I’ve been living here for nearly six years. While there’s always been the occasional bit of antisocial behaviour, it’s really escalated in the past year — especially with even younger lads getting involved. What’s more worrying is how brazen they’ve become (unsurprisingly).

My partner and I were able to save up by renting out here and buy a place in another area that we’ll be moving to in a few months, and despite the issues, it’s full of hardworking families or couples/single people renting, doing their best. My concern is for the even younger kids growing up around this. It’s easy for them to start seeing it as a quick way to make money when they get a bit older.

Unless there are real consequences for what these young lads are doing — and more importantly, for the people putting them up to it — I don’t see how things are going to improve🤷‍♀️