Police called the meeting with local residents to address their concerns following a number of reports of anti-social behaviour in the area. Police reassured members of the public that they are addressing their concerns and positive action is being taken.
Officers from the upper valley neighbourhood policing team have also increased their patrols to provide a reassuring presence in the area and have been proactively targeting anti-social behaviour in Todmorden.
Members of the public took the opportunity to ask the police questions about what was being done to tackle the situation. Several town councillors also attended the meeting.
Coun Phil Walters said: "While I have been on the council, I have been to quite a few meetings like this and have never seen as many people as there were at this one. It was a really good turnout."
Coun Walters said residents are fed up with what is happening on Tipside.
He said: "In my view, if it carries on we will get to the stage where we will have no-go areas and will have a town where we will not be able to walk about in it. It's just getting worse and worse.
"This is why I'm looking to get the Abraham Ormerod Centre up and running again and used for all sorts of stuff. Residents on Tipside certainly don't want a teen shelter down there."
Coun Olwen Jennings (Lib Dem, Todmorden) sympathised with residents' concerns. She said: "Residents on Tipside are obviously quite upset about what is happening in that play area, etc. I can quite understand that.
"Something definitely has to be done. When you move people away from one area they congregate somewhere else."