To ask where I can move that won't have depressing random nutcases and law-exempt criminal youth around every corner

No, the definition of rape is different in sweden, which means its easier to gain a successful conviction. In Sweden similar sexual offences are also rape, rather than ‘just’ sexual assault. The change also led to the rate of conviction increasing by 75%, the actual conviction rate is still low, but much higher than many other countries. Reports are higher here too, as they are in many places where sex ed is introduced early on and not seen as dirty or taboo.

John Nettles was very annoyed after 10 years of working on the Bergerac series he applied to live permanently in Jersey and got turned down.

Isn’t Sweden now the rape capital of Europe? Or perhaps Stockholm or Malmo specifically. It’s no utopia and has all the same problems as other western countries these days

Whenever I go there I genuinely don't feel like I'm in the UK.

I love it. Second time I’ve chosen to stay there recently. What upsets you, exactly? The fab market? The great street art? The good transport links? The friendly feel?

So? I wasn’t replying to you for a start, and just because you were fine doesn’t mean others are all of the time.
I live here. You don’t.

Happened in London last year.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg977nkl9xo.amp

Happened in London last year.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg977nkl9xo.amp

One thing I wouldn’t go back to is the consumerism of the late 90s/early 2000s. I was just a child but I remember how much STUFF people owned and how it was something to aspire to. And this was at a time when stuff was so expensive - £12 for one album vs £10/month unlimited music on Spotify, the cost of electrical goods and furniture was outrageous, etc. Granted everything else was cheaper so there was more money for stuff, but still, I’m so glad we’ve embraced minimalism and can spend more time and money on experiences. Surely that’s one advantage of living in 2025, OP?!

You are being ridiculous OP. Looking for Utopia. Move to another part of UK if there's trouble where you live. I find it hard to believe everywhere has the same problems.

I live in a suburban area in Ireland where there is never any trouble. Honest to God, life is peaceful and everyone is nice. I've never been so lucky as to get free health care though, it sounds like you are taking this privilege for granted.

Stockholm is one of the grimiest cities I’ve ever been to. The drug scene was terrible. And that’s saying a lot. I come from South Africa.

I go out in the evening when I’m in London. Most recently I was staying in Whitechapel. Felt fine to me

Well who does? Not very likely in most of the U.K. though. Certainly not more likely than most other countries. Particularly the decapitation.

I find Whitechapel just miserable and upsetting to be in

The working class should do some "work" and get better paying jobs. Educate yourself, up skill yourself, learn some skills and get a better paying job. After this look to invest spare income and build your capital.

I’m assuming it’s because the op doesn’t want to be mugged, raped or be decapitated by some drug addled crazy. Just a quess obviously.

Where in the UK fo you live?

No litter 😱
That sounds like a dream.
London is such a mess 😂

Hong Kong

so safe you can walk around at 3am and nothing happens.

I go out in the evening when I’m in London. Most recently I was staying in Whitechapel. Felt fine to me

I've realised that a lot of people who think certain places are fine are actually not going out in the evening. A lot of places really "turn" in the evening.

also a different perspective from people who drive or always take cabs.

Iceland? Northern Canada? New Zealand?

I get what you mean. The UK has become a deeply unpleasant place to live. For a start there are just too many people crammed onto this little island. I'm in Colchester. I never liked the place much, but in the last ten years it has really gone downhill. The traffic is horrendous, and I'm constantly woken at night by the screeching of souped up cars with noisy exhausts. The police do nothing about it, needless to say (they never do anything about anti-social behaviour). My local woods have been hacked down to build a giant new estate, and now the fields in the centre of the village are going to be built on as well. A lady I sometimes meet when I'm out walking my dog told me she no longer goes into town because she doesn't feel safe.

We have a benefit system that encourages the worst people to have lots of kids, who of course they then raise to be violent, ignorant and anti-social like themselves. And we seem to have virtually open borders. The politicians have made it perfectly clear they are not going to do anything about mass immigration. Everywhere I look I see groups of young immigrant men wandering around in the middle of the day – many of them, I suspect, here illegally. I'd say at least half the people who've moved onto the estates being built around me were not born in the UK. It isn't just Colchester. I had to work in Stevenage last year. I stayed in the Holiday Inn in the centre of town and hated it so much I was nearly suicidal by the end of the week.

If I was young, and didn't have an elderly father to care for, I'd be on the first plane out of here. Yes, I know other countries have their problems, but at least somewhere like Australia you have space. You can move around. If you have horrible people near you, you can escape. In the UK, we're all squeezed into rabbit hutch new builds that are then jammed on top of one another. And even if you save up to buy your own home, all new estates have to include social housing. So you only need one 'problem family' to move on the estate and they'll ruin everything.