Firework-throwing thugs have been wreaking Halloween havoc - with one young Jewish girl left injured when she and her friends were attacked on a London street.

The eight year old suffered minor burns to her leg and was left shaken, with holes in her clothes following the attack in Stamford Hill, north London.

One of a gang of five hooded teenagers shot the firework down the street, in the same direction as the girl who was walking past with other children.

In the moments afterwards, an orthodox Jewish boy chased the yob as he tried to flee on a bike.

Police confirmed that the parents of the girl reported her clothing had been marked by the firework and that they are investigating, but no arrests have yet been made.

Shomrim, a Jewish community group, has film footage of the incident, which took place around 7.45pm on October 21. They posted it online today.

Shulem Stern from Shomrim said: 'The firework burnt some of her clothes and she suffered minor burns on her leg.

The hooded yob on a bicycle lights the firework as a group of Jewish children walk nearby

He takes aim with the explosive and fires it down the street in the direction of the children

They break into a run as smoke flares from the blast - one young girl suffered burns to her leg

A spokesman for the group told MailOnline that the victims were all Jewish children and the victim was treated at the scene by a relation, who is a first aider.

'The girl is a Canadian, who was in London visiting her grandparents. The police attended the scene and spoke to the victims,' added the spokesman.

In a separate incident in Birmingham, a police van with a number of uniformed officers inside was forced to pull over by Balsall Heath park after it was struck by the volley of exploding rockets.

Chilling camera footage pans to one side to reveal a shadowy lone figure in the park aiming the fireworks at the vehicle.

This police van was caught on CCTV being pelted with a volley of fireworks by a thug

As the lone thug launches the attack in Birmingham this image was caught on CCTV camera

The incident took place on October 22 - although the video footage has only just surfaced, Police have since paid five visits to homes as part of their inquiries. Two people have been arrested.

The incident caused outrage on social media.

Lynnette Price tweeted: 'Just total morons but if they get hurt the first ppl they call are emergency services.'

Tina & Joobawrote: 'So irresponsible!!! Hope the culprits are caught and dealt with!'

Warren Ellison said: 'Time to further restrict sale of fireworks to the public. Growing unease amongst public at disruption they cause.'

Meanwhile in a third incident, a gang of Halloween trick or treaters risked disaster in Cheshunt by setting off fireworks outside a petrol station.

It came as officers were forced to tackle a crowd of around 100 youngsters acting in an intimidating manner in the town last night, throwing fireworks at police, parked cars and homes.

A group of around 15 youths in black clothing can be heard shouting and swearing as they walk along a busy road outside a Shell petrol station in the Hertfordshire town armed with the explosives.

In a video – posted on Facebook with the title 'What has Cheshunt become' – one of the gang lobs a banger into the road as cars approach, just metres from the petrol pumps.

Two cars are forced to a halt as the firework goes off and a cloud of smoke rises.

A number of people in high-visibility vests are standing on the street near the scene, which was filmed from a building overlooking it.

The gang is seen walking away – some of them covering their faces - after two people of the people dressed in high-vis cross the road to speak to them.

The video has been watched more than 53,000 times since it was posted late last night and attracted more than 300 comments – most of them from furious locals shocked at the dangerous stunt.

Laura Layton wrote: 'And the police just stood there. Seriously. Round the little s***s up and give them all a few hundred hours of community service.'

The moment a thug launches a banger at traffic just metres from a Shell petrol station in Herts

Police have been accused of doing nothing as the dangerous incident unfolded in Cheshunt

Richard Bowman, who was in a nearby pub, commented: 'It looks far worse that it was. Yes the kids shouldn't be there, but that's all it was, kids. The parents need locking up, the police were there and didn't do much as they can't.

'They reckon a lot of them was from Enfield. We did suggest a water cannon as it was cold, hard or powerful or what? I don't understand. It's embarrassing.'

Amanda Flowers added: 'Little wanna be gangsters need a bloody slap!'

A Hertfordshire police spokesman said: 'Police attended numerous calls in the Cheshunt area concerning a large group of youths engaging in anti-social behaviour in the Rosedale and Andrews Lane areas of Cheshunt.

'Around 100 youths were reported to be throwing fireworks and engaging in criminal damage in several areas around Cheshunt. Officers spent several hours dispersing the youths and made several arrests and stop searches. During the evening several cars were damaged and fireworks thrown at police, parked cars and homes.

Chief Insp for Broxbourne, Ian Butler, said: 'This kind of behaviour is totally unacceptable and in some cases the actions of those involved was potentially very dangerous, although thankfully no one was injured.

'We had officers out in force but were having to respond to multiple incidents across the borough with large groups of youths moving around the Cheshunt area, causing damage and intimidating local residents as they went. This made it very difficult for us to keep control in all areas.

'Many of those involved in the disorder were minors but we will be examining all the footage we have and taking the strongest action possible against those involved. I'm appealing to anyone with information or footage of the incidents to contact the police via the non-emergency number 101.'