Event Summary

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) is not just a nuisance, it undermines public confidence, damages communities, and leaves a lasting impact on victims. With the 2025 Crime Survey for England and Wales suggesting 37% of people have experienced or witnessed ASB, the challenge facing policing, local authorities, housing and health providers has never been clearer. What more can be done to strengthen enforcement powers, improve multi-agency working, and deliver more effective, community-focused solutions to tackle anti-social behaviour?

Join Westminster Insight’s national Anti-Social Behaviour Conference to gain clarity on the Government’s evolving approach to tackling ASB and what it means in practice for policing and criminal justice, local authorities, social housing landlords, and other partner agencies.

Hear the latest updates on the Crime and Policing Bill, including timelines for new measures and practical guidance on implementing Respect Orders and housing and youth injunctions, delivering the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee (NPG), and meeting the duty to carry out ASB Case Reviews. Explore how new powers can be used more effectively to prevent and respond to anti-social behaviour.

Learn directly from policymakers, leaders and sector experts about what is changing, when, and how to prepare. Understand how new criminal offences such as facilitating or arranging begging for gain, assault on retail workers, cuckooing, and trespassing with intent to commit a criminal offence, will support a more consistent national response to ASB.

Benefit from real-world insight from police forces, social landlords, local authorities, and Community Safety Accreditation Scheme officers on what works in different settings, from urban areas to rural and coastal communities. Gain insight on how agencies can be better equipped with the right powers, tools and partnerships to intervene earlier and act more decisively.

With a new duty to share information on ASB with the Home Office, the conference will explore how to embed effective data-sharing and joined-up working across police, local government, health services, housing providers and central government. Learn how to strengthen transparency and improve multi-agency information sharing in the ASB Case Review process. Improve victim engagement to ensure that victims’ voices are heard and acted upon.

Put communities at the centre of the response. With the NPG rollout in 2026, we will explore how engagement with communities and enhanced visibility can better inform priorities, address local concerns, and improve ASB outcomes. What progress has been made and what challenges remain?

Hear first-hand lessons from the ASB Hotspot Response Pilot, including practical approaches to identifying hotspot areas, deploying additional patrols, and sustaining impact over time. Take away tested solutions and innovative practice to address persistent ASB challenges.

Gain a deeper understanding of the root causes of ASB, including vulnerability, unmet need, and place-based factors, and how early, preventative action can deliver better outcomes for victims and communities. Leave with practical insight, clarity on policy, and actionable learning.

Choose to attend in-person or online.

Key Points

  • Understanding upcoming reforms in the Crime and Policing Bill: what will upcoming legislative changes mean in practice?
  • Understanding new powers – Respect orders, cuckooing, extending closure orders, and housing and youth injunctions
  • How will the reforms to ASB Case Reviews strengthen victim voice, support and accountability?
  • Addressing gaps in national ASB data and embedding a culture of data sharing between local agencies and central government
  • Learnings from the ASB Hotspot Response Pilot and the rollout of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee
  • Exploring the root causes of ASB
  • Embedding a victim-focused approach across prevention, enforcement, and review mechanisms

Venue and Access Details

The hybrid conference will take place at The Institution of Structural Engineers in London, and will be live streamed via a custom digital platform. Choose to attend in-person, online or on demand.

Recordings and materials will be available on demand after the event for 14 days