Anti-social behaviour support

What is not ASB

The following things are not necessarily anti-social behaviour and are often best resolved by speaking to your neighbours and coming to a compromise - if you feel comfortable doing so.

The Harmony ASB & mediation service, which is run by Victim Support, can provide advice, support and mediation. Call the team at Harmony on 07960 204366 or email harmony@victimsupport.org.uk for specialist support and advice.

Children have a right to play in their own neighbourhoods, but their games should not lead to damage to other people’s property, or cause a noise disturbance late at night or early in the morning. If you have children, encourage them to be respectful of other people’s property, use a soft ball and, where possible, play on open space or play areas.

As long as your vehicle is taxed and you are not contravening any other traffic laws, you are allowed to park anywhere on a public highway where it is legal to do so.

There is no automatic right to park outside your home and we cannot intervene if vehicles are legally parked.

If your neighbour’s parking is causing you difficulties, try politely speaking to them about the issue and this may resolve the problem.

If your dispute involves cars parked on public highways, or any other dispute involving a public highway or pavement you should contact Staffordshire County Council highways team by email or by calling 0300 111 8000.

To request our clean up team looks into your concerns, please fill in our online forms:

From time to time houses in a neighbourhood may cause health and safety concerns to nearby properties.

We will investigate:

Waste encroaching on a public road.
Waste that attracts pests or vermin.
A house that is causing health and safety issues for nearby homes (damp or smells).
Gardens causing health and safety issues for nearby homes.

Find out more.

If you have a complaint about issues like noise, bonfires or smoke, please find out more in our environmental health section.

Please report to the police on 999 if you or someone else is in immediate danger, or if a crime is in progress. If it is not an emergency, call 101 to report the incident to the police or contact Crimestoppers to give information about crime anonymously.

Please report to the Fire Service on 999 in an emergency or on 0300 330 1000 for general enquiries.

Please contact the arboricultural team by contact the arboricultural team by email or call them on 01543 308207.

Please contact Staffordshire County Council's first response team on 0800 131 3126 or 0345 604 2886 for out of hours emergencies. You can find out more about safeguarding and what to do if you have concerns on the safeguarding page of our website.

We recommend you call the police on 999 if you or someone else is in immediate danger, and for support contact Uniting Staffordshire Against Hate (USAH) through the USAH website or by calling 0330 0881 339.