Frustrated residents say drugs and anti-social behaviour have blighted their neighbourhood for years as new footage emerges of people pushing each other and shouting in the streets. People living and working in the Regency area of Brighton are reporting a rise in anti-social behaviour with “blasé” drug dealing and taking in their streets becoming a daily nuisance. Residents fear trouble is linked to hostels in the area.
The Argus met with residents to discuss the complex issues behind the problem and what can be done to help eradicate the issue. A man pushing another man outside a homeless hostel in Oriental Place (Image: Supplied) Sitting down with one long-standing resident, the first thing she does is point out of the window and say: “That’s the drug corner over there.” Later, as we delve deeper into the anti-social behaviour that has become a daily sight for her, she cuts short her sentence to point out two dealers that she sees so often she recognises them.
Over the 30 years that she has lived here, the thing that this resident says has changed the most is the attitude of those responsible. In years gone by there was some discretion in the drug taking – now there is none. She said: “It’s pretty offensive really, they’re cooking and injecting drugs in the streets.
“The blasé attitude has taken over. They don’t see it [drug taking in the streets] as illegal. “You rarely see any police.
They would be wary of them before but now they don’t care..