A Bournemouth local has warned that the town is in "rapid decline" amid the increasing number of asylum seekers being housed in the town's centre.

Speaking to GB News, resident and veteran Adam Elcock declared Bournemouth is becoming the "Wild West" and that Britain's migrant crisis is "out of control".

Hundreds of protesters and counter-protesters took to the streets of the coastal town over the weekend, as thousands across the country also demonstrated against the use of migrant hotels.

Bournemouth local Adam Elcock has declared the coastal town is in 'rapid decline'

Detailing the state of Bournemouth's decline, Elcock revealed: "I think Bournemouth is not steadily, but rapidly declining. The services are at a breaking point.

"Crime is through the roof, we've now got community schemes patrolling the streets, trying to keep people safe. People are worried about going out, sexual assaults are through the roof as well as petty crime in town."

Noting that a shoplifting incident happened "just this morning" in the town, he added: "There was an incident this morning.

"Someone with a knife in the sports store in Bournemouth ran out, having stolen a load of trainers. I've said it before, it is like the Wild West."

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Asked by host Emily Carver if he believes it is directly linked to the migrant crisis and three major hotels housing asylum seekers in the town centre, Elcock admitted: "I think you'd be ignorant to say that it is all related to that, but there is a clear correlation.

"When you look at the arrival dates, the crime statistics, the figures, the arrest rates in these hotels, and also when you just walk around town, you speak to the police, you speak to the shop owners and you ask them where the perpetrators are from, then you can obviously draw that conclusion that the hotels are a problem."

Criticising the Labour Government's current policy in handling illegal migration, Elcock stated that those crossing the Channel into Britain need to be "properly vetted" before being allowed into Britain's communities.

He told GB News: "It's mind boggling, who comes up with the policies? People come to this country, we have to accept that. But what we can do is we can cordon where these people go.

Elcock told GB News that illegal arrivals should be 'properly vetted' before being released into communities

"We can put them in an area so that they can be properly vetted, they can be put on curfews, they can be put on tags and trackers so that we understand that they're released into society once we know they're safe."

Calling on the Government to implement "risk assessments" for illegal arrivals, Elcock concluded: "And when they do get housed in these areas, let's just do a risk assessment and look at it and say, well, is it near a school or is it near a shopping center? Is it near vulnerable people? No one's done that yet.

"Anyone else that has to open a business anywhere with the council, you have to go through all number of loops and have DBS checks. But if you're an undocumented person from a questionable country, then you're just allowed to be put next to a school.

"Like is the case at the Roundhouse in Bournemouth, and there's been some very serious incidents as a result of that."