Where is the safest place to live in the UK?

[worriedmumofgirls]

I currently live in a village in the Northwest, it used to be a nice and peaceful place but lately myself and my
family feel incredibly unsafe.

Both of my daughters have been harassed at the local shops, one was earlier today and they followed her home. Blocking her path with their transit van trying to talk to her as she was trying to enter my driveway. All caught on my door camera.

I can’t take my youngest to the park because other children just want to fight. I’ll be pushing my daughter on the swings and all I can see is kicking having their own boxing matches.

My son has been propositioned for fights so many times that I have lost count.

I just want to leave and go somewhere in the middle of no where. I cannot cope living here anymore.

All incidents have been reported to the police, nothing is ever done. We have a high police presence here yet people are allowed to do whatever they wish and they’re tiptoed around. This is happening to all residents, we are all at the end of our tether.

Taxis won’t bring us back to the village unless we pay upfront and with cash, just eat have stopped delivering to us because of the constant scams and refunds. The
pub is constantly being closed by the police early because of men fighting, yet the public an cannot refuse to serve them.

I feel like I’m living in a ticking timebomb. I just want to leave, or for the village to go back to how it was 20 years ago when I was a teenager.

Can you pinpoint what changed to make your village unsafe? If so, look for somewhere that doesn't have that. I can only speak for where I live, in the New Forest, and it's comparatively safe and lovely here. Not many people though, mostly ponies, donkeys, cows etc.

I mean, living very rurally would probably be pretty safe but then you’re isolated and that’s not great either?
I feel safe where I live (south Warwickshire) but I’m sure there will be people on here from my area who will say they don’t. But I’ve lived in quite a few places and this feels pretty good.
BUT We don’t have a targetable house, ours is very unassuming, quite battered, doesn’t give an impression of wealth. We have one uninteresting old car. We have a dog. We don’t have expensive items to steal.Theft seems to be the main crime.
Theres some drug activity in town like most places, not much aggression really. Some County Lines issues, homelessness, poverty.

Shetland Isles, apparently:

https://www.pickfords.co.uk/blog/the-safest-places-to-live-in-the-uk

Oh we’re at number three! I live in Devon, feel so safe.

@Twoshoesnewshoesnumber 3?

I absolutely adore Devon. I used to holiday there as a child, what I would give to live there

@MeloniusthunkPopulation changes, and it happened so fast.

Also live in Devon in a smallish town. Friendly drug dealers at end of the road, say hi when you walk by. Some antisocial behaviour and usual dodgy people around but feel safe going out running alone including out on the moor and walking around town after dark. Friendly place overall.

I was going to say Shetland, but it does seem to have an awful lot of murders.

So maybe Orkney instead?

@SabrinaThwaiteI have just been googling Shetland’s and it does have a huge amount of murders, also a housing crisis

Maybe move to a bigger, nicer place? Safety in numbers perhaps. Or somewhere middle class.

It’s definitely got more murdery since Jimmy Perez left.

I live in the west of Chesterfield, North Derbyshire. It’s pretty safe, I’ve never experienced/heard anything like you’ve mentioned.

The road networks are very good, close to M1 access, many people commute from Chesterfield to Sheffield, Nottingham, Derby etc. on the edge of the Peak District, Close to Chatsworth House and many other beautiful historical buildings.

There are a lot of new developments popping up. If you’re ever interested in considering this area DM me and I can advise you which areas to relocate to/look at 🤗

Not Liverpool. Not Wirral. The infection spread from one to another over many years and everything’s gone to shit. Police can’t do a thing.

Well, put in your application and we’ll have a look 😉

@CrackInTheGlassIm in between those areas so you know what I mean? It’s frightening where I live

Where in the NW is this?

Im in a NW village. Nothing like you describe. Head further north.

I was going to suggest not easy travel distance from a city

Sounds like you’re near 2

I miss Perez

I'm nw village, nothing like that here.

My village population is probably older than average, middle class and working class, lots of trade types.

No one hangs around, the kids are generally well parented.

Maybe look for somewhere with a slightly older population, low crime rates, low unemployment rates (less time to hang around the place).

Most of Rutland.

Also in a NW village. Nothing like you describe. It’s quiet and safe. I love living here

I'm in Scotland so the NW doesn't mean Liverpool area - v far south imv.
Nw means maybe Cumbria - there's a lot of land north of the midlands (that's my iidea of Liverpool)

I live in north London and feel safe. I’ve found it a great place to bring up children.

We've lived in a Hampshire village for the last 15 years.
No crime so far. A bit of speeding, teens climbing on the village hall roof, and the occasional bit of ASB but nothing serious.
We have an active residents association though. We work hard to provide a youth worker, an after school club, a youth club in the village hall. As a team effort we try to help teens find jobs, get them some experience and a reference or two so they don't feel things are hopeless. Being a small place ( about 250 houses) means very little happens without someone knowing about it.