Flooding on Tottenham High Road is compromising the safety of pedestrians, campaigners have warned.

Tottenham High Road is the main road through Tottenham in Haringey, running from Edmonton in the north to Stamford Hill.

Martin Ball, 52, of Tottenham Hale, says the flooding has been going on for nearly four years on different parts of the road and is caused by poor drainage.

Mr Ball said: “It is a long-standing issue which affects the safety and comfort of pedestrians.

“If we had monsoons, god knows what would happen. Even with moderate rain it is not draining.”

Mr Ball says the flooding is particularly bad by the junction at Seven Sisters Tube station leading onto the High Road, as well as around bus stops and pedestrian crossings along the road.

He said: “Coming out of the Tube station there is quite a significant amount of flooding and the water is an obstacle.

“If you are walking you have to either go through the flooding or cross at another area, which means you are crossing somewhere that is not a designated crossing.

“It is a barrier to people getting around, especially if you have a wheelchair or young children with you then is becomes and obstacle you have to navigate when trying to cross the road.”

Mr Ball has been calling on Transport for London (TfL) to resolve the issue but says it only fixes the problem temporarily.

Philip Richards, 58, of Antill Road, South Tottenham, says the flooding means he has to cross at an area where there is not designated crossing as well as frequently being splashed by passing buses.

Mr Richards said: “If TfL do any work they send someone out, but it only provides a temporary fix and that’s no relief because the issue keeps coming back. I feel extremely fobbed off.

“Flooding makes crossing the road very difficult.”

London Assembly Member for Enfield and Haringey, Joanne McCartney has also been chasing TfL on behalf on TfL.

The latest response from TfL which Joanne received said there had been problems with drainage since the Tottenham Hale gyratory scheme was completed in November 2014.

In an official response from the transport body, TfL’s head of asset operations Carl Eddleston said: “We’re very sorry for the problems caused by flooding on Tottenham High Road and are carrying out a full investigation into the cause over the coming months, this investigation will set out a long-term solution to the drainage issues in the area.”