FRUSTRATED residents have said they are “fed up” with violence and antisocial behaviour in their street.

Janet Bray, 55, has lived in Seafield Road in Hove for 25 years and says the emergency accommodation and hostels in the street have been causing issues all that time.

She said: “The problem varies in intensity and severity, but it’s always there.

“In the last three weeks we have had a lot of yelling and threatening language.

“It’s long-term residents of SoBo House and people in the council’s adult care facilities, which are meant to be staffed 24 hours a day but aren’t.”

Alice Revel, 34, founder and editor at online magazine Running in Heels, has been renting a flat in the street for a year.

She says she feels so unsafe in the street that she may move out at the end of her tenancy.

She said: “The problem is getting worse, there are often groups of people congregated outside the hostels, smoking and drinking.

“Fights break out on a regular basis and I often see people walking down the street looking like they’re on drugs.

“I feel less safe in Hove than where I used to live in Hackney.

“I have nothing against the homeless and I know they need to live somewhere, but it can’t carry on like this.

“The social care facilities shouldn’t be concentrated all in one area.”

A spokesman for Brighton and Hove City Council said: “Health and Adult Social Care commission a women’s only service for the homeless in Seafield Road, and the council is working with the service provider to address any concerns that are raised.

“The decision to evict someone from any premises is the at the discretion of the service provider and landlord.”

Residents say there is also private emergency accommodation in the street, whose main client is the council.

Janet said: “I pay my council tax, and so I pay for these people to live there. It should be one strike and you’re out.”

A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “There have been eight reports of antisocial behaviour and one minor injury assault during the first 11 days of July in Seafield Road.

“While this has been a spike, during the three months preceding there were a total of 11 reports. Of these, two were hoaxes and one was in support of the fire service.

“The local policing team is aware of residents’ concerns.

“Communities will see and feel a difference as funds are used to strengthen local policing where the force is most stretched. The move will see more officers working where they are most needed, always prioritising the areas where communities face the greatest challenges.”

The manager of SoBo House was unavailable for comment.