Antisocial behaviour
Part of: Policing on the beat
Antisocial behaviour is behaviour that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one of more people from a different household than the perpetrator.
Our inspections
We inspect and report on antisocial behaviour as part of our PEEL assessment programme.
In 2010 and 2012 we also carried out inspections to examine how well police forces in England and Wales understand and respond to their local anti-social behaviour (ASB) problems.
2012 inspection findings
A step in the right direction: The policing of anti-social behaviour – 21 June 2012
This report checks on the progress made by the police in tackling anti-social behaviour.
Force inspection reports
The results of the 2012 antisocial behaviour inspections are available to download below. There are links to a page for each police force where you can find their individual inspection report, Ipsos MORI survey report and press release.
Avon and Somerset – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Bedfordshire – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Cambridgeshire – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Cheshire – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
City of London – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Cleveland – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Cumbria – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Derbyshire – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Devon and Cornwall – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Dorset – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Durham – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Dyfed-Powys – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Essex – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Gloucestershire – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Greater Manchester – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Gwent – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Hampshire – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Hertfordshire – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Humberside – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Kent – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Lancashire – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Leicestershire – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Lincolnshire – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Merseyside – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Metropolitan – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Norfolk – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
North Wales – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
North Yorkshire – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Northamptonshire – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Northumbria – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Nottinghamshire – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
South Wales – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
South Yorkshire – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Staffordshire – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Suffolk – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Surrey – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Sussex – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Thames Valley – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
Warwickshire – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
West Mercia – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
West Midlands – Anti-social behaviour inspection 2012
2010 inspection findings
The results of the 2010 ASB inspection are available below, together with links to the data and individual reports on each police force.
Overview of the findings of our ASB review – “Stop the rot” (PDF document)
Re-thinking the policing of anti-social behaviour (Cardiff University) (PDF document)
The results of the victim survey (Ipsos MORI) (PDF document)
The inspection findings (PDF document)
View regional press releases on The National Archives
Force inspection reports
Avon and Somerset – Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Avon and Somerset – Anti-social behaviour Ipsos MORI research results (PDF document)
Bedfordshire – Anti-social behaviour Ipsos MORI research results (PDF document)
Bedfordshire Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Cambridgeshire – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Cambridgeshire Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Cheshire – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Cheshire Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
City of London Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Cleveland – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Cleveland Anti-social behavioiur inspection (PDF document)
Cumbria – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Cumbria Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
De Cymru, Adroddiad Arolwg Ymddygiad Gwrthgymdeithasol (PDF document)
Derbyshire – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Derbyshire Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Devon and Cornwall – Ipsos MORI Anti-social Behaviour research results (PDF document)
Devon and Cornwall Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Dorset – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Dorset Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Durham – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Durham Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Dyfed-Powys – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Dyfed-Powys Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Dyfed-Powys, Adroddiad Arolwg Ymddygiad Gwrthgymdeithasol (PDF document)
Essex – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Essex Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Gloucestershire – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Gloucestershire Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Gogledd Cymru, Adroddiad Arolwg Ymddygiad Gwrthgymdeithasol (PDF document)
Greater Manchester – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Greater Manchester Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Gwent – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behvaiour research results (PDF document)
Gwent Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Gwent, Adroddiad Arolwg Ymddygiad Gwrthgymdeithasol (PDF document)
Hampshire – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behvaiour research results (PDF document)
Hampshire ASB Inspection (PDF document)
Hertfordshire – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Hertfordshire Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Humberside – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Humberside Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Kent – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Kent Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Lancashire – Ipsos MORI anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Lancashire Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Leicestershire – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Leicestershire Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Lincolnshire – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Lincolnshire Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Merseyside – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Merseyside Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Metropolitan Police Service – Ipsos MORI Anti-social Behaviour research results (PDF document)
Metropolitan Police Service Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Norfolk – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Norfolk Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
North Wales – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
North Wales Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
North Yorkshire – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
North Yorkshire Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Northamptonshire – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Northamptonshire Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Northumbria – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Northumbria Anti-social behvaiour inspection (PDF document)
Nottinghamshire – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Nottinghamshire Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
South Wales – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behvaiour research results (PDF document)
South Wales Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
South Yorkshire – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
South Yorkshire Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Staffordshire – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Staffordshire Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Suffolk – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Suffolk Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Surrey – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Surrey Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Sussex – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Sussex Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Thames Valley – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Thames Valley Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Warwickshire – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
Warwickshire Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
West Mercia – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
West Mercia Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
West Midlands – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
West Midlands Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
West Yorkshire – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)
West Yorkshire Anti-social behaviour inspection (PDF document)
Wiltshire – Ipsos MORI Anti-social behaviour research results (PDF document)