Residents of a tower block in Bristol say they fear for their safety after one person living there apparently threw heavy brake discs from a 15th floor balcony. The incident, which is being investigated by police, happened in March and has led to people living in Croydon House and the surrounding area saying they are worried about their safety.
The large metal brake discs hit the ground outside the tower block in Lawrence Hill with such force they damaged the paved surface. One resident, who declined to be named, said he contacted Bristol Live because people needed to know the risks of walking past the block.
A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset police they were called at 7.12am on the morning of Tuesday, March 15, by worried residents who said a number of items were thrown from an upper floor balcony the night before. We were called at 7.12am on Tuesday 15 March to Croydon House in Bristol following a report of items having been thrown from height onto the ground below,” he said.
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“This had happened the evening before, sometime between 8pm and 9pm. Officers attended the scene and items, including metal brake discs, were located on the ground. House-to-house enquiries were carried out and available CCTV footage reviewed. Enquiries into this incident are ongoing. If anyone has further information which would help with our investigation, please call us on 101 and give the call handler the reference number 5222061663,” he added.
One resident told Bristol Live the tower block had an ongoing issue with anti-social behaviour. In 2019, Croydon House and a neighbouring tower block were ‘shut down’ by police and council chiefs with only residents allowed access, in a bid to try to stop issues around drug dealing and anti-social behaviour there.
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