Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is throwing its support behind Anti-social Behaviour (ASB) Awareness Week to encourage communities to take a stand against such behaviours.

ASBs, which include actions likely to cause harassment, alarm, or distress to others, remain a pressing issue in many communities.

Officers say they are tackling the problem head-on by delivering a series of enforcement actions in recent weeks.

In Basingstoke, officers secured two partial closure orders in one week, as they stepped up efforts to curb disruptive behaviour in the town.

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This is part of a wider campaign across Hampshire, with notable results in other areas.

ASB and Business Crime Police Sergeant Chris Collins said: “Our officers take all reports of anti-social behaviour extremely seriously because we know the impact it has on all of our communities.

“We are committed to our ongoing work, alongside partner agencies, in tackling any ASB-related problems experienced by people in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

“We have dedicated officers and teams in all areas and in recent weeks we have secured a number of closure orders across the force area. 

“Offenders have received Criminal Behaviour Orders which seek to limit their anti-social behaviour that negatively impacts the community and officers have also continued to seize cars linked to an illegal car meet which had a huge impact on a large number of people.

“Unfortunately, we know that some people don’t report anti-social behaviour when they see it or experience it. Please know that every report you make helps us to take action, and we are better able to tackle these problems when people report what is happening within their community, so please tell us.”

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Officers said they have lots of information about the different types of anti-social behaviour which can be found here: hampshire.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/asb/asb/antisocial-behaviour/

If you see or experience any anti-social behaviour that may be causing a risk to yourself or someone else, or which you think may be a crime, then please report to the police by calling 101, or report online: hampshire.police.uk/ro/report/asb/asb-v3/report-antisocial-behaviour/

In an emergency always call 999.