A large crowd gathered in the middle of Regent’s Park Road

POLICE were called to Primrose Hill last night  (Saturday) to deal with a noisy street party.

Dozens of people leaving the nearby park, which is now being closed from 10pm at weekends, reconvened in Regent’s Park Road to dance along to a mobile sound-system.

Footage taken by residents shows people gathered in the middle of the road.

A man can be seen playing music from speakers strapped to the back of his scooter.

In the clip, people can be seen dancing as they sing along to 70s classic Mamma Mia! by Swedish pop group Abba.

Shortly afterwards, a police van turns up and the crowd disperses.

No one was arrested, and no fines were handed out.

A Met Police spokesperson said: “Following recent incidents of anti-social behaviour within Primrose Hill, the Royal Parks have decided to close the park from 10pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. The park will reopen again the following morning.

“Officers from the Met’s Royal Parks unit, funded by the Royal Parks, will be conducting a number of high visibility patrols into the night. They will engage with people who are gathering, explaining the closure and asking them to leave.

“Police were called shortly before 10pm on Saturday, April 24 to reports of a large number of people with sound systems within Primrose Hill and on Regents Park Road, NW1.

“Officers attended and engaged with those present. The crowds dispersed.”

 A man with sound system strapped to his scooter

Late-night lockdown parties have become an almost weekly fixture in the area, with residents complaining of regularly being kept awake until the early hours of the morning, drug dealing, public urination and littering.

This most recent incident happened a few days after Inspector Paul Clarke, from neighbourhood policing, said the force could not permanently keep resources in the area to deal with noise nuisance and anti-social behaviour.

He said: “Putting police officers in Primrose Hill on a permanent basis is not cost-effective and not sustainable. Ideally, there needs to be a permanent physical solution that does not involve the use of police officers.”

Resident Eleanor Sturdy described the scene from last night as “a frightening episode in an ugly saga”.

People are concerned that the area has now become the target not only for parties but also vandalism and theft.

Last week, two shops Sweet Things cafe and Primrose Hill books had to have their windows replaced after they were smashed in the early hours of April 16.

Less than a week later, on Thursday, the owners of Primrose Hill reported they had again had their windows smashed.