As bad as people say?

I just want to know from people who are already at any off the notts unis how safe is the city? is there a really high crime rate or is notts just got a bad rep from the press? do alot of people get mugged and flats broken into?

thanks in advance

Reply 1

serious narb

11

since i've lived in Nottm for uni i've been mugged 4 times, had my house burgled on several occasions and been shot 9 times.

believe all you read

Reply 2

beanie

1

since i've lived in Nottm for uni i've been mugged 4 times, had my house burgled on several occasions and been shot 9 times.

ditto, I've lived in Nottingham all my life and up to now I've been mugged practically every week and my house is broken into on average once a month by gangs, oh and all of my friends carry knives and stab everyone at every opportunity.... :rolleyes:

No.

serious narb

...and been shot 9 times

wasnt that 50 cent?

as for nottingham, ive lived here for 3 years and ive never seen any crime at all but on the other hand my housemate has been mugged and beaten up and his friend was stabbed

Reply 5

Lady_Muck

14

Oh just buy a tshirt saying 'I survived Nottingham' and it'll be kosher.

Reply 6

khil

15

Neither me nor any of my friends have ever accountered any form of crime, mugging, stabbing, shotting or otherwise.

Reply 7

MightyMeanie

1

crimes everywhere. even in letchworth where i went to school ppl were mugged, beaten up, stabbed, shot whatever. and letchworth is a garden city where ppl dream to raise their kids and retire to and all that shizzle. so im not really worried about it to be honest. im not going to be niave and advertise things but im not going to live in fear of it x

Reply 8

arcticsquirrel

well to start of with i'm not scared to the potential crime in notts but one thing i do have to say is that crime is not everywhere. i come from brighton, which is a city (just but it still counts) and underage drinking is as bad as its gets in the form of local crime.

Reply 9

Higgy

2

Nottingham is safe on the whole there are just a lot of weirdos in my city,too many homeless people and annoying beggars and people who look like heroin addicts....apart from that i have never been on the end of any serious crime and i lived here all my life, although having said that i have been attacked in the city centre for something i didnt do but alas one incident in 20 years isnt bad i suppose.

Reply 10

mousey

2

I've not been a victim of crime here, but i am more careful than i owuld be at home. xx

Reply 11

admiralbenson

4

mousey

I've not been a victim of crime here, but i am more careful than i owuld be at home. xx

Due to the fact that you come from a leafy suburban setting in Surrey, not because Nottingham is worse than any other city, right? :wink:

When I visited, the city had a really nice feel about (and that, during grey winter days!), well, except for that huge building hosting the Victoria Shopping Centre and the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre. Ah, I spelt it the British way, I'm so proud of myself right now! :biggrin:

Reply 12

sssh

10

Lady_Muck

Oh just buy a tshirt saying 'I survived Nottingham' and it'll be kosher.

cool.

When I was shopping there a few weeks ago I was a bit unnerved by a policewoman standing by blood splatters, which all over the pavement in the centre square. I go there maybe once every few months, so I'm not really qualified to answer this question. It hasn't put me off applying, but I'd be more careful there than at home, for the reason that my home is a safe little village in Staffordshire.

Reply 13

xxxoldyxxx

there is crime in every city. u could go to the statistically safest city in the UK and still getted mugged and what not. the only crime ive seen in notts is cars getting broken into. but i park my car in exactly the same places but take everything out. then they have no reason to break into my car then. aslong as you keep your wits and dont walk home alone etc. you should be ok. Im living on the outskirts of the city centre/st. anns and stanns aint as bad as everyone makes out. not that i would walk through there at night or anything but ive been on bike rides through there in the day and was fine.

Reply 14

acer

Statistically, Nottingham comes out badly. I believe it tops the tables for burglary, and the student areas are probably the worst, as these areas actually attract burglars. Students are perceived as well off, and a typical student house may contain a huge haul of consumer goods that can quickly be turned into cash; every bedroom, and even the lounge sometimes, could contain an individual's stereo, telly, video, DVD player, computer, CDs, ipod etc. Students also follow a more or less predictable pattern - for example, the very beginning of the academic year, Christmas and easter are favourite times for break ins. Plus, many student properties are easy to break into, as they often have few security measures in place.
As for personal safety, I felt that the areas I lived in got worse during my time in Nottingham (I lived in the Arboretum area and then Forest Fields from 1992 till recently). I can't say I experienced too many problems walking home at night, but I stopped crossing the Forest recreation ground at night, as I was hearing too many stories of people getting ambushed there. I'd say that the red light area is dangerous for lone women at night, more from the people the area attracts rather than the prostitutes and pimps themselves.

having said all that, you could probably say the same about any large city in the UK. Out of all the places I've lived, I felt most uncomfortable in Leeds during the early 80s.

Reply 15

mousey

2

Where is the red light district in Nottingham?

Reply 16

msibert

Ive lived in Nottingham all my life and its fair to say that the violance is overhyped.
Most of the violant crimes take place between gangs in very isolated areas of the city. As long as your not a total idiot and walk through the meadows and st annes shouting obseaties, i think its a pretty average city, lol.

Reply 17

simeon

13

mousey

Where is the red light district in Nottingham?

The Arboretum area, between Trent Uni and The Forest Rec is traditionally known as Nottingham's Red Light Area.

Reply 18

Lewisy-boy

11

disappointing knowledge there, even I didnt know that one!!

Reply 19

-aeon-

4

in fact it sometimes runs all the way across from forest road east through to woodborough road. there's a big block of flats on woodborough rd which has just been refurbished and is being sold as apartments - that used to be one giant brothel, basically.

what used to happen was that the women would hang a bag - plastic bag, shopping bag, anything - in the window if they were open for business. in the mornings there might be just 3 or 4 bags visible, but by the early evening there could easily be 15 or more.

they even started putting up signs which stated the 'number of kerbcrawlers arrested this month' around that stretch from woodborough rd - alfreton road. it's a good move to be trying to arrest the people who use prostitutes rather than the prostitutes themselves, i reckon, but would be a better idea altogether if they legalised and regulated it so the girls can at least get some protection... you sometimes see really young girls on the street and you just know they're likely to be totally exploited and preyed upon.

as for overall crime, meh - it can be problematic. but then all student towns have targetted criminal activity, particularly burglary. i've lived in areas of london that make nottingham look like a walk in the park...

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