Postgrad Studies SHU or BCU

So I applied to BCU during my last year of my undergrad in Criminology and sociology and have gotten a place originally in Sept 2025 but i have a deferred a year as i wanted to save more money to be able to afford moving to Birmingham for my course as postgrads get different SFE which includes maintenance loan and tuition loan. The course i applied to study is PGCE in social sciences (Sociology) however im hesitating about moving to Birmingham next sept. I keep seeing on the news bad things happening in birmigham and how high rent is. I had also applied to sheffield hallam uni but was not able to attend my interview - therefore i did not get an offer, and im starting to question if i should cancel my place at BCU and reapply to SHU. Some of the positives are is that rent is really affordable in Sheffield - i have looked it up + and maybe its safer than birmingham. Also my course is pgce in secondary but i want to teach in a sixth form - debating if i will be okay doing my placement in a secondary school in Birmingham. Or maybe i should do a post 16 pgce instead?? As i want to teach in a sixth form but maybe the experience i'd get in secondary pgce in sociology is more valuable?? Also I'm hesitant to cancel my place because of going through the whole application + interview process again and getting my references again.

So I applied to BCU during my last year of my undergrad in Criminology and sociology and have gotten a place originally in Sept 2025 but i have a deferred a year as i wanted to save more money to be able to afford moving to Birmingham for my course as postgrads get different SFE which includes maintenance loan and tuition loan. The course i applied to study is PGCE in social sciences (Sociology) however im hesitating about moving to Birmingham next sept. I keep seeing on the news bad things happening in birmigham and how high rent is. I had also applied to sheffield hallam uni but was not able to attend my interview - therefore i did not get an offer, and im starting to question if i should cancel my place at BCU and reapply to SHU. Some of the positives are is that rent is really affordable in Sheffield - i have looked it up + and maybe its safer than birmingham. Also my course is pgce in secondary but i want to teach in a sixth form - debating if i will be okay doing my placement in a secondary school in Birmingham. Or maybe i should do a post 16 pgce instead?? As i want to teach in a sixth form but maybe the experience i'd get in secondary pgce in sociology is more valuable?? Also I'm hesitant to cancel my place because of going through the whole application + interview process again and getting my references again.