To report neighbours kids?

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The police have already even down to speak to the parents of the various kids who play on e scooters.

They go on my driveway back and forth screaming.

The parents just allow their kids to cause havoc annoying everybody.
They throw chalk at cars, they throw footballs it's non stop.

I understand kids play, but their behaviour seems to be boarding on anti social behaviour.

Myself and other parents have tried to speak to the parents to no avail.
The police have already been down and informed the parents that the kids are not to use the e scooters.

I rent from the council, would it be unreasonable me for me to report this?
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Not at all

The kids aren’t “playing” are they; they’re destroying the environment for everyone else. I don’t know what the answer is but I know it won’t be easy

Not at all, you deserve to be able to have peace in your own home.

The teens who ride these things tend to be scum, so you might get some retaliation if they find out it was you, so report and tell no one that you've reported.

We have had issues with young teens hanging around and doing the kicking doors tick tok challenge repeatedly. So we have contacted police. It’s one thing knocking and running but kicking doors of elderly and disabled people is not on. it’s also really loud and could be scary.

Neighbourhood police have been great and had words with one group ( we saw them). athey are keeping an eye. Way i see it. They need nipping in the bud!

It's anti social behaviour. Report them.

I’d absolutely report this.
I would also ask if they had any other housing available or ask to be put on a swop list -
is private renting an option???

I work with someone who rented from the council she now rents privately as it was so awful. It is more expensive but she said it’s worth every penny and it’s much nicer where she is.

Thank you for the replies.
It is awful living here.

The parents and their kids have no respect for other neighbours live here.
Who would I report it to?

I want to move so badly as it really affects me and I have a baby and a 2 year old, so all the noise wakes up when they are napping etc.

I am considering private renting, with the new Renters Bill being enforced in May I am hoping
to find somewhere asap.

Start with council and take it from there.Explore the avenues before giving up your council tenancy.
Wishing you all the best.
Also a council tenant.

Please report. Kids on e scooters are a nightmare where I live, often in the road, wrong side of the road, at night in dark clothing obviously no lights. It’s so dangerous and there will be a serious accident. Why are parents buying them?!

Do you live next to the Fury family?

I can understand your reasons for wanting to move away, but neither you or any of your other neighbours should be made to feel that you should have to.

If you say the police have already paid a visit and the parents are still allowing their children to be anti social, yes, definitely call them again and as mentioned give the housing association a call and let them know the circumstances, tell them it's not a one off, I was once told by a housing officer in our area that they are technically the families in their houses landlords and to some extent are held to account if neighbours are causing problems they do nothing, but they obviously must be told.

Don't feel bad or guilty for doing so, there's nothing wrong in just wanting to live without anti social neighbours in the area, they've have already been asked to stop but still continue to let their children run riot, thats on them, it should be them moved on not you.

Not at all. And keep records.

Please don't surrender a secure tenancy over this. Use your landlords ASB process first at least.

Agree about keeping records, and as you have tried to resolve this by speaking directly to the parents, reporting is reasonable.

Don't give up a secure tenancy, that would be a really foolish move.

Work with your neighbours to get this resolved.

My next door neighbour is always shouting at her kids as well. I can hear it through the walls.

I also have her by my window screaming at her kid all captured on my CCTV, they are just the neighbours from hell

It is always worse in the summer.
October - March - no issues, it's only when it starts getting lighter and we have good weather it all starts.

Last year was horrendous.

Police in our area often report that they've removed e scooters and e bikes and had them destroyed. Personally believe that anyone who buys e scooters for their kids wouldn't give a shit about others around them. They're illegal unless on private property and parents know that and still buy them.

We’ve had eggs lobbed at the back of our house over a 12ft wall today. I’ve concluded it’s end of the summer holiday and teens are bored OR dd3’s ex best friend (they fell out last July and the mum barged into my house yelling at me that dd was a snob for having her go at her little princess for using the n word at the time the ex friend’s boyfriend threatened to egg our house). We’re reporting it online just to log it incase it escalates. We have rabbits that hop around the garden in the day. Thankfully they weren’t hurt.

if it was DD’s ex friend we’ll find out as she’s terrible at secrets and someone will mention it to dd when back in school. We live in a “nice” area where this stuff doesn’t happen. If it was regular anti social behaviour I would be reporting it.

I sympathise we have one set of kids that do what they want .roughly aged 5-11 constant screaming outside,play on the road in the dark,in about everything and anything,sitting on the ground digging out fresh tar out of a pothole,the 5yr old battered an injured seagull to death
Glad they stay in the block opposite,We've enough with door slamming fool downstairs.
I kept a note of dates and reported to the ASB team ,they must've spoken to him as that's nearly two weeks not a peep .
It won't last though.

If I report it, will I be anonymous?

Because there is a group of kids and their parents who all play together it will be obvious it's either me or another neighbour.

I know I am lucky to have this house but it just really depresses me living here.
There is also no privacy either.

Everyones Ring door bell's captures outside their boundary and they all know everyone's business.

Its like living in a Big Brother street.

It's time the schools were back!!!!

I don't know if this gives you any hope but I reported (both me and nightmare neighbour same housing association) 3 years ago. I stuck at it and it did work. They are 80% less of a pain in the a* now, it was hard but worth it. Yes it was anonymous but it wasn't just us who'd complained anyway. We used the recording app direct to the HA as well. I'm not saying its easy but I'm bloody glad I stuck to it.

Look up your council’s anti social behaviour policy for tenants and keep reporting to the police and the council.
I know a few people who have managed to get a move to another council because of their neighbours anti social behaviour, so make sure you’ve exhausted every avenue with the council before you consider going private.

@LilyBunch25- Hiya, how long did it take for the anti social behaviour to stop?
I believe it was another neighbour opposite who complained to the police a few months ago as the kids were ramming the e scooters into their cars.

@Bloodycrossstitch- Hiya, I did ask about a "managed move" last year and the Housing Officer said "well this can happen anywhere and you are not getting a move through us".

How long did it happen for the people you know to move to another council?

I will keep on contacting the council and the PCSO as it's non stop now.

It took a couple of weeks to really see a difference. One big advantage was that they were on a new tenancy and had the probationary period extended and that would have put their tenancy at risk if they carried on. It also helped that several people complained at the same time (people at the back of their house who weren't housing assoc) however the HA were really proactive even without those factors I think it would still have had similar result. They're noticeably more careful now with noise etc. From what I can tell they had had issues where they lived before and think if they'd lost this one they wouldn't have got housed again. I'm disappointed to hear about attitude of your housing officer- they should have a dedicated ASB dept you should push it with them too.