£11 a week for 'non-existent' security

This tenant claimed he had been attacked near the flats

Residents at the block of council flats say they are being subjected to crime, drug dealing and unhygienic conditions - yet the council is doing nothing.

One resident told BBC News Online: "I've got friends and relatives who refuse to come into the flats to see me now because things have just got too bad."

When BBC News Online visited Burrows Court, in Nottingham, it was greeted by a young tenant who said he had been attacked, his hand dripping with blood.

Residents are reluctant to speak out because they fear reprisals, but one said: "(The problems) range from urinating in the lifts, to drug dealing going off outside, and late night activities which affect everyone who actually lives in this particular building.

You're paying for security and all you've got is cameras, half of those aren't working Terry Guest

"The council have been aware of what's going off for the last four years - we do actually pay for CCTV and security, of which we've actually got very little...it's £11 a week per flat."

Terry and Christine Guest, who have lived at he flats for 19 years, have been burgled twice.

Mrs Guest said: "When we first lived here it was great, but not now - it's dirty, there's nobody here to check them."

Residents say security at Burrows Court is almost non-existent

Her husband added: "You're paying for security and all you've got is cameras, half of those aren't working."

Another resident, Catherine Gooderham, is six and a half months pregnant with her first child.

She moved in to Burrows Court, in Sneinton, in January, and has repeatedly applied for a transfer - but says the council are not interested in moving her.

In a statement, Nottingham City Council said it was aware of the problems at the flats and was doing what it could to tackle them.

It also said Burrow Courts does have external CCTV and camera operators will continue to monitor the building's exterior to try to identify any unwanted visitors or intruders.