Council joins forces for Anti-Social Behaviour Awareness Week
30 Jun 2025
Northumberland County Council is highlighting its commitment to tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) and making local communities safer by joining the national awareness week, which runs from Monday 30th June - Friday 4th July.
Anti-social behaviour is behaviour that is likely to cause alarm, harassment or distress. It can be personal such as violence or threatening behaviour. It can be community based, for example street drinking, noise nuisance, vehicle disorder, or it can be environmental, including fly-tipping and graffiti.
The Council and Safer Northumberland Partnership is working with a range of partners including Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service, Northumbria Police, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria, housing organisations, transport providers, schools and community organisations.
Key events, during the week include drop-in events, roadshows, advice and support and student safety sessions. More details of all the activities can be found at https://nland.cc/asb-events
Northumberland County Councilor, Gordon Stewart, cabinet member for Public Safety said: “While Northumberland is a safe and welcoming county we are always working to ensure people’s quality of life here is continually improved.
“Along with our partners, we are committed to supporting victims of ASB and we know that repeated incidents can have a detrimental impact on residents’ everyday lives.
“We hope that by raising awareness of what ASB is, highlighting the impact it can have and explaining the different routes on how to report it, we can work together to make our communities even safer.”
The overarching theme and hashtag for the week is #MakingCommunitiesSafer
How to report Anti-Social Behaviour
If you feel you are the victim or have witnessed ASB in your community there are a number of ways you can report it, in confidence.