'TERRIFIED' neighbours want locked gates on their garden after youths went 'joy-riding' in a stolen wheelchair and a couple had loud sex.

Residents at Cranham Court in Warndon, Worcester are continuing their campaign to have their block of flats locked up at night.

Months after they raised the issue, residents say they are still being plagued by intruders, the latest incident involving the theft of a wheelchair.

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However, they say Platform Housing has yet to come out to complete any surveys with a view to completing the work at the flats in Cranham Drive.  

A multi-agency meeting was held in July and this week Platform says the request for security measures is still under review.

The latest incident, residents say, involved the theft of a fold-up wheelchair from their garden around eight weeks ago.

Tenants have complained about other incidents including a couple who did not live in the flats having loud sex in a communal garden over the summer.

Fed-up residents say their quality of life is suffering as louts lob bottles and cans onto their property while 'intruders' smoke weed and defecate there.

Pam Key, one of the residents, described them as 'wheelchair joyriders' and said: "They dumped it down the end of Cranham Drive."

The residents claim the wheelchair was pushed around the Spar shop in Cranham Drive.

Cllr Jill Desayrah, Warndon's Labour city councillor, said: “This terrifying incident is far from an isolated occurrence. It further illustrates why action is needed from Platform regarding the installation of security fencing at Cranham Court.

"This usually comes as “standard” in other blocks in Warndon. So these long-suffering residents and I desperately want Platform to honour its promise made in the summer to look into the matter with some urgency. “

Lyn Gleeson, another resident in the block, said she recently saw teenagers jumping off the stairwell and jumping off the roof of Cranham Court.

"I said 'excuse me, do you live here? Why are you here, jumping on and off other people's property? They didn't say anything. They just walked away."

One of the measures suggested by residents was a concrete fence in place of the wooden one at the back of the flats.

Steps being proposed include gating off the flats at night and even closing the alleyway at the back of the block at night.

Residents Pam Key, 58, her husband Graham Key, 72, Lyn Gleeson, 55, and Lorraine Butler, 64, have also complained about people kicking the fence near the alleyway at the back of Cranham Court.

The old fence had been smashed down by vandals but has been replaced by Platform Housing with a new, sturdier wooden one.

However, tenants maintain the fence is still being kicked by youngsters walking along the alley which is causing a disturbance.

A spokesman for West Mercia Police previously said it was monitoring the situation. Inspector Fergus Green said: "The Warndon Safer Neighbourhood team are aware of this issue and are meeting weekly with partner agencies, including Platform Housing. The area is patrolled and we are aware of some measures that Platform Housing have put in place to tackle the reported ASB. Over the past 6 months the SNT report the amount of ASB reported has reduced but we shall continue to monitor and take action as appropriate. Anyone suffering anti-social behaviour is encouraged to report it, this gives us an accurate picture of what is happening and helps us to resource it appropriately."