Tackling anti-social behaviour in Derbyshire

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) describes actions that cause distress or harm to a community, such as disruptive or intimidating behaviour by individuals or groups, criminal damage or harassment.

Not all anti-social behaviour is dealt with by police, often partners such as the local council or housing provider may deal with it. Find out more by visiting the Safer Derbyshire ASB hub.

This page will give you an insight into how we're tackling and preventing anti-social behaviour in Derbyshire through two key schemes: Hotspot Policing and Immediate Justice.

Hotspot Policing

These extra patrols target areas where we've recieved reports of disruptive or nuisance behaviour.

In-depth analysis is used to highlight areas that would benefit from extra patrols and further police presence.

Officers attend to do extra patrols, which is logged via an app and officers will deal with any anti-social behaviour concerns they encounter on patrol.

This visible policing presence has proven to have an impact in reducing ASB and other crimes.

Immediate Justice

The Immediate Justice scheme sees perpetrators of anti-social behaviour make amends for their actions by completing work within the community.

This might be litter picking, volunteering in a local charity shop or helping maintain a community allotment.

This helps to break a cycle of anti-social behaviour, and offers those who have taken part in the scheme a chance to consider how their actions have harmed their community.