{"id":240703,"date":"2023-11-14T22:51:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T22:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=240703"},"modified":"2023-11-14T22:51:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T22:51:34","slug":"ex-residents-of-britains-roughest-estate-speak-of-steady-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/ex-residents-of-britains-roughest-estate-speak-of-steady-decline\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-residents of &apos;Britain&apos;s roughest estate&apos; speak of steady decline"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>&#8216;It&#8217;s tragic to see the decline&#8217;: Past residents of &#8216;Britain&#8217;s roughest estate&#8217; say it used to be a &#8216;class&#8217; place to live with &#8216;great&#8217; people but its steady decay has made it unrecognisable &#8211; as others invite YouTuber to explore THEIR hometown<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Residents in Blakenall Heath, Walsall, say they live in constant fear in their area<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>But former residents say it used to be a lively place and good for a night out\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Britain&#8217;s &#8216;ROUGHEST&#8217; estate is likened to &#8216;war-torn Ukraine&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Past residents of &#8216;Britain&#8217;s roughest estate&#8217; have said it used to be a vibrant place to live with &#8216;great people&#8217; but its steady decline has left it unrecognisable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>People in Blakenall Heath, Walsall, say they live in constant fear in their area, which has been compared to &#8216;war-torn Ukraine&#8217;, as\u00a0gangs run riot and rip live pigeons apart.<\/p>\n<p>Those living in the area, which has become an unlikely\u00a0Youtube star after a travel vlogger visited, say their lives have been plagued by gangs of knife-wielding youths, some as young as 10, who have been causing havoc for the past three years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They say it has also become a &#8216;no-go zone&#8217; for police because their squad cars get pelted with bricks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But former inhabitants commenting on the YouTube video say it used to be a lively place, good for a night out, where front gardens were adorned with flowers and shrubs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One said: &#8216;I&#8217;ve so many fond memories of Walsall, it really saddens me to see it now: it used to be such a vibrant, lively town. I rarely go there these days, but when I do I see all the places I had such great nights out all derelict and boarded-up.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another who was &#8216;born and bred in Walsall&#8217; felt &#8216;sad to see it has declined so much.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/16\/77655175-12735001-image-a-63_1699633074521.jpg\" width=\"636\" height=\"357\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/16\/77615187-12735001-Residents_in_Blakenall_Heath_in_Walsall_have_told_how_they_are_l-m-62_1699633070641.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"357\"><\/p>\n<p>Past residents of &#8216;Britain&#8217;s roughest estate&#8217; have said it used to be a vibrant place to live but its steady decline has left it unrecognisable<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/16\/77655169-12735001-image-a-70_1699633165678.jpg\" height=\"222\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/16\/77615201-12735001-One_resident_said_People_shouldn_t_be_living_in_fear_in_their_ow-m-69_1699633158161.jpg\" height=\"222\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>One said it used to be a lively place but now buildings appear derelict and boarded-up<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/16\/77655173-12735001-image-a-71_1699633304916.jpg\" height=\"408\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But former residents say it used to be a lively place where front gardens were adorned with flowers and shrubs<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/16\/77655171-12735001-image-a-72_1699633370245.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One who commented said they lived in Walsall in the very early 90s and there was never any trouble<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/17\/77615197-12730193-image-a-2_1699550094284.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Locals now say their lives have been plagued by gangs of knife-wielding youths, some as young as 10<\/p>\n<p>One who commented said they lived in Walsall in the very early 90s and there was never any trouble, adding &#8216;can&#8217;t believe what a state it is now&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What was once a cared for housing estate that people happily called home is a hostile place,&#8217; another added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A Youtuber who visited the crime-stricken area branded Blakenall Heath &#8216;Britain&#8217;s roughest estate&#8217; off the back of his own experience.<\/p>\n<p>But others disputed it was the worst area in the country and suggested other places that could be contenders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Mosside in Manchester is still to date one of the worst\/roughest places I&#8217;ve ever visited,&#8217; one argued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another claimed: &#8216;There are far worse places than Walsall\u2026.. Dewsbury Moore Estate for example.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/13\/77651381-12730193-image-a-27_1699623539289.jpg\" height=\"482\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>An archive photo from Google Maps showing Blakenall in 2016 &#8211; when streets were clean<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Britain&#8217;s &#8216;ROUGHEST&#8217; estate is likened to &#8216;war-torn Ukraine&#8217;, as locals live in constant fear from arson and knife attacks as &#8216;lawless&#8217; streets are roamed by knife-wielding yobs as young as 10 who are known to tear apart live PIGEONS<\/h3>\n<p>The UK Explored channel, which gives tours of cities and towns across the country, said the estate &#8216;felt and smelt dangerous&#8217;, with a crime rate double the UK average.<\/p>\n<p>The presenter even goes on to discover a flattened dead rat in a children&#8217;s play park while filming around the area.<\/p>\n<p>He says: &#8216;To be honest it scared me. The moment I walked on to Dawson Street a woman told me to &#8216;f*** off&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;She made a call on her phone and I didn&#8217;t wait to see who she was calling and made a quick exit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There are 400 crimes reported each month in Blakenall alone. Most of which are violent offences and antisocial behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When I googled the news for the area it was nothing short of shocking.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There were stories of people being shot at, and children tearing up pigeons and throwing them into the chippy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And a young kid was blinded after being stabbed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/12\/77648767-12730193-image-a-62_1699618816504.jpg\" height=\"354\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Children&#8217;s toys strewn on a grass verge alongside piles of rubbish\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/17\/77615205-12730193-image-a-3_1699550097628.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Residents said the area had also become a &#8216;no-go zone&#8217; for police because their squad cars get pelted with bricks<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/17\/77615185-12730193-image-a-5_1699550112186.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The area has suffered a string of incidents including arson attacks, fly-tipping, thefts, assaults, racist attacks and vandalism<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/12\/77648769-12730193-image-a-63_1699618822647.jpg\" height=\"355\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The estate has a reputation for being one of the most dangerous areas in the country\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/13\/77651379-12730193-image-a-28_1699623541962.jpg\" height=\"532\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>This photo shows a junction in the estate in 2011. Locals say it is a &#8216;no go zone&#8217; in 2023<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/13\/77651383-12730193-image-a-29_1699623545612.jpg\" height=\"469\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A sign greeting visitors to Blakenall Heath in an archive photo from 2014. Many of the letters in the &#8216;Welcome to Blakenell Heath&#8217; sign have since disappeared<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Blakenall is certainly one of the most dangerous estates in the country. It felt dangerous, it smelt dangerous and I was happy to move on.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The video goes on to describe Walsall as one of Britain&#8217;s most dangerous towns, with a crime rate of 152 per 1,000 people, worse than Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>Local resident Andy Bloxham, 38, said: &#8216;I think it&#8217;s a fair reflection of the area. The video makes it look worse than it is but there&#8217;s no denying it&#8217;s rough as anything.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Its a shame as there&#8217;s some lovely people here, we&#8217;ve just got more than our fair share of mindless idiots bringing the area down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;People shouldn&#8217;t be living in fear in their own homes. It&#8217;s been a year since our little estate first made headlines and since then nothing has changed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/17\/77615203-12730193-image-a-6_1699550120367.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One shopkeeper, who also did not want to be named for fear of reprisals, added: &#8216;I have lost staff members who just can&#8217;t face being abused on a daily basis<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/17\/77615193-12730193-image-a-7_1699550127468.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>West Midlands Police brought in a 48-hour dispersal order for Blakenall after violence flared on November 2<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/17\/77615195-12730193-image-a-8_1699550129869.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One local man said: &#8216;We&#8217;ve just got more than our fair share of mindless idiots bringing the area down&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Cars will be banned from streets of eco-friendly housing estate in a bid to &#8216;change behaviours&#8217; of families &#8211; with pathways designed just for pedestrians and cyclists<\/h3>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s still the same. If anything these gangs see being named Britain&#8217;s roughest estate as a badge of honour.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Locals previously told how their lives were blighted by violence and anti-social behaviour and they are too scared to leave their homes &#8211; even in the daytime.<\/p>\n<p>It followed a string of incidents including arson attacks, fly-tipping, thefts, assaults, racist attacks and vandalism.<\/p>\n<p>One local resident, who did not wish to be named, said: &#8216;It had got to the point where we are scared to leave our homes even in the daytime.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The place has just rapidly declined into almost a state of lawlessness since the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Before then we did have issues but not to the scale we are seeing now. It&#8217;s like a war-zone out there at times.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s just diabolical &#8211; but that&#8217;s Blakenhall for you. It&#8217;s become a no-go zone for police and that is what is most worrying. You just don&#8217;t go out after 3pm.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>One shopkeeper, who also did not want to be named for fear of reprisals, added: &#8216;I have lost staff members who just can&#8217;t face being abused on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They come in and steal eggs and then use those eggs to pelt the shop. We get racially abused too, we&#8217;ve just had enough.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/17\/62735709-12730193-Businesses_have_also_been_pelted_with_eggs_flour_and_bricks_caus-a-9_1699550175853.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/17\/62732783-12730193-Tormented_residents_and_business_owners_are_now_demanding_action-a-10_1699550175868.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Businesses have also been pelted with eggs, flour and bricks causing damage to property while buses, taxis and cars also routinely get attacked<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/17\/62722197-12730193-Gary_Brookes_Walsall_Housing_Group_s_director_of_housing_said_We-a-11_1699550180215.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gary Brookes, director of housing for Walsall Housing Group in 2021 said at the time: &#8216;We are really concerned about ongoing issues in this area regarding criminal activity and antisocial behaviour&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/17\/62735699-12730193-West_Midlands_Police_say_they_are_stepping_up_patrols_and_using_-a-12_1699550182535.jpg\" height=\"426\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>West Midlands Police say they are stepping up patrols and using dispersal orders to try and control the issues<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/17\/62722187-12730193-Only_19_per_cent_of_houses_in_Blakenall_are_owner_occupied_and_t-a-13_1699550186153.jpg\" height=\"409\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Only 19 per cent of houses in Blakenall are owner-occupied and the population density is higher than surrounding areas<\/p>\n<p>Independent Blakenall ward councillor Pete Smith previously said &#8216;it&#8217;s like something from war-torn Ukraine.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;There was also this poor pigeon that had its head ripped off outside a shop before they pulled its wings off and just ripped it to pieces.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>West Midlands Police brought in a 48-hour dispersal order for Blakenall after violence flared on November 2 and youths pelted police cars with bricks.<\/p>\n<p>A force spokesperson said at the time: &#8216;We&#8217;ve had several police cars damaged after bricks were thrown and members of the public have also reported damage to their vehicles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This behaviour is completely unacceptable, the people involved are causing issues in the local community and we are determined to stop this happening&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In July, in nearby Bloxwich, a man was knifed and Bailey Atkinson, also local to the area, was stabbed to death in Walsall in January.<\/p>\n<p>A 13-year-old boy was also left permanently blind after being stabbed in the eye outside a fish and chip shop in Blakenall last August.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12735001\/Its-tragic-decline-Past-residents-Britains-roughest-estate-say-used-class-place-live-great-people-steady-decay-unrecognisable-invite-YouTuber-explore-hometown.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s tragic to see the decline&#8217;: Past residents of &#8216;Britain&#8217;s roughest estate&#8217; 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