An anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) can be given to anyone aged over ten years old whose behaviour is causing a problem.

Anti-social behaviour refers to different activities that cause nuisance.

These include:

• Nuisance neighbours.
• Being rowdy.
• Intimidating groups taking over public spaces.
• Vandalism, graffiti and fly-posting.
• Dealing and buying drugs on the street.
• Dumping rubbish and abandoning cars.
• Begging and anti-social drinking.
• The misuse of fireworks.