A west Belfast businessman has told of how he arrived at work at the weekend to find a burnt out car crashed and dumped just yards from his front door.
Jim Murphy, who owns Shape & Style Barbers on the Donegall Road, arrived at work on Saturday morning to find carnage outside the barbers.
A black Renault Clio car is believed to have crashed on the Donegall Road before it was set on fire near homes on Saturday morning.
A second car, which had visible damage, was also abandoned on the Falls Road on Saturday morning.
In addition, yesterday morning, a car collided with the wall of a house at Ludlow Square in north Belfast.
Police were yesterday unable to say whether any of the cars were stolen.
The latest incidents follow on from a recent upsurge in anti-social behaviour on the streets of west Belfast.
Two weeks ago, a would-be street robber was photographed trying to steal a French visitor's camera gear in Albert Street in the lower Falls.
Following the incident, residents held a rally opposing anti-social behaviour in the area. Community representatives said residents are being terrorised by gangs of youths involved in drug taking, car crime and street crime.
Just days ago, three youths, two aged 16 and a 14-year-old, were arrested after a stolen car collided with another vehicle on the Falls Road.
Following this, a young mother from west Belfast told how she had been left "terrified" after she was punched in the head on the Falls Road in broad daylight, by thieves who then snatched her mobile phone.
There have also been numerous reports in recent days of cars broken into and items stolen.
Jim Murphy, who owns Shape & Style Barbers on the Donegall Road , said he "wasn't completely shocked" to see the damage on Saturday morning as it's "just the way things are".
The 40-year-old father-of-three added: "It's to be expected here," he said.
"There is not enough being done in this area. It's the same names coming up all the time," he said.
Mr Murphy, who has had his business for almost two years, and expanded just two weeks ago to add a tanning salon, said the barbers was opened up as usual on Saturday.
"There were clients all waiting as usual on a Saturday," he said.
"All the gates and railings were completely damaged.
"It's to be expected here. This wasn't personal. They were driving up and down and they lost control. It hit the railings. There is not enough being done in this area".
