Teenagers causing trouble around flats

[Snowshoes1234]

Hi, we are going to follow up with the community police but have had incidents of young teenagers initimidating residents. Apart from CCTV and trying to ensure that the secure doors are kept secure etc anyone else had this and what other measures did you put in place? Unfortunately someone was also assaulted the other day which also went to the police.
i know I can google but as well as this just wondered if anyone has any experience of this and practical tips also.
Thanks

No experience of this but can you get one of those high pitch noise things that shops have, the ones only youngsters can hear? It’s supposed to drive them mad and they disperse.

Do you have a management company for the flats at all? I’d contact them - they might be able to do something if the teenagers live in one of the properties they manage.

Local community group on Facebook were you can post images of the little darlings so their parents might take some action?

Hadn’t thought of that high pitched noise thing! - thanks.
The property management company are helping with us looking into CCTV.
The teenagers don’t live in the flats. It’s horrible not to feel safe!

Teens hate being watched. So start watching them.
We had similar issues in our block, only they took to using our communal corridor outside our front doors as their smoking den. A neighbour and I started having doorstep chats whenever they pitched up and they quickly moved on.

Hi, when a few of us gather in the hallway to try and get them to leave, they then start filming us which is intimidating.

These are also incredibly painful for babies/small children, cats and dogs.

Film them back!

Film them back and laugh at them.

Honestly, they'll soon piss off.

@lifebeginsaftercoffee those noise makers are horrific on my ears . The idea of having it permanently on is torturing.

I walk by an estate who has one and I have to cross over to avoid it. It also causes my ten year old pain. I fail to see how they are effective as I imagine the teens would just wear buds

One of the guys started filming them back then got called names- you can imagine what- so he is now reluctant to film them.
It’s a nightmare. We have never had this much trouble.

Are they in school uniform?

If they are then go to the school, they won't want the bad reflection on themselves

This might sound incredibly stupid, but is it possible to start being friendly towards them? It might then be easier to ask them nicely if they wouldn’t mind going elsewhere.
You could point out that a lot of people are really intimidated by them, and would they like their granny etc to feel like that.
It might take a while and I completely understand that it would probably stick in your throat.
Just thinking of the saying that you catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.
They probably expect people to give them a hard time so do the opposite?
I’ve done this when some teenagers were breaking glass bottles in the lane beside my house.
Basically said, C’mon guys, some dog could cut their paw badly on that!
That hadn’t occurred to them.
They apologised and they helped me clear it up.
My DH was ready to go out and rant at them tbh.
Anyway, just a thought.
Apologies if it’s an annoying one!

Are they inside the blocks, or hanging around the grounds outside? If the latter, I’d have an urgent need to hose down the plants/grass/paths right next to them.

They’re not in uniform. They tend to turn up well after school eg 9pm

Thanks- I get the post about being friendly. On the first few instances of this I wasn’t there and someone had automatically called the police which seems to have made them more determined.
Totally understand the idea of trying to talk to them l. Just seems now that that ship has sailed.
When we get some sort of cctv up I wonder if that will make a difference

I would gather a few and together film and advise them to move on. Last year a friend of mine decided to accidentally water them from her balcony. She then put a post on Facebook apologising for an accident, identified parents and had a chat

Parents were mortified, teens apologised and no bother since