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

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Chickpeaqueen · 01/06/2026 21:58

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?

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Twoweeksinaugust · Today 07:08

I would be reporting this everywhere. Your Local Authority will have some sort of community partnership team, I'd find out which HA owns the home and call their safeguarding officer, I'd call environmental health about the noise pollution, I'd think far and wide about who can help.
People absolutely need somewhere to live, but it doesn't sound like this family have the skills to live independently and will continue to cause chaos, so social services should be supporting.

somanychristmaslights · Today 07:24

I work for one of those emergency services. There’s frequent meetings for our area to talk about addresses we’ve been to (as a tri-service) and it involves the council. We each have safeguarding processes, so whatever is happening at that address will be being dealt with.

CaptainMyCaptain · Today 07:25

Hare5260 · 01/06/2026 22:01

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…

Exactly what I was going to say.

CaptainMyCaptain · Today 07:29

ALovelyPinkUnicorn · 01/06/2026 22:26

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.

I have a neighbour like this. He hasn't impacted me personally but the neighbours either side have suffered. He is known to police and ambulance services now so there is nowhere else to report to. I don't feel particularly kindly towards him but he is clearly ill.

Onefairfish · Today 07:31

ALovelyPinkUnicorn · 01/06/2026 23:20

What do you mean by “that person”?

When somebody says ‘that person’ they generally mean someone who does something unreasonable or unpleasant.

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