Louise Allen has swapped her home in Gannet Lane, Wellingborough, for a rented house in Corby because she is sick of bikes constantly riding past.

Other residents have spoken to the Evening Telegraph about the issue and PCSOs are targeting the problem.

But despite the complaints residents have agreed the Hemmingwell estate is better than it was thanks to police and community activity.

Ms Allen said: "It seems a little bit better on the Hemmingwell now but there is still motorbike nuisance. It has got to a situation where I am going for private rented accommodation in Corby because I have got to get off the estate.

"We are always getting motorbikes. It is a constant thing. Nothing seems to have stopped it."

Earlier this year the Evening Telegraph ran a Motorbike Menace campaign about bikers who rode past pedestrians at high speeds.

Ms Allen complained about bikes racing past her home and in an alleyway beside her house, and Keith Allen, of Stanwell Way, said he was sick and tired of bikes riding along a cycle path to Croyland Park.

One of the most serious cases was that of Joanne Hawthorne, of Mannock Road, whose dog was run over by a careless biker but survived.

Northamptonshire Police began a zero-tolerance crackdown which was designed to run during the summer when motorcycle nuisance is more common.

But Dave Piper, of Fulmar Lane, Wellingborough, said: "The motorcycle nuisance is still a problem. It does continue throughout the winter. They come straight past our window.

"If police were on the estate more often during the night they might catch them."

Mr Piper also wants to see better CCTV coverage in the area.

At a meeting of the Redhill Grange Community Association last month, PCSO Chris Howard said officers were targeting vehicle nuisance, specifically off-road motorcycles.