Issues

Anti-social behaviour can be any action likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

It could include unruly or drunken behaviour, threatening or abusive language, graffiti, criminal damage or other relevant crime.

In other words it could be almost any behaviour which prevents others from enjoying an acceptable quality of life.

Fire setting is the deliberate and malicious ignition of property by a person. Arson is the deliberate setting of fire to ones own or another persons property.

A burglary occurs when an intruder has entered or attempted to enter a domestic, commercial or school premise and stolen or attempted to steal property. Aggravated burglary is when an intruder has,armed with a firearm, weapon or explosive, enters a dwelling as a trespasser to steal or commit grievous bodily harm.

CCTV is short for Close Circuit Television and refers to those cameras you often see in public places, like security cameras in shops or surveillance cameras around cities, which are set up to watch traffic or to prevent crime and assist in creating safer communities and town centres. CCTV systems typically involve a fixed communications link between cameras and monitors.

Criminal damage, often referred to as vandalism, is deliberately or recklessly destroying or damaging someone else’s home, building, vehicle or other item. Racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage is deliberately or recklessly destroying or damaging a persons dwelling, building, vehicle or other item where there is a racial or religious motive. Criminal damage can also be seen as a catalyst to other forms of anti-social behaviour and crime.

Under the current legislation, the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 soon to be replaced by the Control of Dogs legislation under the Clean Neighborhood and Environment Act 2005, (presently with the Welsh Assembly Government).

It is any violent or abusive behaviour by an intimate partner or ex-partner or any family member. Domestic Abuse is not a relationship problem - it is about one person gaining and maintaining control over another.

A hate incident is defined as any incident which may or may not constitute a criminal offence, which is perceived by the victim or any other person as being motivated by prejudice or hate.
A hate crime is defined as any hate incident which constitutes a criminal offence, perceived by the victim or any other person, as being motivated by prejudice or hate.

The evening and late night economy includes a wide range of leisure and cultural attractions and entertainment from cinema to sports, restaurants, pubs and discos.

Something, any person drops down or otherwise deposits in any circumstances whatsoever in any public open space, (from a cigarette end and chewing gum, to domestic waste bags)

Noise can be classed as a Statutory Nuisance under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (E.P.A 1990). This states that any 'noise emitted from a premises so as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance'. This basically means that if the noise is injurious to a person's health or effects the enjoyment of a person's land, then the noise can be classed as a nuisance. Common noise complaints that can lead to a Statutory Nuisance can include noise by barking dogs, loud music or noise from industrial premises.

Off-road motor biking involves riding motor bikes over land not intended for motor vehicles, it not only ruins grassland, but is also a source of great annoyance to members of the public causing both noise and environmental pollution. IIlegal Motorcycling has many negative consequences and inconsiderate biking gives all riders a bad name. Farmland is often ruined and the land owners can lose valuable income. The daily lives of many home owners are disrupted and this can cause additional stress.

The aim of RoadSafety Education in Bridgend County Borough is to reduce danger for all road and footway users and to promote safe and sustainable travel choices

Substance misuse can be described as the use of illegal drugs and the inappropriate use of alcohol, volatile substances, prescription and over-the counter medication.

Vehicle crime can affect many of us and cause great misery and inconvenience. Vehicle or auto crime describes when a person’s motor vehicle is targeted by a criminal who carries out a theft from the motor vehicle or a theft of the motor vehicle.

Violent crime relates to a catalogue of offences under the umbrella of headings including harassment, wounding, robbery, assault and homicide. (In some instances, sex offences are classified as violent crime).