'We live in one of the most beautiful towns in the country' said one resident. A young mother said: 'It’s sad really but the criminals have won.'Neighbour's of Anne Hathaway's idyllic cottage say county lines drug dealers have turned their village into 'hell' and police can't keep them safe.
Residents living on South Green Drive were too scared to be named fearing reprisals, but say their lives have become 'miserable'.Anna Hathaway's cottage in the picturesque village of Shottery, just outside Stratford-upon-AvonOne woman, who has lived on the road for 50 years, said: 'It's quite frightening when you see cars full of big men sitting in the street.
READ MORE: Love's labour's found! Manor house built on site where William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway is for sale for £2.7million Advertisement 'They tend to go in next to the children's play area so they are not overlooked by people's homes.'Talking to the police, it's obvious they can't cope. It's the county lines drug gangs who are operating here.
'The area is falling apart and people who used to stop for a chat now lock themselves in their homes. It's sad really but the criminals have won.' Other residents say the estate often organised community barbecues and street sales but that had all come to an end.'I've tried to organise barbecues and this and that people just keep themselves to themselves now.
A spokesperson for Orbit housing, which owns several properties on the road, said: 'We do not condone anti-social behaviour in any of our properties and understand the negative impact these issues have on other residents.