A crystal meth laboratory has been uncovered by police in a quiet residential street in Ealing, west London.

Police were called to the house after a dispute between the landlord and tenants on Tuesday afternoon. On arrival, officers discovered equipment they believed was being used to manufacture methamphetamine, a highly addictive class A drug.

A 29-year-old man was arrested at the scene and later released on bail. The four-bedroom house has been cordoned off and police have set up a forensic tent while they investigate.

A witness told the Evening Standard: "There has been about a dozen police involved doing different things. Three of them had these masks on while examining some powder. It was horrifying. This is a quiet residential street and neighbours are really concerned about what's happened."

The profile of methamphetamine has been on the increase since the airing of the acclaimed US crime series Breaking Bad, in which a chemistry teacher teams up with a student to produce and sell the drug.

However, Home Office figures show methamphetamine use is rare in England and Wales, with an estimated 17,000 users in the year 2012/13.