AIBU to report repeated emergency call-outs at new neighbours' house?

[Chickpeaqueen]

I can't work out if I'm being unreasonable, but I'm feeling a bit unnerved. We had new neighbours move in a few weeks ago. Since then we've had an emergency service at their house practically everyday. One night the police and a taxi woke us all up over an unpaid taxi fare, which lasted an hour. The next night we were woken by police doing what sounded like hammering a door down inside. A few days later a fire engine was outside at midnight ....various police car and ambulances on and off throughout the past week or so. Today a fire engine has been sat directly outside my house for four hours, blocking the road. The police have been there, with another ambulance. Took about five hours for everyone to leave. I asked the firemen if everything was alright and they simply replied 'yes' although I'm sure I heard them mention knives. It's not very pleasant for your kids to arrive home from school and find a fire engine and four firemen standing directly outside their house. A friend who works for housing has suggested reporting it to the council, but I'm not sure if I want to be that person. But equally, I also don't want to keep being woken up at night and it's starting to put me off letting the kids go out on their own. I imagine it's to do with mental health, which I sympathise with but it still doesn't take away the impact it's having. Is it unreasonable to report it?

What exactly are you going to report? If emergency services are being called to your new neighbours home every day then the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub will undoubtedly already be aware…

I don't really get what you're actually reporting?
Do you mean report to the council because they're renting from the council or something?
It sounds like all the authorities will be aware of what's going on though if you've seen all those services there....
But if you could clarify what you're actually reporting and what for that would help....

Not the point but my kids would actually love it if they came home to a fire engine in their street!

Report to who? And why?

Report to who? The agencies who already know? What do you expect the council would do?

What's the actual issue here? How is any of this impacting you?

As pp have said, there will be multi agency input on this, and these neighbours will be on the radar of services. Doesn’t stop all the noise and drama and being totally annoying but you’ll get lots of “be kind”.

With that level of emergency service involvement, I’m sure things will be going on behind the scenes.
I can’t see who else you would report it to?

Do you want them evicted due to their mental ill health?

Nothing to report, all agencies, firefighters, ambulance staff and police know much more than you do and have safeguarding measures in place already. I agree it can't be nice to live like that but nothing you can do. Unless report thw disturbance to a housing association? Is that what you mean?

Report them to who?

There really needs to be a new Goverment Department set up specifically for Mumsnetters to report everything to.

Cat looked at you funny? Report.

Car went by your house twice? Report.

Dog pissed on your bin? Report.

Kids playing ball within half a mile of your house? Report.

They'd need plenty of staff because I reckon the incoming would be endless.

Are they council tenants op? Or private landlord?

I think the issue is if they're vulnerable that's not their fault and the tenant isn't actually being antisocial themselves. They aren't waking you, the emergency services are. If they are being deliberately anti social that's one thing but that's not what you're describing.

What I would maybe do if you think they're a council tenant is anonymously call and say you think they're struggling to manage the tenancy and might need more support to be in the community safely. Then it would be up to a housing officer to work with them and link them in with appropriate supports and I'd mind my business and wait to see how that goes. If it's a private landlord I would let it go unless there's an issue that directly affects you other than emergency services visiting.

You could report them to the police? Oh no wait, they've already done that and you don't want any emergency services outside your house anymore...... 🤔

They don't own the house, it's a housing association. After four nights sleep in seven being interrupted by emergency vehicles under our window and waking us and the kids up for hours at a time, I'd quite like to think someone might be able to do something to help. They're never quick visits!

They probably wouldn't like it quite so much if they had to get out of bed at 1.30 in the morning like last week, when people were asked to leave their houses due to whatever was going on in this particular house. There's excitement, and then there's a real nuisance.

you best log it with 101…. 😶

as you can see it seems that you absolutely cannot ever talk about a negative impact on you and your family without getting the responses on here.

What you mean is you want the household moved on?

I'm not particularly enamoured with the idea of they staying there if we're going to keep getting woken up at all hours! And despite the sarcastic responses, I'm not sure many people would like their kids playing outside when you hear emergency services talking about knives to be honest.

Hopefully it'll calm down

Typical Mumsnet. Neighbours can have the emergency services out every day for a month and you should suck it up, mil tries to hold your baby and you should drop all contact.

Do you mean that you were actually woken and asked to leave your home in the middle of the night?

if so, I can understand your concern.

how old are the children?

who has moved into the neighbouring house? Is it a family?

personally, I’d keep a note of the nights you’ve been disturbed. But not do anything as yet. Maybe, if it continues for another month or so then I’d raise it with the local council as a sleep disturbance rather than annoying neighbours.

There’s not really anything else to report, they’re literally reporting themselves one way or another every time the emergency services are there, they will be well aware…

Yes, that's what happened the other week. The kids are nine and ten. I can't quite work out the set up, seems to be an older couple in their sixties and then a younger girl who is maybe early twenties but hard to tell. Maybe younger. Someone fitted a key box outside the house a week or so before they arrived so I'm guessing they don't own the house. I say guessing, before anyone jumps down my throat! Drama outside your house is fun for a few days, it's not fun at all when it continues. I'll keep a log and hope it settles down.....which is what I've told myself every day since it started.