Furious residents living near Ipswich Waterfront disturbed by "honkathons" outside their window and anti-social behaviour are calling for action.

Vehicles reportedly arrived from 10pm on Saturday evening filling the air with music, shouting and laughter under properties in Anchor Street.

At around 3am on Sunday morning it is reported multiple vehicles sounded their horns in sequence and stayed on the scene until 5am.

Damaged bollard on Helena Road. Damaged bollard on Helena Road. (Image: Lucy Taylor)

Two residents, who did not wish to be named, spoke out about the issues and said there was "a clear lack of respect" to those living in the area.

One resident said: “It’s not just a one off, it’s become a meeting spot for cars, a little while ago, someone brought disco lights and they were blasting music down there.

“We have been on this case for two years and it is so frustrating as the solution seems so simple to me.

“There are over 300 residents around this area and we all pay a considerable amount of council tax, which seems to go up all the time, and in return we are seemingly getting worse services.

“It seems like we are forgotten about, we have got anti-social behaviour down here which we are reporting and no one is doing anything about it.”

Vehicles are banned from entering Helena Road near A-listers at Aurora as it is a restricted byway, and bollards have been placed on all entrances to this part of the waterfront.

However, the bollards at the Patterson Road end of Helena Road have been damaged for months.

An email about the issue has been sent to local councillors, Ipswich MP Jack Abbott and Suffolk Police.

The resident said the issue has been "highlighted" to the police "on many occasions" but no progress appears to have been made.

Cars are easily able to drive past the bollards. Cars are easily able to drive past the bollards. (Image: Lucy Taylor) Ipswich Borough Councillor for Holywells Ward Cathy Frost said that it was Suffolk County Council's responsibility to repair the bollards and that she had contacted Councillor Paul West cabinet member for Ipswich, Operational Highways and Flooding.

There are only a limited number of signs on the road. There are only a limited number of signs on the road. (Image: Lucy Taylor) She said: “It’s actually a highway issue. I hadn't appreciated it when I took the inquiry from Alan. We did a bit of research and discovered that these bollards are the responsibility of Suffolk County Council.

"I sent a mini motion to the council and Cllr West assured me that this work would be done. We understand there has been a delay. I've also talked to the police about and they have asked for additional road signs."