ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. Anti-social behaviour (ASB) ASB is a broad term used to describe day-to-day incidents of crime, nuisance, disturbance, annoyance and disorder. ASB includes behaviour such as littering, vandalism, noise nuisance, loud music, aggressive dogs and abusive neighbours. Local authorities may be required to deal with ASB in both a housing and non-housing context. In a housing context, a landlord may be required to deal with ASB between neighbours and members of their households or involving uninvited visitors to estates. In a non-housing context, ASB may include street drinking, gangs of youths and prostitution. Reform of anti-social behaviour powers (2014) The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (ABCPA 2014) received Royal Assent on 13 March 2014. It has reformed the tools available for dealing with ASB. The aim was to consolidate remedies and to make the process simpler and more effective. In July 2014, the government issued statutory guidance ‘Anti-social behaviour powers: