IT is the leafy north London enclave that became synonymous with wealth and excess thanks to the antics of Kate Moss, Jude Law and Liam Gallagher. But today fed-up residents say you are more likely to bump into a thug wearing a hoodie than you are to an A-list celebrity in Primrose Hill, which has become a “Neanderthal campground“. Following the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old schoolboy Harry Pitman on New Year’s Eve, locals have told The Sun that they have been warning of a surge in violence and anti-social behaviour for three years. Eleanor Sturdy chairs the Primrose Hill crime panel and says the area’s historic park can resemble a music festival some days as yobs take drugs and have sex in full view of members of the public. Read more: The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news
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