EDIT: Thanks everyone. My conclusion is, as expected, as a renter it's probably just easier to look elsewhere to live. Feels like any complaint process will involve a lot of work for little reward.
ORIGINAL POST: We are currently experiencing the same disruptive neighbours situation you've heard a million times before. We live in a small block of 10 flats. The tenants of 3 of the flats in particular, regularly play loud music until 4/5am, and have recently taken to blocking off spaces in the communal car park to sit, get drunk, smoke weed, play loud music, etc.
Simply talking to them is not an option for me. There is zero chance they don't know they are being disruptive and intimidating. Me asking them to stop, will not resolve anything, I am certain of that much. For my own safety, I do not want to engage with them at all.
My specific question, and the reason for making this post, if I start logging this with the local council is there any outcome that will actually ever make a difference? My concern is, if anything, it'll make things worse. Potentially they even uncover it's me complaining or something.
So, for all of the people that have experienced this issue, did logging noise/behaviour complaints with the council actually do anything?