ASB Case Review
Anti-social behaviour (ASB) covers a lot of different types of behaviour and can affect people in many different ways.
ASB is defined as an incident that falls short of a crime, where the behaviour of an individual or group causes or is likely to cause:
- harassment, alarm or distress to any person, not of the same household
- another party to feel personally threatened
- a public nuisance or detrimental impact upon the environment
- a detrimental effect upon the quality of life of an individual or the community as a whole
ASB Case Review
An ASB Case Review (previously known as a Community Trigger) is an important statutory safety net for victims and communities experiencing ASB, to request a review of their ASB case and to bring agencies together to take a joined up, problem solving approach to find a solution for the victim(s).
An activation should be made where the threshold is met and where victims are unsatisfied with the response they have received from the relevant agencies.
In essence, the ASB Case Review process is designed to put victims at the heart of the case investigation process and for agencies to ensure you feel supported and listened to.
Threshold
The ASB Case Review threshold is met when:
- an application for an ASB Case Review is made; and
- at least three qualifying complaints have been made about the anti-social behaviour
A complaint of anti-social behaviour could be made to the same or different organisations such as Northumbria Police, the Local Authority or Registered Housing Providers.
A complaint about anti-social behaviour is a qualifying complaint if:
- the complaint is made within one month from when the behaviour is alleged to have occurred; and
- the ASB Case Review is activated within six months from the date of the complaint about the ASB
How to activate an ASB Case Review
In Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, ASB Case Review activations across all of the 6 Local Authorities are coordinated by the Northumbria Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) (opens new window) who will:
- acknowledge receipt of your ASB Case Review request
- contact you to discuss your case and obtain further information
- liaise with the relevant Community Safety Partnerships
- share information with agencies who are responsible for managing anti-social behaviour
- record and publish relevant data relating to ASB Case Review activations
If you meet the threshold for the ASB Case Review you can contact the OPCC to raise a request in the following ways:
- Complete the online form (opens new window)
- By email: enquiries@northumbria-pcc.gov.uk
- By phone: 0191 221 9800
- By post:
ASB Case Review Activation
Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner
Victory House
Balliol Business Park
Benton Lane
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE12 8EW
Information is available in other languages upon request.
Where can I get victim support?
- Northumbria Victim and Witness Support (opens new window)
- Commissioned Support Services (opens new window)
Publishing data
There is a legal requirement under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 for relevant bodies to publish ASB Case Review information. Northumbria OPCC are responsible for publishing the statutory reporting information from the re-launch of the region wide procedure in July 2022. The data presented is broken down into geographical area depending on where the ASB is taking place. The OPCC will publish this data every 12 months. The data from July 2022 to 31 December 2022 is available on the OPCC Website (opens new window).
Please Note - For ASB Case Reviews activated in latter part of 2023, the ASB Case review panels and threshold met/not met decisions may take place in 2024 and will therefore be reflected in the 2024 figures. Similarly, where applications were made in the latter part of 2022, case decisions and panel meetings may have taken place in 2023. These cases are referred to in the table as 'Crossover Cases'. We have provided a 'Totals' column for ease, however, the 2023 statutory reporting figures are listed in the '2023' column.
Gateshead totals
22/23 and 23/24 crossover cases* | 2023 | Totals | |
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ASB Case Review applications received | - | 20 | 20 |
Number of times threshold was not met | - | 2 | 2 |
Number of ASB Case Reviews carried out | 1 | 17 | 18 |
Number of ASB Case Reviews resulting in recommendations being made | - | 16 | 16 |