Central Scotland Police

Anti-social behaviour

I have called the police about some youngsters causing a nuisance. Will the police attend and arrest them?

Anti-social behaviour is one of the major causes of problems in local communities and accounts for a large number of the calls made to the police.

Unless the nuisance involves a crimes or offence it is likely that other more urgent calls will be attended to first. With your agreement we may arrange for the problem to be dealt with by one of our Community Officers who will make contact with you and deal with the matter locally. Whilst we understand that this may frustrate you, research shows that on many occasions the nuisance has already stopped by the time the Police arrive.

So what will we do? If there is evidence of a crime or offence we will investigate and take appropriate action. In some circumstances, the police will also involve other agencies e.g. Housing and Transport, to help eradicate the problem.

What can the police do about my noisy neighbours?

Unless there are other circumstances which warrant police attendance, complaints of domestic noise, persistent alarms, dogs barking etc, are dealt with by the local council environmental health officer.