Crime and antisocial behaviour
Examples: Burglary, Noisy neighbours, Drug dealing on my street, Repeated harassment.
What do you need?
Pick one — each answer below says where to start and where to go next.
I want to report a problem or apply for something
Start here
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
Report a crime or antisocial behaviour online, or call 101 → · 101
Why them: Crime and patterns of ASB are police matters; one-off low-level ASB is unlikely to get an immediate police response.
- Investigate crime
- Act on patterns of ASB, drug dealing, harassment and criminal damage
- Deal with noise nuisance — that is the council's environmental health role
Checked 23 September 2026 · source
Also useful
Portsmouth City Council — antisocial behaviour team
Report antisocial behaviour or a noise nuisance to the council →
If that link doesn't open, start from this page.
Why them: The council handles noise, nuisance and civil ASB interventions; Portsmouth Homes tenants report to their housing officer.
- Investigate noise and nuisance
- Use formal ASB interventions
- Deploy community wardens
- Respond to crime in progress — call 999
Checked 23 September 2026 · source
I want to challenge a decision that has been made about me
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary — Professional Standards
Complain about the police → · 101
Why them: All police complaints start with the force (the IOPC passes complaints back to the force for the initial stage).
- Investigate and give a written outcome with your right of review
- Handle a complaint about the Chief Constable — that goes to the Police and Crime Commissioner
- Police and Crime Commissioner or IOPC (review) — Within 28 days of the outcome letter; the letter says which body reviews your case
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I need someone to help me with my case
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Your ward councillors (3 per ward, 14 wards)
Ask your ward councillor to take up your case or raise it with the council →
Why them: Councillors do ward casework and set council policy and budget, so they can chase officers on a council matter and raise patterns with the relevant Cabinet member or a scrutiny panel.
- Raise your case with council officers and ask for an explanation
- Act as your representative in a council complaint (with your consent)
- Raise an issue with the relevant executive (Cabinet) member or ask a scrutiny committee to look at it
- Instruct officers to overturn a decision taken under a statutory process
- Decide matters that belong to another body (NHS, police, water companies, government departments)
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I want to change how things are done, not just fix my case
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner
Raise policing priorities with the PCC, who sets the Police and Crime Plan →
Why them: The elected PCC sets local policing priorities (Police and Crime Plan 2024–2028) and holds the Chief Constable to account.
- Set policing priorities and budget
- Carry out independent reviews of some police complaint outcomes
- Direct operational policing of individual cases
- Set sentencing, which is national law applied by courts
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Also useful · Official proposal
Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority (future Mayor)
Note: policing governance is expected to move to the Hampshire and Solent Mayor →
Why them: HSCCA states the Mayor (first elected May 2028) will become accountable for PCC and fire authority functions, subject to secondary legislation.
- Nothing yet on policing — the transfer has not happened
- Take local ASB or crime reports
Checked 23 September 2026 · source
I have complained and it has not been put right
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ASB case review (police, council and partners)
Request an ASB case review if repeated reports have not been acted on → · 101
Why them: It gives repeat victims a legal right to have agencies review the action taken, if the threshold is met.
- Make agencies share information, review action so far and decide further action
- Start unless the threshold is met: 3 or more reports by one person in 6 months, or 5 people reporting similar incidents (with consent); each incident reported within one month; latest within the last 6 months
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Independent Office for Police Conduct
Ask for a review of a serious police complaint outcome →
Why them: The IOPC reviews the more serious complaint outcomes; the PCC reviews the rest.
- Review whether the outcome was reasonable and proportionate
- Take a review if your outcome letter names the PCC as the review body
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Your councillors and MP
Useful if the route above has failed, or it's about local policy. Optional: we look up your postcode once and never store it.
Good to know
This tells you where to start and what comes next. It is not legal advice. Time limits shown are the ones each body publishes; always check your own decision letter, which may give a different deadline.