AIBU to think this is a bit odd?

[clpsmum]

I live in a very quiet cul de sac in a family residential estate. The only place you can go if you enter the estate is one of the houses, there's no through road whatsoever.

2:30am this morning my dc wakes up upset needs his nappy changing. Realising I'd left the nappies I'd bought in the car I went out to get them. As I went out a man(not resident of the estate)was walking fast out of my cul de sac. When he saw me he did a double take and quickened his pace and disappeared around the corner.

AIBU to think this is a bit odd? It left me feeling uneasy. There have been a few brake ins lately in the town I live and end of the last school term and beginning of this we had 7 letters home from school warning of suspicious people/attempted abductions. Think these facts have made me more than a bit paranoid so not sure whether to report this guy as suspicious or get a grip and stop worrying!

Yes it does however maye he forgot nappies too? Or maybe he was shagging the wife of the bloke whose away at number 3? I'd keep an ear out and write a description down.

That's is suspicious. If he'd been genuine (a visitor leaving late or whatever) he'd have at least raised his hand in a friendly gesture, or said hello, surely? Especially since he definitely saw you and you he.

Might be worth logging it with 101.

Yeah was thinking to call 101 but thought I was maybe over reacting. The thing I thought oddest was the direction he left my cul de sac. Instead of heading out of the estate like if assume a visitor would do he headed further into the estate. So if he were a visitor at 2:30am he was making his way to visit somebody else. Hope there's a genuine reason and I'm just being an over protective mum!!

I don't think you can definitely say that a legitimate visitor to the cul de sac would have said hello or waved - I certainly wouldn't if it was someone I didn't know. I can't imagine that the police will be able to do much, but you could write down what you remember about him in case an actual crime takes place.

HE may well have been a visitor to another resident. He may not have waved to a strange women in pj's apparently breaking into a car in the small hours

He's been shagging someone he's not supposed to be.

He was on a public highway walking, not much the police could do.

One of your neighbours is probably having a relationship with him, or he was looking for a cut through most cul de sac have at least one.

or he was a burglar sussing out sheds and houses, so warn your neighbours to be careful, but one might go when you start to talk about it.

I agree with Trills!