I have a similar problem except we are the end house in a terrace so we get all the kids kicking the ball against the wall etc, they also seem to congregate outside our house just under our 20 month old daughters window.
Normally it wouldnt bother me but just lately it seems some of the older kids are being more loud than normal, more abusive than normal and more destructive than normal.
So i decided to take my brothers tactics on board, so this is what i do....
If i have to go out i do so and ask the kids to move, if they mouth off i tell them to **** off, if they give me some more chew i tell them to go home and tell their dads to come round and see me.
Only once has any of them come back with their dad, that problem was sorted out quickly as soon as i said that his darling little son had woken up my daughter by throwing his ball up against her window and if he did it again i was going to pop the ball cut it in half and force feed it to father and son.
****if you are going to take this approach you had better be prepared to back it up****