Would really appreciate some advice because I’m feeling quite shaken and not sure what to do.
I’ve had ongoing issues with my neighbour for a while, lots of shouting, banging on the wall etc, and previously his mum has come round and shouted in my face. I reported it back in January but never really heard anything further.
Today it’s escalated quite badly. My son (primary school age) came into my bed around 4:45am, really quietly, and almost immediately there was shouting through the wall – “fuck off”, “cunt”, “die” – and banging on the bedroom wall which continued then for 45 minutes even though we were silent in bed.
It stopped for a bit and I fell back asleep, but the knocking/banging has basically continued on and off all day. This afternoon a handwritten note was pushed through my door saying I’d “started a war”.
This afternoon it got worse. I saw him through the front window making what looked like a throat cutting gesture at me, followed by aggressive hammering on my front door. I didn’t open it. Since then there’s been more banging on the walls and shouting.
It’s now 6pm. I’m 14 weeks pregnant and it’s just me and my son at home. He’s quietly playing in his room but I feel really on edge and honestly quite scared.
I feel a bit silly calling the police because they must have bigger things to deal with, but equally this doesn’t feel normal and it’s been going on all day and escalating.
Would you call 999 in this situation or 101? Or something else? I don’t want to overreact but I also don’t feel safe.
Thanks in advance.