“There’s a lack of police” - How safe do you feel walking alone at night? - video Dailymotion

Strut Safe has reported an increase in calls to their helpline. How safe do you feel walking alone at night? What changes would you like to see?

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00:00People are vulnerable, they feel it, and if they feel vulnerable, they're not going to go out.

00:05So suddenly you've got a generation of outbound people, you know, because they're scared to go out,

00:10they're scared to go and do their shopping, they're scared to go and see their family or their neighbours.

00:14I know I can take care of myself, but other people, like kids these days, like lads and teenage girls,

00:27when they're in a group, they think they're hard.

00:29You know, you have your issues, but not really, no, I'm fine, I'm fine.

00:36Lack of police, so many drug-related people around.

00:43Leaving a co-op.

00:45Socialising.

00:46Morrison's shop, didn't it?

00:48It's a local shop for us, getting robbed frequently.

00:50I do, I do, I trust the police, yeah.

00:53If there was a person getting battered, I'd take them six hours just to come out.