POLICE have worked alongside a housing association to get a family “well-known for causing harm to the community” successfully evicted from a troubled estate.

Droitwich Police are currently undertaking a long-term project to clear the Westlands of crime, including the supply of class A drugs - carrying out numerous house raids.

Sergeant Sarah Kent, whose team has been working closely with Fortis Living, said officers did not take removing people from their home "lightly."

Speaking at a town council meeting earlier this month, she said the family – who have not been named – were notorious for their “drug-related anti-social behaviour.”

She said: “I can already feel a difference in the atmosphere on the estate.

“You don’t have to take away many offenders because the majority of people on the estate are lovely people who just want a quiet life.

“Sometimes, you take a few people away and, in this case, it seems to have settled down some of the behaviour on the estate.”

Sgt Kent said the family were evicted from their home in May and have since “left the area.”

Police are also hoping to obtain a criminal behaviour order for Jack Rowley, a repeat offender who often frequents the estate.

Rowley, 25, was jailed for six months in May after breaching a restraining order preventing him seeing his ex-girlfriend, following a previous harassment conviction, and other offences.

One of the conditions of the proposed CBO will include a ban on homeless Rowley, entering the estate, where most of his recent offences have taken place.

“He’s caused quite a few issues on the estate,” said Sgt Kent. “He is invariably homeless on there, or sofa surfing.

“It’s no easy thing getting a CBO, which is effectively an ASBO, but I think this is very effective at getting his type of behaviour under control,” she said.

In recent months, police have undertaken a number of drug-related raids on the Westlands.

In February, Sgt Kent warned more raids were to come after officers successfully had executed three warrants in 10 days on the estate.

Morning raids on Shepherds Place, Farriers Corner and Woodmans Way – between November 14 and November 24, last year, resulted in numerous arrests and one closure order.

Sgt Kent said at the time, the message the police are putting out is: “If you deal drugs from your home address, then we will do our very best to make sure you lose your home address.”

The Rowley CBO hearing will take place on July 4.