A dozen new CCTV cameras are set to go up in a road in Easton, once branded "the most dangerous in Britain".

Bristol City Council has put out a tender for the supply and installation of 12 cameras on Stapleton Road, which would be linked to the authority's CCTV control centre at St Jude's.

The £120,000 worth of cameras are being put in place to deal with ongoing problems along the road, including violence and anti-social behaviour.

The council's first CCTV scheme was installed in Easton 15 years ago, and now there are more than 700 across the city owned by the authority.

Stapleton Road has a long parade of shops, including supermarkets and takeaways, and a number of residents live in high-rise blocks near the junction with Easton Way.

It currently only has one camera. The new cameras would be installed shortly after any award of contract in late May or June and should be in place by mid-August.

Residents and traders say the cameras are much-needed.

Shahid Hussain, aged 25, and his family run United Supermarket and he said that although the street's poor reputation has been exaggerated, it did have problems.

He said: "I couldn't live in here without my CCTV cameras, we have three or four shoplifters a day. Outside there a lot of things going down, a lot down the side streets, like drug dealing.

"Extra cameras would make people feel safer. There are decent people here but when they grow up they move out. My genuine, family customers are leaving because the place is getting violent. And when they leave, who comes in but low-life people.

"Shops are closing down, so compared to somewhere like Church Road, it's not as vibrant as it should be. I used to live above this shop but moved to Kingswood, where I have to tip toe it's so quiet."

Suleman Hussain, 47, is the sub postmaster at the Stapleton Road Post Office. He said: "Obviously CCTV will help with some activities going on, I think it would be a good idea. Maybe people would feel a bit safer. It's a deterrent. A camera is always a deterrent because people will feel like they're being watched."

Tenders for the new CCTV cameras have until Monday May 18 to express interest to the council.

A council spokesman said: "The area has long been recognised as being affected by crime and anti-social behaviour and it has always been the ambition of Safer Bristol and local residents to have more CCTV coverage in the area. This stretch of Stapleton Road is also a key route into the city and has been earmarked for one of the showcase bus routes under the Greater Bristol Bus Network.

"This offers a rare opportunity to get maximum flexibility and value for money by installing cameras that not only tackle crime and anti-social behaviour but also, as part of the installation of the Showcase Bus Route, can be used to monitor bus movements, illegal parking and misuse of the bus lane to help keep rush-hour traffic moving."

She added: "The city's Safer Bristol Partnership – which involves not only the council but also the police, fire and rescue service, the health service and a range of other agencies – is funding the cameras for approximately £120,000, paid for through Home Office grants that have secured. Work to install the cabling is already underway as part of the overall infrastructure work for the Showcase Bus Route and is due for completion over the next week or so."