ASB Reporter – February Summary 2025
By David Bradshaw
Published in Security and Safety
There were 22 reported asb incidents during February which is 1 less than reported for the same period last year.
Of the 22 incidents, only 6 related to asb activity on the estate itself i.e. 2 incidents of skateboarding; an incident of rowdy behaviour; an incident of public urination; a group of men drinking beer and smoking cannabis (allegedly) and a delivery motorbike on the Podium.
The balance of 16 incidents relate to vehicle noise on roads surrounding the estate and 11 incidents reported of excessive construction noise from the 1 Golden Lane site.
Totals by house and their percentage of the total were as follows
| House | Incidents |
| CROMWELL TOWER | 11 (50.0%) |
| SPEED | 5 (22.7%) |
| BEN JONSON | 2 (9.1%) |
| SHAKESPEARE TOWER | 1 (4.5%) |
| WILLOUGHBY | 1 (4.5%) |
| DEFOE | 1 (4.5%) |
| BRETON | 1 (4.5%) |
The type of asb activity reported on was as follows:-
| Excessive construction noise | 11 (50.0%) |
| Vehicle nuisance/noise | 5 (22.7%) |
| Skateboarding | 2 (9.1%) |
| Delivery cyclist | 1 (4.5%) |
| Rowdy behaviour | 1 (4.5%) |
| Group of men drinking & smoking | 1 (4.5%) |
| Public urination | 1 (4.5%) |
A report based on 12 months data June 2021 to June 2022 together with findings & recommendations of the Barbican Estate Security Committee has been provided to appropriate Corporation Members & Officers and discussions are ongoing – as an initial outcome a Task/Finish Joint Action Group was formed and met, just once, in December 2022.
This group has since been replaced with a new “ASB Strategic Meeting”. Unlike the previous group, however, this is not an open meeting – Decision taken for BEO’s Residents Service Team to produce an information leaflet for residents, revisiting and advising them of who to contact, for which type of anti-social behaviour and a brief explanation of what they should expect from making such contact – outstanding now for some 24 months !
However, Assistant Director, Barbican Estate, Dan Sanders, has advised that other proposals are now being considered and should be formulated in the near future.
Meantime, please continue to report any anti-social behaviour you may witness occurring across the estate. Any crime, such as phone, bag or laptop snatching should be reported directly to the City of London Police and not included here.
Please remember that the intention of the ASB Reporter is purely to gather evidence of anti-social behaviour. Therefore, if you witness an asb incident please use the website to record the event but if immediate action is also required then you should follow normal procedure such as calling the Police on 101 (or 999 but only if URGENT); Barbican Estate Office; City Noise Team etc…
If it is the City of London Police that you call, it is essential that you are provided with a reference/case number – please include this case number in the “action taken” section of the ASB Reporter. IF YOU DO NOT, this incident will not be “officially” counted and the police will assume that no additional measures or activity is required.
David Bradshaw – Chair, Barbican Estate Security Committee
1st March 2025