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Hello,
I have an offer to study business at Oxford Brookes. I'm Canadian and will be coming to the UK as an international student next year. The main thing that attracts me to Oxford Brookes is the opportunity to live in such a historic English town. I was slightly dismayed to read this post, which paints a picture of the area as some sort of crime ridden ghetto and cites what seem to be reliable sources.
(2) Is Oxford Brookes as bad as it's made out to be? - Page 2 - The Student Room
I was hoping that somebody would respond and refute what was said, yet the thread has now been closed without any explanation. I'm not yet committed to Oxford Brookes, having also applied elsewhere. However I'd like to hear other viewpoints on the area I'd be living in were I to choose Oxford Brookes.
Anybody have any thoughts?
I have an offer to study business at Oxford Brookes. I'm Canadian and will be coming to the UK as an international student next year. The main thing that attracts me to Oxford Brookes is the opportunity to live in such a historic English town. I was slightly dismayed to read this post, which paints a picture of the area as some sort of crime ridden ghetto and cites what seem to be reliable sources.
(2) Is Oxford Brookes as bad as it's made out to be? - Page 2 - The Student Room
I was hoping that somebody would respond and refute what was said, yet the thread has now been closed without any explanation. I'm not yet committed to Oxford Brookes, having also applied elsewhere. However I'd like to hear other viewpoints on the area I'd be living in were I to choose Oxford Brookes.
Anybody have any thoughts?
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(Original post by Dudley2005)
Hello,
I have an offer to study business at Oxford Brookes. I'm Canadian and will be coming to the UK as an international student next year. The main thing that attracts me to Oxford Brookes is the opportunity to live in such a historic English town. I was slightly dismayed to read this post, which paints a picture of the area as some sort of crime ridden ghetto and cites what seem to be reliable sources.
(2) Is Oxford Brookes as bad as it's made out to be? - Page 2 - The Student Room
I was hoping that somebody would respond and refute what was said, yet the thread has now been closed without any explanation. I'm not yet committed to Oxford Brookes, having also applied elsewhere. However I'd like to hear other viewpoints on the area I'd be living in were I to choose Oxford Brookes.
Anybody have any thoughts?
Hello,
I have an offer to study business at Oxford Brookes. I'm Canadian and will be coming to the UK as an international student next year. The main thing that attracts me to Oxford Brookes is the opportunity to live in such a historic English town. I was slightly dismayed to read this post, which paints a picture of the area as some sort of crime ridden ghetto and cites what seem to be reliable sources.
(2) Is Oxford Brookes as bad as it's made out to be? - Page 2 - The Student Room
I was hoping that somebody would respond and refute what was said, yet the thread has now been closed without any explanation. I'm not yet committed to Oxford Brookes, having also applied elsewhere. However I'd like to hear other viewpoints on the area I'd be living in were I to choose Oxford Brookes.
Anybody have any thoughts?
You'll be fine, obviously you cant eliminate all risk but most of Oxford is below average risk.
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(Original post by Dudley2005)
Hello,
I have an offer to study business at Oxford Brookes. I'm Canadian and will be coming to the UK as an international student next year. The main thing that attracts me to Oxford Brookes is the opportunity to live in such a historic English town. I was slightly dismayed to read this post, which paints a picture of the area as some sort of crime ridden ghetto and cites what seem to be reliable sources.
(2) Is Oxford Brookes as bad as it's made out to be? - Page 2 - The Student Room
I was hoping that somebody would respond and refute what was said, yet the thread has now been closed without any explanation. I'm not yet committed to Oxford Brookes, having also applied elsewhere. However I'd like to hear other viewpoints on the area I'd be living in were I to choose Oxford Brookes.
Anybody have any thoughts?
Hello,
I have an offer to study business at Oxford Brookes. I'm Canadian and will be coming to the UK as an international student next year. The main thing that attracts me to Oxford Brookes is the opportunity to live in such a historic English town. I was slightly dismayed to read this post, which paints a picture of the area as some sort of crime ridden ghetto and cites what seem to be reliable sources.
(2) Is Oxford Brookes as bad as it's made out to be? - Page 2 - The Student Room
I was hoping that somebody would respond and refute what was said, yet the thread has now been closed without any explanation. I'm not yet committed to Oxford Brookes, having also applied elsewhere. However I'd like to hear other viewpoints on the area I'd be living in were I to choose Oxford Brookes.
Anybody have any thoughts?
Hope you are doing well! Congratulations on receiving your offer!!
I have been a student at the University for a few years now and I have not ever experienced any issues with the location of Oxford Brookes in my time there.
In my personal experience I have always felt safe on campus, even when studying there late into the evening. Security is always available and students can contact them if they do experience any issues on campus which is nice to know.
I hope this was able to be of some help. If you have any questions about student life or the University, please do feel free to ask.
All the best,
Shaf
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You should be fine.
Bear in mind that Oxford is pretty safe compared with other cities, too.
Bear in mind that Oxford is pretty safe compared with other cities, too.
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(Original post by mnot)
Oxford Brookes is not in the bad part of Oxford. Oxford in general is a pretty safe place, the bad part of Oxford like iffley and Blackbird leys isn't near Brookes uni anyway. & Brookes is certainly not in a ghetto that is laughable.
You'll be fine, obviously you cant eliminate all risk but most of Oxford is below average risk.
Oxford Brookes is not in the bad part of Oxford. Oxford in general is a pretty safe place, the bad part of Oxford like iffley and Blackbird leys isn't near Brookes uni anyway. & Brookes is certainly not in a ghetto that is laughable.
You'll be fine, obviously you cant eliminate all risk but most of Oxford is below average risk.
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/17...me-uk-average/
That crime may not be happening right next to Oxford Brookes campus but it's concentrated in areas where Brookes student halls are and where Brookes students usually rent houses.
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(Original post by Geo55)
Nope.
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/17...me-uk-average/
That crime may not be happening right next to Oxford Brookes campus but it's concentrated in areas where Brookes student halls are and where Brookes students usually rent houses.
Nope.
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/17...me-uk-average/
That crime may not be happening right next to Oxford Brookes campus but it's concentrated in areas where Brookes student halls are and where Brookes students usually rent houses.
BBL is known as the bad part of Oxford and its not a place where students live or visit.
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(Original post by mnot)
Brookes is between the city centre and Headington which like any metropiltan area will have higher crime rates as its more urban dense area but its certainly not the bad part of Oxford or an excessively dangerous area.
BBL is known as the bad part of Oxford and its not a place where students live or visit.
Brookes is between the city centre and Headington which like any metropiltan area will have higher crime rates as its more urban dense area but its certainly not the bad part of Oxford or an excessively dangerous area.
BBL is known as the bad part of Oxford and its not a place where students live or visit.
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You also need to keep in mind that universities recruit facilities staff from their local areas. In Brookes's case this results in pretty much what you'd expect. Many rude, aggressive, confrontational staff, occasionally complete with tattooed knuckles.
https://www.studentcrowd.com/hall-l1...versity-oxford
https://www.studentcrowd.com/hall-l1...versity-oxford
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