Vehicle-Related ASB Remains a Major Mansfield Priority – What Residents Can Do

Vehicle-related anti-social behaviour continues to be a significant concern across Mansfield.

Nottinghamshire Police has identified vehicle-related ASB as the most frequently reported type of anti-social behaviour in Mansfield, with local concerns including off-road bikes, e-scooters, speeding vehicles, car meets and nuisance driving around schools, public open spaces and the night-time economy.

Police say continued reports from residents, damage to land and wildlife, and the wider impact on public confidence are among the reasons the issue has remained a neighbourhood policing priority.

What Can Vehicle-Related ASB Include?

Vehicle-related ASB can take many forms.

Residents may experience issues such as:

• Off-road motorbikes being ridden illegally or dangerously.

• E-scooters being used irresponsibly in public areas.

• Speeding or dangerous driving.

• Repeated car meets causing excessive noise or disturbance.

• Vehicles being driven aggressively around residential areas.

• Nuisance driving near schools.

• Vehicles damaging grass, parks or other public land.

• Repeated activity in the same location causing residents to feel unsafe.

Nottinghamshire Police has specifically highlighted off-road bikes, e-scooters, speeding, car meets and nuisance driving as recurring issues in Mansfield.

Why Reporting Matters

It can be frustrating when an incident appears minor in isolation.

But repeated reports can help police identify hotspots, patterns, vehicles and persistent offenders.

Mansfield policing priorities are reviewed through Multi-Agency Problem Solving meetings using crime and incident data, intelligence, information from partner agencies and feedback from members of the public.

This means residents' reports can contribute to a wider picture of what is happening in a neighbourhood.

One report may describe a single incident.

Several reports involving the same location, vehicle or type of behaviour may help identify a recurring problem.

What Information Should You Record?

If it is safe to do so, useful information may include:

• Date and time.

• Exact or approximate location.

• Vehicle type.

• Registration number, if visible.

• Colour and distinguishing features.

• Direction of travel.

• Description of the behaviour.

• Whether the same vehicle has been seen before.

• Any police or council reference number.

• Photographs or video footage where lawfully and safely obtained.

Do not put yourself in danger to obtain footage, registration numbers or other information.

Your safety is more important than collecting evidence.

Photographs and Video Can Be Useful

Nottinghamshire Police says it continues to identify offenders using footage and intelligence submitted by members of the public. Police updates have also referred specifically to using submitted images to help identify people involved in off-road bike activity.

Clear footage may sometimes help identify:

• a vehicle;

• registration details;

• distinguishing features;

• clothing;

• a rider or driver;

• the location; or

• the nature of the behaviour.

However, footage should only be obtained where it is safe and lawful to do so.

Residents should not confront people involved simply to obtain evidence.

Keep Your Reference Numbers

Whenever you make a report, keep the reference number if one is provided.

A simple record can be extremely useful:

Date → Time → What happened → Where → Who it was reported to → Reference number

If the same problem continues, this creates a clear chronology.

It also makes it easier to explain that the concern is repeated and ongoing, rather than trying to remember individual incidents months later.

How Can Residents Report Vehicle-Related ASB?

Nottinghamshire Police currently advises residents to:

• call 999 where there is an emergency or immediate danger;

• use 101 for non-emergency matters;

• report incidents through the Nottinghamshire Police website; or

• provide information anonymously through Crimestoppers.

Residents can also contribute to the Notts Alert “What Matters” survey, which police use alongside other information when considering local priorities.

What Are Police Doing?

Recent Mansfield policing updates say officers have been using targeted patrols, enforcement activity, vehicle seizures and Section 59 warnings as part of work tackling vehicle-related ASB.

Operation Nebraska continues to focus on off-road bikes, while speed enforcement has also taken place in hotspot locations.

Police have said they continue to balance enforcement with public-safety and legal thresholds, particularly when dealing with off-road bikes, while also using intelligence and evidence supplied by the public to identify those responsible.

If the Problem Keeps Happening

Repeated vehicle-related ASB should not simply disappear into a collection of unrelated reports.

If the same behaviour continues:

• keep recording incidents;

• keep reference numbers;

• retain relevant correspondence;

• note whether the same location or vehicles are involved;

• explain clearly that the problem is recurring;

• keep copies of any responses received.

Where appropriate, residents may also need to communicate with a housing provider, council or another responsible organisation depending on where the problem is occurring.

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Community safety depends partly on residents being able to report recurring problems clearly and on organisations having enough information to recognise patterns.

A single incident may not always lead to immediate enforcement.

But accurate reporting, reference numbers, timelines and appropriate supporting evidence can help create a clearer picture of persistent ASB.

Dignity Alliance can help residents organise information, understand published reporting or escalation procedures and prepare their concerns in a clear and structured way.

We do not investigate offences, make policing decisions or provide legal advice.

If vehicle-related ASB is repeatedly affecting your neighbourhood, keep a clear record and continue reporting it through the appropriate channels.

Dignity Alliance is an independent community-led group and is not part of Nottinghamshire Police, Mansfield District Council or any other public authority.