Worst neighbours I've ever had

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I have had issues since I moved to my current address 14 years ago. Not for the entire time but it has caused me a lot of stress.
It started as parking issues, they wanted to partially block my drive at all times. They have been fined, including their friends they roped in to join them. It still goes on, and any workmen they have coming all seem to want to partially block my drive, they also get a fine. If anyone new moves to the street, they get told that I'm the mad woman who is always trying to get at people and get everyone fined. Over these years I have been threatened, followed, police have been called due to the incidents and it never ends.
The newest thing is that the neighbours sons have now reached teenage years and get their teen age friends involved. I have ring doorbells and cameras at front and back of the house due to the issues I have with them, and yesterday I caught one of the boys peeing in my front porch area. I have made a report to police online, I honestly don't know what else to do. It seems they can do whatever they want to me and get away with it.
I know I'm not BU, just wanted to get this out, because I feel alone in this

Crumbs. That sounds awful. Hope somebody better informed than I am can give you advice.

Can't you just move? I know it's not always possible and why should you etc but I was never so light of heart as the day I moved away from my vile, scummy, alcoholic drug dealing abusive neighbours. No one can understand the hell of bad neighbours until they have been there. It is an obscene violation of your personal space. I hope you get peace one day OP.

Do you live in a rough area? I don’t know any teenagers who would act like this in my street. What are the demographics of your street? Can you move?

OMG this sounds dreadful OP, I feel so sorry for you! Have you video evidence of the guy peeing? I hope your police report leads to him being charged, that’s disgusting. It’s indecent exposure, trespassing, criminal damage/vandalism surely.
Are these bought houses or rented/council? If the latter then I take it landlord is aware? They could move to evict them surely with enough evidence of their antisocial behaviour?
If moving really isn’t an option (and I would be very seriously considering it because these cretins are not going to change) then I think all you can really do is sit tight, keep doing what you are doing in terms of cameras covering as much as you can, reporting incidents to the Police and building evidence against them that maybe could be used for an ASBO or something? Not sure how they work but something along those lines.

Have you considered having a solicitor draw up a cease and desist letter with a view to suing them over the loss of enjoyment of your property.

This sounds like a campaign of serious harassment, you poor thing, how awful. I’m furious with your knuckle dragging neighbours on your behalf. I’m sure sure what your choices are, either do something, which includes ramping up the harassment complaints to the police and local MP. Are your other neighbours oblivious to this anti social behaviour or are they afraid these bullies will turn on them? Im sure, that even if new neighbours are informed you are “ the mad lady” ( you are not!) they will soon work out who the bad neighbours are. You could decide to do nothing, if you can, ignore all their antisocial behaviours and hope they get bored of harassing you. That doesn’t seem like a great option though.
I would carry on following your legal options and hope that they end up in court with criminal records for this persistent bullying, intimidation and harassment. Or move, it’s not failure or weakness to admit you can’t win the war and you need to move on. Good luck!

At least you have it on video and I hope the police will take further action. If not can you go down a civil route?

Police? Don't waste your time. I have records of one guy constantly blocking our driveway (dropped kerb) for a year. Finally, got abused by him on my own doorstep. Everything filmed, he said things like "ill come whatever I want", etc. Called 999, they simply sent me a message for an appointment with Police officer.
Gues what- police officer told there is no point to do anything as he will deny any claims for harassment .
Because that fu*ker is "lovely local business man". The same about your situation, they might have some family/friends at local police, Council, etc.

I contacted Council too, they said the only thing I can do- constantly call them to give him a ticket.

Keep writing a diary of events.

They sound horrible neighbours, deliberately winding you up.

We sold our first owned property due to a year of harassment. He was a drug taking aggressive wanker, threw his girlfriend across the room type. I don’t know how you’ve tolerated this for so long. I would say calling the police is worth it, they were very helpful for us.

I have a nightmare neighbour too, so you're not alone!

I had a lovely old man that lived next to me when I first moved in, he would help me out any time I needed it and would even invite me in for tea etc. He had been there for over 10 years then suddenly just as the pandemic hit, he left without even saying goodbye!

In his place was a horrible misogynist! I bumped into him one time and casually asked what happened to the guy that used to live there and he seemed fine, told me they did a mutual swap and I thought he wasnt that bad, then one time his post came to my house and I opened it not reading the name and noticed it wasnt mine when I was some car insurance letter! I felt so bad i wrote a note, apologising for opening his mail and posted it through his letterbox and thats where the issues started!

He randomly started taking in my amazon packages and since amazon didnt notify me they delivered it to him, he came to my door really aggressive shouting at my partner at the time and I and throwing the package at us!

This happened more than once, on the last occasion my ex opened the door and he threw it on the floor and demanded my ex pick it up! Such anger and disgust in his voice I came out asking what's going on and the man was shouting how we always order stuff but are never in to get it! I then told him not to accept any of our stuff, its as simple as rejecting it and we never have to see each other!

Even after this, I wrote a note on amazon saying never deliver to his house and I still caught him taking my package in (or my tapo doorbell) when amazon never read my note! This time the guy stole it! He made false reports to our housing manager about our dog and has just been really aggressive!

Iv never known anyone like him! Its been years since all this happened, I now have a 2 year old and he thankfully gives me the silent treatment with occasional dirty looks! He is such a nasty piece of work and was like that pretty much the moment he moved in! I'd love to move but im in council housing and they have no intentions in helping me out even though my son and I have to share a bed the place is so small!

So I can understand just upping anf leaving isnt always an option.

Blimey …are you me ????
Having the exact issues with mine too .

Consistently blocking my drive so i cant get out .
Verbal abuse every time they see me and yes, told everyone down the street and in the village i am mad …i am not really 😄

I have had the police out countless times , waste of time , contacted the council …music blasting out late at night where they are sat in the garden taking drugs and drinking , great big bonfires in the garden .
One has been done countless times for drink driving, report to the police and saw them doing drug deals, police dont care .

Also got the MP for my area involved, Nothing has made one bit of difference .
I cant afford to move either and spent loads on the house where its supposed to be safe for me and the cats .
They have also been threatened …luckily the dont leave my garden.

I have had pigeons shot and thrown in my garden …photos and videos of everything …police are bloody useless cowards .
Last thing they have spray painted all my fencing as i am at the end of a cul de sac road, but you can walk past as it goes round to the next street in a circle .

Every time they go out, i hope they never come back ⚰️
Have cameras up too .

Surely the police will arrest him for peeing in your porch? Criminal damage?

brilliant you’ve got a ring doorbell to catch them at this

Have you been in contact with the councils asb team?

It sounds like a council house estate that some of the houses have been sold to private owners but there is still a ‘council ‘ mentality in the area….some housing association tenants are as rough as f**k

Sadly not sure there is much you can do. There should be stronger laws against these shits.

You either try and out-weird them (and risk the police taking the easy option of prosecuting you, or endless escalation). Or you do everything you can to move.

Lady, you ain’t crazy! It’s your neighbours who are the crazies. 🤪

Do you have a local Facebook page? If not start one and upload videos of your neighbours revolting behaviour, If the teenage boy wants to behave like that then he can be named and shamed. Let him ‘own it’. Airdrop the video footage from your phone, someone will see it and pass it on.

My dad had paint thrown on his car and the neighbour (who paid someone to do it for him) also mounted the curb deliberately to frighten him too. He'd done the same to his own sister in law.
That's just one example, but my dad and his other neighbour got in touch with their councillor and MP. I think it turned out to be the councillor that helped most in his case, but I'd recommend contacting both.