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A rat-infested hellish UK street is so bad that pimps have abandoned it due to violent gangs scaring off sex workers.
Wiltshire's Manchester Road is just a short work from Swindon Town FC's County Ground – but you definitely don't want to go anywhere near it on match days . . . or, in fact, any day. The area used to be teeming with sex workers and their pimps, but now it is filled with rubbish, rats and rampant angry gangs leaving a violent mess behind them.
One of the locals who lives in the area, ex-Royal Mail worker Les told The Sun that there used to be around “30 or more” sex workers ever day, and some in the day, making around £1,000-per-night. But now they've all gone, and left crime and rats behind.
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He said, while also explaining how the place has become a rubbish dump: “It has got so rough and dangerous here, especially at night, it’s just not safe for them any longer. “They’ve got no protection, you rarely see the police here, and they were carrying fairly significant amounts of money on them by the end of the night, so it just wasn’t sensible.
“Most of them moved out. The pandemic and lockdown had kept many of them off the streets anyway and I think after that, maybe because of the additional poverty it caused, this area became totally unsafe. You see drug deals going on all the time nowadays and crime – knife crime in particular has become an increasing part of the problem. It used to be very smart and today around here, even though the locals were never particularly affluent.
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“People round here had high standards and that meant everyone did their best to keep the place looking neat and tidy. In those days, no one would have dreamed of dropping their litter in the street, leaving ripped bin bags piled up everywhere – it's a crying shame.”
The local police force has hit back at the claims that the area has become a no-go zone for sex works – and everyone else. Inspector David Tippetts confirmed that they are aware of the issues, and are “working hard” to make sure more police are present.
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However, according to the Neighbourhood Watch crime search website, 689 crimes have taken place within a one mile radius of the area just this year alone, including several classed as “violent crime”. But, Inspector Tippetts claimed, concerns are being addressed.
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He said: “We are working closely with partners, including the local parish council and Swindon Borough Council, to address the concerns which have been raised. We would encourage people to always report information to the police.
“If a crime is in progress then you should call 999, but if you have concerns about ongoing criminality or anti-social behaviour, then please still report this to us, by either calling 101 or visiting our website. This information is fed back to the policing teams, and they can build on this intelligence to organise additional patrols in specific areas or tackle issues such as drugs activity by making arrests.”
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- Royal Mail
- money
- Deals
- Drugs
- Knife Crime
- Swindon Town FC
- Police
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