys through the fence. I decided I had better speak to the parents as things were escalating & it was now infringing on my kids in their own garden. The mum seemed ok and told me she was grateful for me telling her and would make sure they don’t go near my house and that they have moved here from York to get away from trouble. I felt that the situation was hopefully resolved and that would be the end to it, but soon after her 2 boys, the other family previously mentioned that include a girl 12 and brother 7, and also a gang of other kids that I do not know started congregating at the side of my fence on a daily basis giving verbal abuse to my children if they played in the back garden and often sitting there for hours using foul language such as the C word and taking about things such as drugs and oral sex etc. It really started to get myself and my kids down as it was constant and we couldn’t enjoy being in our own garden during the summer. They were also always smashing things at the side of my house such as bikes, footballs etc. Eventually I got in touch with the Council and local PCSO to complain as I had had enough. I saw one of my other neighbours one day and we got talking about the family that have moved in, I didn’t know others down the street were having problems but she told me they were as this family are drug dealing, shouting, swearing and banging constantly in their home as well so a few others down the street also made complaints to the Council. Council sent the family a letter but I think they are convinced it’s just me who has complained, so the stepdad approached me one day as I was walking home from the school run with my boys and started shouting in my face about what my problem was. I tried to explain what his step kids had been doing as his was response was that it’s just kids for you and if I don’t like it I should f off and move as no one f*g likes me round here anyway. The incident upset me and I’ve tried to stay out of the way as much as possible. I hate coming home from work and I dread weekends as to what hassle I’m potentially going to have to deal with and it’s affecting me mentally. The kids have thankfully laid off sitting at the side of my garden but still have the odd problems. Yesterday a boy who is in my eldest son’s class & who often plays with the boys from opposite was smashing a DVD player multiple times at my house wall and has damaged some brick work. My son went out to go ask why and to leave us alone but this boy grabbed him by the neck and started chocking and hurting him. My son had red marks all over his neck and because of this I went to have a word with his mum who said she would deal with it. Whilst I was talking to his mum, this boy and another had put tape all across my front garden and fencing. The other boy involved was the 7yr old I have previously mentioned. He appears to have behavioural problems and attends a naughty school. He often swears at people on the estate and even called me a C* at one point. His parents often have people knocking on their door to make complaints about their kids (the dad even got knocked out last month as wouldn’t control his daughter bullying another girl and the girls dad took matters into his own hands) I was at the the end of my tether yesterday so went and spoke to his mum asking for her to keep him away from my property as I just want to be left alone. She started being all defensive and told me that her son will do what he wants and that she won’t keep him in or really stop him as she can’t and won’t deal with his meltdowns! She basically tried deflecting and making out that I’m in the wrong and that it’s just kids. She also told me that she has heard I had said the field next to my house is mine etc. I told her that I have never ever said that and it’s absolutely ridiculous to think I had. I don’t mind kids playing but I don’t want my property to be damaged, my kids verbally abused and to feel unsafe in my own house, that I just want peace and to be left alone. What I want to know is, have I blown things out of proportion and is it just a case of kids being kids and I should expect it or would others do the same as me? I don’t want any problems or arguments with neighbours and never have until recently. All I want is to be left alone to enjoy being in my own home and not have to worry every time the kids are around that something is going to happen. After my abusive relationship I want myself and more importantly my children to finally be happy but at this moment in time I am far from it.