New River Green (until April, the Marquess estate), Islington, London.
Sabrina, in her teens has lived there for seven years.
The only things for most of the kids to do are shag, get drunk, stand on street corners smoking, sell drugs and smash up houses.
The council are stupid - they think that by changing the name they're gonna make things better. But it doesn't stop the kids from being drunk, smashing windows and taking bits of my fence away to go and beat the hell out of each other.
During the day I'm at school, but from eight, nine in the evening, the trouble kicks in. It happens all through the night.
My area is like the headquarters and all the other estates around Islington are branches spreading out from here. It seems like the council has put all the troublemakers in one spot and they gang up together. Parents let their kids roam the streets all hours of the day.
Everyone comes to the Marquess because the police don't do anything about it. It's a labyrinth and they're shit scared to go in there. The police know there are drugs and they know there's violence and all that shit happening, but they will not do anything about it.
When you complain to the council it's, 'Sorry but we can't do anything about the problem, you have to appeal to the police.' When my window was smashed the police had to file it as attempted break-in so the council would come and repair it.
Boys start trouble every single time, don't matter when, where, how or why. It makes younger kids think it's alright to be a complete tosser. They think it's alright to get bolshie with their mothers. Kids just tell their mums to shut up and sod off. I went to primary school with these boys. They were so sweet. They did their work and they were bright. When they got mixed up with the gangs they changed instantly. I saw them beating up this guy with a piece of wood - I couldn't believe it. The youngest is a boy about nine.
There was this fight between gangs and this little boy was ready to hit someone twice his age with a brick.
I want to leave the Marquess because I can't invite people to my house. If they leave at ten o'clock at night, I might not see them again. I can't take all of that crap 24 hours a day.
About the team
Interviews in London and Luton were conducted by editors Caroline Abomeli, 15, Gavin Fletcher, 14, Senab Adekunle, 15, Aminah Carter, 14, and reporters Carlene Thomas, 13, Chris Fletcher, 12, Ricky Allen, 10.
