ASB incidents (FOI ref: 2044A/25)

Request

a) The total number of ASB incidents reported in the 12 months to July 2025.

b) The total number of those ASB incidents attended by officers.

Response

Please see below and note:

"We understand that anti-social behaviour can cause real upset among our communities and we remain committed to rooting out those who believe such behaviour is acceptable.

"Our local teams across the West Midlands Force area are focussed on responding to these issues and we're working closely with partners like local authorities and Business Improvement Districts to arrest those involved and carry out regular patrols to deter offending.

"With the support of our partners we also use Criminal Behaviour Orders to prevent individuals from repeatedly offending in specific areas and Public Space Protection Orders which ban groups from gathering in places which have been subjected to anti-social behaviour.

"It is important to recognise and identify those involved and our work also looks to divert those involved away from ASB offending. They can often be young people who are on the brink of, or starting to, cause antisocial behaviour and we work to divert them from those activities.

"This is sometimes through the use of interventions such as anti-social behaviour orders, community protection orders and notices, where we can work with partner agencies to take action to against individuals and not necessarily criminalise them, which can sometimes cause a continuation in that behaviour.

"We do recognise that ASB is a very complex arena which often can cause significant concerns for victims, both young and old, right across our communities who can suffer in silence. But our message would be that we are listening and we do want to hear of the concerns of all those suffering from ASB issues and we will respond."

To support this, there are now named neighbourhood officers across our local police teams who are playing a crucial role in tackling crime and anti-social behaviour at a community level.

Anyone who is suffering with ASB can report any incidents to us by calling 101 or messaging us on Live Chat on our website. Or to find out more about help and support available visit Antisocial behaviour | West Midlands Police

a) The total number of ASB incidents reported in the 12 months to July 2025:

b) The total number of those ASB incidents attended by officers:

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