Anti-Social Behaviour Toolkit

Anti-Social Behaviour Toolkit (PDF)

It is nationally recognised that Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) can detrimentally impact individuals, break down communities and reduce the feeling of safety for those living within them. 

Partners in the Humber region have already made efforts to tackle ASB within our communities, reducing reported incidents by 16% from 2023-24 compared to 2022-23 (ONS figures). However, we strive to keep improving and further reduce the impact in the community, promoting multi-agency collaborative approaches.  

In March, in conjunction with Humberside Police, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner funded The Police Foundation to create an ASB Toolkit for use by Police and other partner agencies.  The aim of the toolkit is to allow sharing of information and understanding terminology, as well as creating interventions that better utilise the skills and expertise across the different sectors.

Four workshops were held across the Humber region, providing training to a number of organisations who specialise in tackling ASB, around how they can put the new toolkit into practice.

The events brought members from local authorities, housing providers and Humberside Police to create a multi-agency network to combat tackling and preventing anti-social behaviour within our local communities.  The Police Foundation provided clear and practical training, supported by extensive academic knowledge, raising new ways of viewing ASB to help understand the demand and how to tackle the causes.

This toolkit provides practitioners with up-to-date research, current problem-solving approaches, evidence-based case work and practical examples allowing a collaborative approach to deal with root causes of ASB in our region.  It is adaptable to up and coming trends whilst supporting the national stand against anti-social behaviour. 

Jonathan Evison, Police and Crime Commissioner said “This toolkit has been developed to help tackle ASB in our communities and to ensure everyone can feel safe. I look forward to seeing this toolkit be put into practice to help strengthen the approach to tackle ASB, which unfortunately affects so many of our residents.”

Research Director, Andy Higgins from The Police Foundation commented 'The Police Foundation was delighted have worked with Humberside Police, PCC and partners on its ASB problem-solving toolkit. We believe that using evidence-based approaches to understand and tailor local responses to ASB problems will bring lasting benefits and improve community wellbeing.'

Superintendent Doug Blackwood of Humberside Police added 'Partnership working to tackle ASB is crucial to success. The toolkit is a great addition to an already strong police and partnership approach. It will help develop plans that work and ensure everyone understands their roles and responsibility. The partnership will use the toolkit to help develop responses that make positive differences to the communities that we are proud to serve.'