Where's the roughest places in Manchester?

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Avoid most of Manchester if you can, in the city centre you should be fine and there's loads of CCTV. obvious parts to avoid are: Moston, Ardwick, Longsight, Moss Side, Cheetham Hill, Harpurhey, Hulme, Gorton, Fallowfield, Beswick, Wythenshawe, Crumpsall. and Little Hulton in Salford.

Seriously don't mess with people from Moston, Ardwick, Longsight.

Good luck and stay safe.

Reply 21

Neil_K

1xzGazzy

Dont go to... Cheetham Hill,

Cheetham hill is fine. I live in Cheetham Hill. It's the Jewish community of Manchester, so everybody looks out for one another, and there isn't a lot of crime here.

That said, a girl was murdered by her uncle on the road near where I live a few weeks back, so crime can happen anywhere! On the whole, though, Cheetham Hill seems pretty quiet and peaceful compared to the other areas I mentioned.

Reply 22

patella

Why is Fallowfield an "obvious place to avoid"? :confused:

I've spent a hell of a lot of time in Fallowfield and some parts of Wythenshawe and nothing's ever happened to me.

Aside from the odd couple of areas, Manchester isn't that rough at all.

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Reply 23

LissaRose

Yeah, there's no need to avoid Cheetham Hill, it's fine. I'd say Moss Side, the 'centre' of Salford with, what is it, 'Salford Shopping City' or somrthing, near Weaste. That place is rank. Hulme is getting better - it's had so much money spent on it - and it's fairly cheap, too.

Reply 24

1Webz

People are so right saying to avoid Ardwick, Longsight and Moston.
I also suggest to avoid Gorton

Reply 25

jpatel10

punktopia

Manchester.

LOL

Reply 26

Zinfandel

Irlam O' Heights is pretty dodgy.

Chorlton, Fallowfield, Didsbury, City Centre are all great places to live.

I particularly love Didsbury for The Art of Tea and Didsbury Sci Bar :yes:

Reply 27

River85

punktopia

Manchester.

You're so funny....I'm just in awe.

1xzGazzy

Dont go to... Ardwick, Longsight, Cheetham Hill, Wythenshawe, Hulme.

Eccles seems ok

I wouldn't say Wythenshawe is that bad. Working class (not a bad thing, before anyone calls me a snob!) but it does have deprived areas. Can be a little rough around the edges, but I don't think crime is exactly out of control.

My experience is limited, but I've never felt unsafe. My brother moved there after university to work and he didn't see any trouble.

Only once did he hear a gunshot (and that was in the street next to him) :p:

Reply 28

UserNamesIsTaken

Mossside
Longsight
Rusholme
Ardwick
Bezec
Gorton
Moston
Parts of Old Trafford
Hulme

Reply 29

goodmen

Moss Side - its where all the black people live.

Reply 30

punktopia

River85

You're so funny....I'm just in awe.

What's wrong, did someone steal your sense of humour?

Reply 31

stinky--pete

moss side is probably the most well known rough area!! just because it's always in the media for high levels of gun and knife crime!!

Reply 32

Chillaxer

Fanto

I am thinking of a job offer in Manchester and maybe live there if the job works out for me, i have heard parts can be rough as hell so i would like to know the roughest and worst parts to avoid. thanks

Just about all of it besides Didsbury, Withington, Chorlton?

Reply 33

Danny the Geezer

asdalol

My guess would be Moss Side

My guess is you live in suburbia and not "true" Manchester. I mean you a pro-Tory, so my guess is probably right. No self-respecting Mancunian would ever vote Conservative :no:

Anyway I would try to avoid:

Moss Side largely
Longsight
Parts of Salford, like Langworthy, Ordsall, Seedley, parts of Eccles, Pendleton etc
Partington
Parts of Wythenshawe, especially Benchill, Northern Moor, and Newall Green.
Old Trafford in places
Whalley Range on the border of Moss Side
Parts of Stretford
Ardwick
Harpurhey
Gorton, the vast majority of it.
Cheetham Hill.
The inner city areas like Collyhurst, Newton Heath...there's nothing there and they're quite desolate and dangerous.
Moston.

I think that's all bases covered.

Reply 34

Magic_007

Meadows14

Moss side and parts of Salford, specifically Cadishead and Irlam. Growing up near there wasn't cool.

I've seen Irlam about once or twice, it looks quite peaceful and plus why is everyone saying Longsight, whenever I go there, it's pretty peaceful and has alright shops. What's happened in Longsight- is Sauron from Lord of the Rings present there?

Reply 35

affinity89

To be honest, if you are street wise and sensible, you should be fine.

I've lived in Gorton and Longsight for 12 years [in total] and they were not 'bad' places. There were a few problems but problems exist everywhere... :smile:

Reply 36

Danny the Geezer

The only completely safe place in Manchester largely free of "ghettoisation" and gangs is Didsbury, which is where the money is at. I can see a correalation.

Reply 37

Illusionary

I'd agree with Moss Side. My old secondary school was just outside the area, but I remember hearing of some worrying experiences nearby. :frown:

Reply 38

asdalol

jaydoh

My guess is you live in suburbia and not "true" Manchester. I mean you a pro-Tory, so my guess is probably right. No self-respecting Mancunian would ever vote Conservative