More cameras, more police on the streets and greater use of stop-and-search powers - these are some of your proposals to tackle knife crime in Hounslow.

A 24-year-old man was airlifted to hospital after being stabbed in Hounslow on Saturday , less than a week after 18-year-old Jamil Palmer was stabbed to death in Feltham and three weeks after another man was stabbed in Hounslow during broad daylight .

Overall crime, including violent crime, has been falling in Hounslow in recent years but the recent state of stabbings has alarmed some people living in the borough, judging by the reaction on Twitter.

getwestlondon took to the streets of Hounslow to ask people what they thought should be done to make the borough a safer place.

Davinder Kooner, a 59-year-old dentist, Hounslow, said: "I think it's a safe place but we could do with the presence of a few more police officers on the streets, particularly in hotspots like around tube stations.

"I'm quite happy living here but I think if there was a bit more police visibility around the High Street it would act as a deterrent."

Helen Mott, a 69-year-old former greengrocer, of Isleworth, said: "I feel safe. Sadly, it's mostly young people who are affecetd. I don't know what it's over.

"I know police get complaints about using stop-and-search powers but I think it's a useful tool, provided they give forms out to everyone they search."

Sarman Khunti, 24, of Hounslow, said: "It's a bit scary, what's happening, but I still feel OK living here. I think they need more cameras in the borough because I see lots of people causing problems drinking during the day."

Anura Hewage, a 34-year-old business management masters student, who lives in Feltham, said: "I don't feel safe. These sorts of things are happening too often around here. The youths aren't acting properly.

"If I stay in this area I wouldn't want to live in Feltham or even London, especially as a father. If you're out in Feltham at 8 or 9pm you see young people with beers in their hands and I don't feel safe passing them. I usually cross to the other side of the street."