A Nextdoor post is harassing you or sharing your personal information? Learn which report to use for posts, members and messages, and what to record first.
To report a Nextdoor post that harasses you or shares your personal information, open the post's menu, choose Report and pick the reason that fits, such as Public shaming, Uncivil or unkind, or Violation of someone's privacy. Report the member from their profile if it keeps happening, report chat messages separately, and contact local authorities if you feel unsafe.
SummaryA neighbour has posted about you on Nextdoor. It might be a post calling you out by name, a comment thread piling on, a photo of your house, or your address or contact details shared for everyone nearby to see. Because Nextdoor is local, the people reading it may live on your street. This guide explains which Nextdoor report to use for posts, members and chat messages, which reason fits harassment and which fits personal information, and what to record before anything is removed.
Last checked: 10 November 2026.
To report a Nextdoor post that harasses you or shares your personal information, open the post's menu, choose Report and pick the reason that fits, such as Public shaming, Uncivil or unkind, or Violation of someone's privacy. Report the member from their profile if it keeps happening, report chat messages separately, and contact local authorities if you feel unsafe.
Nextdoor's Community Guidelines set out five guidelines, starting with being respectful to neighbours and ending with not engaging in harmful activity. Its page on being respectful lists attacking, bullying, harassing, threatening or trolling others as not allowed, along with continuing to contact a neighbour after they have asked you to stop. It says "Public shaming has no place on Nextdoor", and lists geo-tagging someone's home without their knowledge or permission for humiliation, shaming or complaining. It also says: "We may remove a post if contacted by an involved party."
For personal details, Nextdoor's page on harmful activity has a section headed No violations of privacy. It asks members to "Respect your neighbors' privacy" and says "don't share anyone's personal information without their permission". It adds that if you post someone's contact information and they ask for it to be removed, Nextdoor may take it down.
Nextdoor's page on reasons for reporting content lists the report reasons you can choose when you report a post. Use the table to match what happened to the closest one.
| What happened | What to report | Reason that fits best |
|---|---|---|
| A post or comment insults, shames or threatens you | The post or comment | Disrespectful: Public shaming, or Uncivil or unkind |
| A post shares your address, contact details or home location | The post | Disrespectful: Violation of someone's privacy |
| The same neighbour keeps targeting you | The member's profile | The reason that matches their conduct |
| You receive abusive chat messages | The chat message | Unwanted Contact or Harassment |
| A post threatens your safety | Local authorities first, then the post | Contact local authorities first, then report the post with the closest reason |
Nextdoor removes content once it decides a report, so capture it first. Keep it calm and factual.
Our guide to collecting evidence before reporting harassment covers this in more depth.
Nextdoor's guide to reporting a post or comment gives these steps:
Nextdoor says you will be told that the content is under review by a group of local moderators, who vote to remove or keep it under the Community Guidelines. Some reports go straight to the Nextdoor Support team. When a decision is reached you will get a notification, and if the content was not found to break the guidelines, Nextdoor says you can appeal, with a different set of moderators reviewing it. If the post is about you, say so in your report, since Nextdoor may remove a post when contacted by an involved party.
Nextdoor's guide to reporting a neighbour says to go to their profile, click "..." in the top right corner, select a reason and add details such as specific posts or behaviour that break the guidelines. Nextdoor says it evaluates these reports itself, your name is not disclosed to the person reported, and you cannot report the same neighbour again until the first report is resolved. Possible actions include a warning, removal of content, read-only access, or suspension.
For messages, Nextdoor's guide to reporting chat messages says to open the message's three dot menu, choose Report and select a reason, such as Unwanted Contact or Harassment. Your name is not disclosed to the reported neighbour. Its page on blocking a neighbour says blocking stops you seeing and responding to each other's content, the blocked person is not notified, and reported content still goes to moderators.
Reports are often read by local moderators, so keep the details short and specific. A clear note might say that the post names you and shows your street, that you did not give permission, and that you are the person involved. Point to the exact sentence or photo, and say which guideline it breaks, such as public shaming or sharing personal information without permission. Avoid insults or arguments about the wider dispute, since the report is about the post, not the neighbour's opinion.
If a whole group or event targets you, Nextdoor's report a neighbour page says to open the group's "..." menu and choose Report Group, and to report an event the same way. While a report is open, its guide to reporting posts also lists quieter tools: hide a post from your view, mute a neighbour you do not want to hear from, and turn off notifications for a post. These do not remove anything, but they can reduce what you have to see.
Posts that show where someone lives, or that name a child, carry extra risk on a local app. Nextdoor's respect guideline says it may remove a post if contacted by an involved party, and that this includes parents or guardians of minors. Say clearly in your report that you are the person involved, or the parent or guardian of the child shown. If the post includes your home location without your permission, mention the geo-tagging example in the guideline.
Nextdoor says that "excessive or retaliatory reporting is itself unneighborly" and a breach of its guidelines. One clear report per item, with the right reason, is stronger than many reports. Ask a friend to report only if they saw the post themselves.
Local moderators and Nextdoor decide whether a post breaks the rules. Not every rude post will be removed. If a report is turned down, use the appeal Nextdoor offers, and see our guide to what to do when a report is rejected. If the same person is also posting your details on Facebook, see our guide to reporting doxxing on Facebook.
The real risks are plain. A local dispute can spread across several posts, groups and apps, a vote by local moderators can go either way, and reporting too often can count against you. When your home address is involved, the stakes rise.
If the posts keep coming or you would rather not handle this alone, having an experienced team take it on is the safer choice. AwareXone maps each post and account, prepares clear report and appeal text you submit through Nextdoor's own tools, and helps you decide when to involve the police. We never ask for your password or codes, and we cannot promise a removal. Apply for case review through our social media content removal service, and read how we work on our trust page.
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