Edinburgh Police are recording four incidents a week at Hunter Square amid rise of anti-social behaviour.
There have been 162 incidents at the Old Town square known for anti-social behaviour between January and the end of September this year.
The majority being made up of disturbances and public nuisances where officers have had to attend.
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19 were duplicate incidents which means more than concerned members of the public called to report an incident.
There have been seven incidents of drug misuse and five assaults so far.
Despite there being 162 police incidents recorded between January 1 2021 and September 30 2021 there were only 38, 999 calls which one councillor believes could be due to the lack of confidence in the police due to long wait times and sometimes not turning up at all.
Conservative MSP Joanna Mowat fears the figures could be just the tip of the iceberg and said: “I am concerned to see that the data provided doesn’t seem to mirror the concerns in the community and from incidents that have been reported to me by businesses, residents and the police.
“One explanation may be that people aren’t bothering to respond because they have been discouraged by slow response times so it would be helpful to look closely at this information."
Edinburgh City Centre Local Community Inspector Mark Hamilton said: "We are very much aware of the issue with antisocial behaviour in the Hunter Square area and over the years have been working closely with the local council to deal with the issues.
“Recently, in a more targeted response, we have engaged local partners and support services, voluntary groups and charities, which will provide extra resilience, support and expertise to help tackle the ongoing issues."
Last month Edinburgh Live reported that an OAP had to wait 48 hours for Police to respond to his 999 call at his home just metres from Hunter Square.
The call was to report a number of individuals taking drugs and causing havoc in broad daylight leaving John Mitchell afraid to leave his house for hours.
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