Executive deals with 261 anti social incidents in Lisburn

Lisburn District Manager Jill England said: "I would encourage people to report incidents as and when they occur and not to suffer in silence. We will continue to work closely with our colleagues in the PSNI and local councils to address anti-social behaviour.

Mrs England added: "Our District Office has performed extremely well this year but there is still much more that can be achieved. We must continue to work with communities to bring an end to anti-social behaviour."

In the Dairyfarm District a further 137 incidents were dealt with.

Approximately 4700 incidents of anti-social behaviour were received and processed across the Housing Executive's 35 District Offices last year - an increase of 6.7% on the previous year (4390).

The Executive says this may be due to increased public confidence in reporting ASB to them.

They say their focus is on early interventions to stop such behaviour and action that helps keep people in their homes. Legal action is therefore only required in 1% of all reported incidents of anti-social behaviour.

Frank Mulhern, the Executive's Community Safety Manager added: "The majority of reports received by the Housing Executive are relatively low level incidents with over 25% of all reports relating to noise nuisance. Most cases can be resolved by the use of warning letters, Acceptable Behaviour Contracts or referral to our mediation service.

"Over the past 12 months we have seen a significant increase in mediation referrals from 89 to 184. This approach is clearly having a positive impact.

"If you are a Housing Executive tenant and are experiencing anti-social behaviour, you should report the incident immediately to your local Housing Executive District Office. You can come and talk to us confidentially and we will see what needs to be done to tackle the problem."