is london safe at night?

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YOU TAKE THAT BACK!

Oops, hit a nerve.

The damn O.C use to annoy me so much as my sister was always watching it, I don't think he was in it long but still..

Duuuude, in The OC he was awful ...but in Never Back Down. Ohhh baby

South and definitely the South-East...

HELL NO!!!

6.2 on IMDB




http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1023111/

I clicked the link and I ...Jizzed. In. My. Pants.

Generally yes. As with everywhere, there are some areas that are less safe than others and it pays to be sensible and not be flashing your iPhone, iPod, laptop, gold jewellery, diamond ring, gold bars, banker's drafts etc if you're walking alone in a less busy area. Or be consulting your A-Z in a really obvious manor that says "I have no idea where I am or where I'm going".

You can generally sense which areas are safe and which are less safe though (I know that sounds strange, but you can). Sometimes you only have to go to a parallel street for the area to be much rougher. London's various neighbourhoods are very close to each other and rich and poor areas are literally back-to-back in many places. Even in quite central London, e.g. even in WC1 and N1, you can walk into some quite nasty estates if you go just slightly off the beaten track. But it's almost always really obvious that you should avoid them just by sight (and usually they won't actually be on your way to anywhere anyway).

I've never had a problem though (... touch wood) and I almost always walk home from nights out.

Night bus? Although a drunken stumble can be fun.

Well, I live too centrally generally to bother with a night bus (or even a day bus for that matter). By the time I've drunkenly found the right bus stop and waited for the right bus to come, I could have eaten a kebab and nearly stumbled home Although, this year I think I am prob going to have to get used to night bus journeys more regularly as some of my friends' places are beyond a walk away.

Dude, that's ********. I probably wouldn't go to Peckham on my own, ever, night or day.

Or the 75 from Lewisham to Croydon, top deck, at night.

But apart from that, South/South East isn't bad at night. A lot of people will be more likely to harass you if you seem scared of being harassed. If you just keep your head up and look bored by yobs, they won't trouble you.

in central london (leicester square) you should be alright if you keep to yourself. youll probably get a few weird guys asking you if you want some pills but thats it..

im from north west london, completely fine

OP; it's fine, ffs, it's London - not Baghdad.

Dude, that's ********. I probably wouldn't go to Peckham on my own, ever, night or day.

Or the 75 from Lewisham to Croydon, top deck, at night.

But apart from that, South/South East isn't bad at night. A lot of people will be more likely to harass you if you seem scared of being harassed. If you just keep your head up and look bored by yobs, they won't trouble you.

I have lived in south east london for most of my life - and I can say - it isn't that safe - it really depends. Their are a lot of guys if you just happen to walk by, they will create trouble.

OP this
Even though i live in bromley i still go to lewisham/catford/peckham no big deal i haven't been stabbed.

Whereabouts? I wouldn't really say that.