Introduction
The Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council (NBBC) Anti-Social Behaviour Strategy covers the period between 2023 and 2025 and details our commitment to making Nuneaton and Bedworth a safe place to live, where residents and visitors are not adversely impacted by the effects of crime and anti-social behaviour.
The term anti-social behaviour (ASB) can relate to a range of activities: for the purpose of this strategy, we refer to Part 1 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, relating to our responsibilities as a Local Authority and as a social housing provider, which defines ASB as being:
- conduct that has caused, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm, distress to any person;
- conduct capable of causing nuisance or annoyance to a person in relation to that person’s occupation of residential premises; or
- conduct capable of causing housing-related nuisance or annoyance to any person.
The ASB Strategy will be supported by an ASB Policy and ASB Service Standards to ensure our key commitments are delivered operationally within the strategy.
Purpose
The ASB Strategy sets out how we will tackle ASB through a framework of early intervention, support, and enforcement. It also sets out how we will do this in partnership with other agencies (statutory, non-statutory and voluntary) to reduce both the volume and the impact of ASB, and to ensure that victims and perpetrators receive support relevant to their needs and circumstances.