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To want to move due to crime rates

31 replies

Dinoswearunderpants · 22/01/2025 11:03

I live in a London borough but close to Essex and it is progressively getting worse.

Today I witnessed a women punch another women on the train. The aggressor was off her head on something. Thankfully there was off duty police who got the aggressor off the train but the poor victim was left stunned.

I have a three year old and I just feel like this area is getting worse and worse. I just want to move to somewhere safe but does that even exist in the UK.

DH has three other kiddies we need to think about too so can't move too far. I feel so scared of where I'm raising my child.

Has anyone else noticed their areas getting worse, if so did you move?

OP posts:
User09678 · 22/01/2025 12:29

iamnotalemon · 22/01/2025 12:27

She just witnessed one 🤦‍♀️

I was being sarcastic. My inlaws left London 15 years ago because of the crime.

iamnotalemon · 22/01/2025 12:27

User09678 · 22/01/2025 12:06

There's no crime problem. You're imagining it. It's the media scaremongering to sell papers.

She just witnessed one 🤦‍♀️

twilightcafe · 22/01/2025 12:24

If you're where I think you are - then yes, I would move away.
Life is too short to hate where you live.

Toomanysquishmallows · 22/01/2025 12:21

I agree op , I’m in north east London and I would love to move for this reason ,

User09678 · 22/01/2025 12:06

There's no crime problem. You're imagining it. It's the media scaremongering to sell papers.

Catza · 22/01/2025 12:04

I go and check official crime reports in the area which are published monthly. It usually puts my mind at rest. There were 39 crimes committed in my area last month, 30 of them were shoplifting as we live near a big shopping mall. 8 domestic rows and only 1 burglary. I recon that's as good as it gets.