Is there anything I can legally do about kids kicking a ball against my wall, and more often than not over the wall and near or at my windows. It is a miracle one hasn't been smashed already (*touches wood*) and I don't want to wait until one is. Every time I look out of the window I see one of them getting the ball, and if they see me I get the middle finger.

They have broken loads of the top bricks on the wall already by standing on them and kicking the ball at it. I have been out to ask them to get off the wall and stop kicking the ball near the windows. This resulted in been told to get lost, well it wasn't actually that polite, and then they just kept on kicking it. I walked towards them and told them again in a more aggresive manor but they couldn't care less. If I go any further verbally or physically, I will probably have the police knocking on my door.

So what are my options without wanting it to result in me getting arrested? I sound like an old man scared of the youth of today, but it was only 5-10 years ago I was out kicking a ball about in the street myself, but I remember us showing a lot more respect for people and their property.

Can you make it harder to get onto your property so they have to knock on your door to get the ball back then you can give them a round of f**Ks

Originally posted by march
Is there anything I can legally do about kids kicking a ball against my wall, and more often than not over the wall and near or at my windows. It is a miracle one hasn't been smashed already (*touches wood*) and I don't want to wait until one is. Every time I look out of the window I see one of them getting the ball, and if they see me I get the middle finger.

They have broken loads of the top bricks on the wall already by standing on them and kicking the ball at it. I have been out to ask them to get off the wall and stop kicking the ball near the windows. This resulted in been told to get lost, well it wasn't actually that polite, and then they just kept on kicking it. I walked towards them and told them again in a more aggresive manor but they couldn't care less. If I go any further verbally or physically, I will probably have the police knocking on my door.

So what are my options without wanting it to result in me getting arrested? I sound like an old man scared of the youth of today, but it was only 5-10 years ago I was out kicking a ball about in the street myself, but I remember us showing a lot more respect for people and their property.

If the children themselves are not taking any notice of your requests and are not treating you with the respect you deserve then I personally would approach the parents...if they are responsible they should request that they children avoid playing against and in the close vicinity of your property.

I am a mother of 3 boys and the older two do play football in the street which I 'hate' personally! But they are not old enough to visit a park by themselves and with a toddler to consider I cannot always supervise...However I insist they use a 'soft lightweight football' not a leather heavy style and play away from cars etc!!

If they didn't and a neighbour complained I would speak with the children directly...the only problem I seem to encounter whilst I DO ensure my childrens playing does not become a nuisance to others some parents of other children in the street do not...that is extremely frustrating for me.

Good luck...I hope the parents of these children take a responsible approach to their children's behaviour and teach them to care of people's property and privacy!



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Would be quite tricky really. Plus I am sure it would only amuse them more if I lost my temper.

I am asuming this bunch are worse than most kids as I can't believe manners and respect have gone down this far in less than 10 years.

I assume they have been more physically moved on from elsewhere as none of them seem to live down my street. Short of following them home I can't even find out where they live to speak to their parents.

They might have just come to your street because it's the closest flat area to play in. If you can find out who their parents are then do so, and have a word, because more than likely they'll be angry knowing their kids are causing bother or swearing at you. That's probably why they aren't playing by their own houses, because their parents have already told them off!

In the meantime, put something nasty on the top of your wall, like broken slates, or even treacle, to stop them wanting to climb on it, and if the ball goes in your garden, it can suddenly 'disappear'...

Oh yes I can totally sympathise with you on this one. We get kids kicking a football on our road. Albeit they are only little kids of about 4 or 5 years old but they just kick the ball in the air and dont care where it goes. They end up running around people's gardens chasing it. We also get skateboarders on our road, because its a cul-de-sac and has a little road hump they just love it to do their pathetic jumps on it. They are so noisy. As for getting rid of them try threatening them with the police if they continue to destroy your wall, say you have already contacted them and they will be issued with an ASBO if they dont watch out!

Originally posted by Mathom


In the meantime, put something nasty on the top of your wall, like broken slates, or even treacle, to stop them wanting to climb on it, and if the ball goes in your garden, it can suddenly 'disappear'...

Carefull - if they injure themselves, they'd be able to sue you. :loopy:

Yes, it's worth bearing in mind that it's not wise to hurt anyone! I'd have said barbed wire but maybe that's going a bit too far...

Treacle however would simply leave any scamps with sticky hands or trousers, and a telling off from their mother. :)

a mate of mine had a similar problem with kids a few years back so he went out to ask em to clear off and one of them deliberately fell back and pretended he had been hit went home, his mother phoned the cops , who came out and arrested my mate took him in and banged him up in a cell for a few hours and gave him a caution , so what i would like to know is what are you supposed to do in these situations , if you were to tell there parents theyre just not bothered .

Non-drying paint on the wall might be another option.

At my last address we had an empty shop across the road, it had a boarded up front. Every single day kids would come from miles around and kick the ball at this wooden board. They refused to move even when confronted and at times even got aggressive with some of the older neighbours and damaged their cars. One sunday I was amazed to wake to the sound of ball on board at 7:45am :mad:
So I waited until about 2am and got a full block of lard and gently warmed it through in the microwave to make it all soft. I then covered the board with the lard and waited until tea time the following day. You should have seen the kids faces when they realised something was wrong with their clothes and their hands were all slippy. I had to go out the following night and re-coat it because I needed the satisfaction of causing even more grief to these horrible kids. In the end the lard was so thick it was impossible for them to kick the ball against it.
That was the end of that...sorted :D

Where I live with my parents, it's quite full of elderly people. When we were kids, they put signs up saying we weren't allowed to play ball games, even though we were no where near their houses. Recently, my mum received a letter saying that her 'child' was playing ball games on Seaton Close, could she please keep them away.

Thing is, I'm 21, don't really live at home any more and my sister's 31 with 2 kids and lives somewhere else!!

Originally posted by Mathom

In the meantime, put something nasty on the top of your wall, like broken slates, or even treacle

Or Dog shy te :thumbsup:

Originally posted by Chloe
Where I live with my parents, it's quite full of elderly people. When we were kids, they put signs up saying we weren't allowed to play ball games, even though we were no where near their houses. Recently, my mum received a letter saying that her 'child' was playing ball games on Seaton Close, could she please keep them away.

Thing is, I'm 21, don't really live at home any more and my sister's 31 with 2 kids and lives somewhere else!!

i also got that letter chloe and it ****** me off,my lad plays or should i say played on the small field at the top of seaton close,by looking out of my window i could see he was ok,now i'm supposed to let an 8 year old go down onto the field and play.....not a chance....:(

From past experience with these kids I think they are the sort who would beat each other up to get me in trouble. One of them ran in to the garden yesterday and tripped up on the grass. I was actually worried they would blame me.

I don't have a problem with kids playing in the street or near houses if they actually take a bit of care.

Treacle or lard may be a good idea. It wont do any lasting damage and I can say someone said it would be good for my plants! I just slipped and got it all over the wall.

Open your windows and play classical music quite loudly in your front room.
Scum will not have culture - you will see them slink off like slugs from salt.

Tried it; it works. Opera's usually most effective.

I've also tried Vikings method of Doggydoos on the wall top.
That also has a miraculous effect :hihi:

Anti Vandal Paint (http://www.nwepaints.co.uk/acatalog/AntiVandal.html) can be expensive. It works though.

Good luck ;)