Residents in one of the UK's most deprived areas say the cul-de-sac where they live has become so overrun with criminal and anti-social behaviour they now live in constant fear.
Those living on Drews Meadow Close in the Druids Heath area of Birmingham have described keeping weapons to hand in case their property is broken into, wearing masks to hide their identity when walking the streets and keeping multiple CCTV cameras running in a bid to improve security.
Drews Meadow Close was his by nine violent or sexual offences in the latest monthly crime figures for November.
