With a spotlight on the UK’s most dangerous neighbourhoods, we ask locals how safe they feel in their area and if there are places they wouldn’t go at night.
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00:00I think recently Birmingham's not been that bad. I think it's really a misunderstood city.
00:06I think people hear Birmingham and they have a lot of bad impressions about Birmingham.
00:09But I think recently it's been nice, like, look at this area, it's a pretty nice area, well-built, nice buildings.
00:16In terms of an area I wouldn't go to, I don't think there are that many.
00:21I think where I live is fine, but that's because I grew up there.
00:25But I'd say maybe Birmingham after dark. But yeah, that's all.
00:31There is many a place where I walk where I should not walk.
00:35Yeah, obviously being female.
00:39Well, I do do a sport of self-defense, so I'm pretty, like, meh.
00:43And as you can tell, I'm quite neurotic, so I just go with the flow, so I will be walking everywhere.
00:48Not good advice, but in the area itself, yeah, not good.
00:52Typically, if you come to my neighborhood, I've literally had friends, which I find insulting.
00:56They'll be like, oh, I'm a bit scared of your neighborhood, and I'm just like...