A woman burst into tears at a crime summit because she and her family feel terrorised by young tearaways near her home.

She told the public meeting at the Longmead Centre last week that antisocial behaviour was rife in the road opposite, Dorset Square in Ewell.

Surrey’s police and crime commissioner Kevin Hurley, who organised the event on Tuesday, acknowledged that it was clearly a "terrible, terrible situation" for her.

Breaking down in tears, the woman, who did not want to give her name for fear of reprisals, said: "You say that antisocial behaviour has gone down and I’m sure it has.

"But for the last two years we have been blighted by it. My family and I have been victims of it. We have asked time and time to have a camera pointing out to where these youths sit.

"They vandalise our cars, they do everything and we have been told ‘no you can’t have a camera’." She said that the youngsters even put fuel in a blue bin and set it on fire causing an explosion at 6.30pm on Saturday, November 29.

She said: "What does it take to have a camera put up? I’ve had enough. My kids can’t go and play in the square."

Mr Hurley said: "This is a terrible ordeal for you, I know the police inspector and sergeant are hearing this."

Mr Hurley asked her to contact his office if the situation does not get resolved so that he can follow up on the issue.