POLICE say they are planning to crackdown on a gang of unruly youths thought to be behind a number of anti social incidents in Braintree.

The town's community policing team has issued a plea for members of the public to come forward with information as it prepares to address concerns raised on social media.

A number of videos and posts online have highlighted incidents of anti-social behaviour, which many fear are being caused by the same group of youths.

A police spokesman said: "We are urging people to send us in footage/images directly and reporting incidents to us which have occurred if this hasn't been done already.

"A lot of incidents which have occurred have been posted on other social media pages, but we have not been directly informed."

Anyone with information should contact Braintree Police Station on 101.