People living in a Leeds suburb plagued with violence have defended their area and said 'there's nothing wrong with it'.
LeedsLive visited Beeston after police put in place a 'Section 60' order which the force says will make it easier to find weapons and 'keep people safer'.
The order was triggered by a violent fight which residents say involved machetes and metal poles.
Two men, aged 26 and 32, were arrested and remain in custody.
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The authorisation came into effect at 11pm on Sunday, July 17 to stay in place for 16 hours subject to a review. The order covers the area bordered by Dewsbury Road, Tempest Road and Rowland Road
LeedsLive visited Beeston and the streets under the order to talk to residents about what it's really like to live there. We asked them if the area as bad as the police made it out to be and whether they feel safe living there.
A community volunteer at a local residents centre said that crime is a common occurrence anywhere but when it does happen in Beeston, it rocks the community a little bit.
She said: "I have lived here all my life but this stuff happens everywhere, even in the posh areas.
"I would say the area is much better than before, when I was a kid I always saw people fighting, I were usually involved but it's better now, people are generally buzzing but it does just take one thing to happen like what happened with the machetes, to rattle people."
One resident on Tempest Road, named Gwen, said: "I've lived in Beeston, North Leeds, and some of the leafy suburbs, this city has some of the most deprived and most affluent areas and some are worse than others
"There's nothing wrong with Beeston, I think it gets a bad name because it's always in the news or just associated with crime but it does make me feel safer knowing there are more police about but these things happen sometimes, I don't like that we are highlighted, I'm sure it happens just as much in the city."
Another resident, who said she was near the area where the incident happened, said while the area may have its issues, it is a community.
She said: "It's a normal area yeah, all the kids have things to do here, there are clubs for refugees and things like that, it's just there are some people that have to ruin it.
"I like living here, I have done for years, we aren't as rich as other parts of Leeds, I like to think of it as character but sometimes you do feel like the kids deserve a better place."
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