To report neighbours children for antisocial behaviour?

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So we live on a brand new estate which is packed full of families.

For months now 3 separate neighbours kids have been playing on e scooters and hoover boards.

They play into the road, all round our living room windows, by our cars on our private property and at times have tried to ram into our cars until I went out to them after seeing it on the Ringdoorbell.

The noise is awful, now they have taken to going round the back alley and the noise literally vibrates through the whole house.
The alley is access for only me and our neighbour (who is also fed up).

We have tried to talk to the parents but to no avail.

There is no consideration for the other neighbours and we feel it’s only a matter of time before one of them drives into our car or window as they go so fast.

The noise they make lasts from 3:30pm - 9pm every night.

The kids also come onto our front garden to play making a noise and waking up our toddlers.

I have spoken to my neigbbour and they feel the same away, absolutely fed up of the lack
of consideration.

We are thinking of reporting this as anti social behaviour as it’s really causing a nuisance.
There is a park 30 seconds away so I don’t know why they don’t play there instead of playing outside our houses.

AIBU?

Can't you just go outside and tell them firmly to stop when they'r ein your driveway /front garden? I mean, I dont' think you have a leg to stand on for children making a noise in the neighbourhood generally, but of course the moment they're on YOUR property, tell them to get off.

Yes I have tried to tell them to get of the property numerous times.
But I thought my e scooters and hoover boards were illegal to use on public roads?

YANBU but they will know it was you. If the parents are so unreasonable as to not respond to you speaking to them (or to even let them do it in the first place!) I’d be wary of things ramping up tbh. They sound the type to make lives hell, after all, why shouldn’t their little darlings be able to do exactly as they like with no consequences? 🙄

Escooters are illegal unless on private land or official council rented ones, so you could report them

Check with your parish council. They will advise you of your local community worker and your local PCSO's contact details.

They'll have a chat with the parents. If that fails, and they are caught on a public road, their boards will be confiscated.

Report report report with evidence.

Owners private rent or council?

Either way report for anti social to the council, and then to whoever their landlord is if they rent. With evidence such as ring door bell.

I take it they are all also over the age for criminal responsibility to of kicked in.

Me and me neighbour both rent from the council.
We have plenty of Ring door video footage.

The kids range from 5 - 14.

At least a couple over the age then.

With council tenants you definitely want to start reporting early on and that’s nothing against council tenants themselves that’s because it’s a hard hard long slog to get someone forced to be moved or evicted from a council property if they don’t start to behave.

Put a gate on the back alley.

What did the parents actually say?

The parents said they are kid just playing and don’t mean any harm.

Me and neighbour have both showed them footage of our front windows getting a ball kicked at it after we have asked them to get off our drive, the mother said she was sorry and would have a word and walked off.

Go back round and tell her her ‘word’ hasn’t worked?

Gate off the access and you and ndn have a key.. Set up garden sprinkles at the front.

Play some opera/classical/barry manilow quite loudly…. Worker when we were kids congregating in the cul de sac

we buggered off sharpish

Can you put a gate up on the alley and just you and your neighbour have the key?

Sounds like our new build estate. It's like living in hell and we have no privacy.

Unfortunately, I don't have any advice because we're moving soon. We're gutted to be selling up but we're sick of it and we've had arguments with multiple parents who just repeat the same old "it's just kids being kids" line instead of dealing with their feral offspring. I wouldn't touch a new build estate with a bargepole now.

Have you ever tried to go out and tell a group of teenagers 'firmly' to get off your property?
It's all a game to them.
Jeering, house egging, intimidation...

That was my experience and I'm no wallflower.

It is so lovey and peaceful in the day until the kids come back from school.

Even today our the same neighbour did the door at 8pm no doubt wanting their football back with the mom just stood there, I was busy putting kids to bed so left it.
I think 8pm is late to be ringing my door when they know I have toddlers.

I will have to ask the council who is the landlord about the gate to only allow access to me and my other neighbour.

This is such a lovely area and I felt so lucky to get such a beautiful house but it’s just ruined by these kids and the parents who do nothing.

I will be speaking to the council tomorrow
for advice to see if they can help.