Do you feel safe where you live—and where would you avoid after dark?

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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...

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