The UK's Most Dangerous Neighbourhood 🇬🇧

[@mattclark7634]

It breaks my heart what the governments of the last 30 years have down to my England

[@FannyShmellar]

Tory Britain for you. Thatcher trashed Northern societies and the Torys have carried on where she left off from 2010.

[@julianshepherd2038]

There was rough areas since always.

[@PastyOReily]

Socialism being practiced all over the country ruining towns and city's all by design of course . And as history tells us it's always ended in tears yet doesn't dampen their enthusiasm to keep trying it tho right .

[@Andrew-cg2zl]

im in the united states. what are majors things that are causing collapse?

[@Andrew-cg2zl]

was Brexit a good idea or bad idea?

[@harryjaggardtravel]

RIP United Kingdom - gone but never forgotten

[@BackpackerBen]

It’s Mr Jaggard 🫡

[@TigerBoyX15]

​@@MattyEnglandIt's Govts...all of them that have done this...and it's Deliberate..same in France ..Germany and Sweden..👁️

[@gwim999]

​@@MattyEnglandTiny hats!

[@MattyEngland]

@@gwim999 Oy vey Sir! 😂😉👍

[@Dehydratedpencil]

​@@MattyEnglandIf you make the claim that the Jews are doing this, you would have to prove that every single Jewish person on planet earth is taking part in this conspiracy. That is impossible to argue because Jews are not a monolith. It is time for individualism. Groups do not exist; only individual people pursuing their own desires.

[@wendyHew]

It's a shame English towns and cities have been allowed to get like this, in alot of European countries they have cleaning teams that make the streets spotless every morning, the issue is that people have been separated socially now, no community, the aim is just to keep us spending as much of our wages as possible before the next wage payment. Alot of places in the UK are less welcoming than other countries now.

[@gh__]

Yep, from a high trust society to a ‘multicultural’ dump in a few decades

[@nigelwatson2750]

4 decades@@gh__

[@frankiewilde7791]

Ireland has gone the same way as the UK. The cities are dumps. Filthy and dangerous. The countryside is nice though.

[@MattyEngland]

​@@gh__All by design, a certain group of people wrote a plan to destroy western civilization from the inside out about 100 years ago... This is the result.

[@wendyHew]

@@frankiewilde7791 Alot of people that lived in London moved out to the outer suburbs but then they decided to increase London's size and made a huge "Greater London" area. In reality it's a form of what they call Jerrymandering and it means that now London is a bigger area, they can move people about more freely within it, it's used to change the political vote in an area, where the suburbs were conservative areas they have been able to move loads of people from Labour supporting areas to break it up

[@tz6414]

The most shocking part was the price of uk train travel.

[@pantaleomario7265]

And the rental flats,in England is just insane rental buying is just impossible if you r not millionaire !so sad what happened to England since Tony Blair and his massive immigration policy.

[@valeriepvi3667]

One of the most expensive /or may be the most expensive 🤔/ in the world, the most unreliable in Europe, not very fast or comfortable ...and that all bring it to the top 🏆 NUMBUR 1 Worst Value for money in the world 👏👏👏

[@lemsip207]

Even taking into inflation train fares were much lower a few decades ago. We had a cheap basic service with frequent trains and lots of carriages per train. The refreshments were poor but we got round that by bringing our own food and drinks. The rot started with the Beeching cuts in the 1960s, leaving many towns such as Monmouth without a railway station. Some of the disused railway lines were turned into cycle paths by Sustrans, but many were built upon. You could get a direct train from Penarth to Barry but now you have to take a bus or take a train to Grangetown in Cardiff and change there. There is a cycle path between Penarth centre and Lavernock, but it wasn't developed further as the farmer who owns the land there won't allow it on his land. Michael Portillo was the only Conservative MP in the 80s and 90s who was in favour of train travel and fought the closure of the Carlisle to Settle line. Most of the cabinet then would have wanted to rip up the entire railway network outside of the south east.

[@jackwatsonepic626]

It was all beaches idea to mess about with the railway lines. Now he is dead. He has left all the s*** to us..🤔🇬🇧

[@lemsip207]

@@jackwatsonepic626 It started then. Monmouth used to have a railway line with trains to Abergavenny.

[@scottishsamba]

Hi Ben! You probably already know this: Never leave your luggage on the bed as soon as you enter the room. Check before in case there are bed bugs. ( look out for black stains on the mattress, below the sheets). Bed bugs can be found in 1 star or 5 star hotels. Take care!

[@rebeccarebecca7094]

Jesus! I didn’t know this! Thank you will be sharing that one with my whole family!!

[@tedthesailor172]

Yes. For a man like him who claims to have visited serious dump hotels around the world, I was amazed he checked the view from the window first, and never checked for bedbugs. The next thing I'd have checked was the location of and access to the fire escape - especially as the windows only opened a crack. Travelling doesn't seem to have taught him even the basic lessons...

[@Arthur-Gieves]

​@@rebeccarebecca7094 you think that's bad I caught a medieval Disease called scabies in a hotel in Luton it turns out it's very common in areas of diversity, imagine having little bugs living under your skin all over your body and the second the sun goes down they come alive and you itch until you bleed all over your body and if you look closely you can see the tunnels they've made under your skin and they are basically indestructible and if you have an small child it's even worse because they treatment is toxic to babies so you could have them for months, worst experience of my life they survive for around 7 days on surfaces and can be passed on from coming into contact with anyone who has them even if it's only sitting next to them.

[@littlemy1773]

@@rebeccarebecca7094walk with me Tim has covered how to check and where to check in a couple of his videos . It seems bed bugs are having a resurgence

[@leightzmill]

What donwe do if we find them? I travel all the time and not done this. I check the bed is clean.

[@andrewsmith532]

Thanks for doing this Ben… as a proud Englishman just shows how the mighty UK 🇬🇧 is portrayed isn’t exactly true the government have forgotten so many places and the train system is far too expensive

[@BackpackerBen]

Indeed mate

[@tylerjones2695]

The govt didn't forget anything, they took their 30 pieces of silver shekels

[@haggishead7558]

The train system and thisc ountry is a ******* joke. After returning from overseas I got the impression that the train system was only to be used by those very rich individuals in society and the rest of us had to slum it on the coaches and buses which are also highly overpriced. Thank you Conservative government

[@DaisyCatToo]

​@@haggishead7558The railways, not the train system. But I agree with what you say.

[@West-rn-showvn-ist-chick]

Keep those borders open…🙄 It’s actually well known that the UK has turned into a complete dumpster fire in the last 15. -20 years at least and it’s just getting worse.. Now your government has declared that there is no actual “Englishmen” …. You know… the typical white English person.. They took your identity away and the only reason I know this is because of people like Niigel Farage… Canada sucks ass but our horrible weather keeps many “migrants” away.. or they come and can’t handle the depressing weather.. You’d NEVER see garbage like that in my town.. It’s a oil and gas town where the men work hard on the pipeline’s or in the oil industry.. not much “diversity” which means there’s UNITY and it’s a great place to live if you want you and your kids to live in peace and harmony.. Alberta is the Texas of Canada… conservative and mostly common sense… I would NEVER live or visit the UK now.. I’d hate to have acid thrown in my face or have some lunatic with a knife screaming… well you know what terrorists like to scream as they do their god’s work..🙄

[@airscrew46]

I used to drive buses round Page Hall namely the number 5 from Firth Park to City Centre. The crap I used to pick up was unbelievable. I felt sorry for the old Sheffield pensioners who couldn't sell their houses because they were almost worthless.

[@Abc-li1ij]

@@chrisjones2224👳🏾‍♂️?

[@Geezah1]

@@chrisjones2224 that's what went through my mind, as the older generation would make the most of what they had, nowadays, those that live in these areas just take advantage of what is handed to them. Very sad...

[@Geezah1]

@@chrisjones2224 I remember a mates Nan that had her front door key on a piece of string on the inside of the door, and she would pull it through the letterbox to open the lock. I guess back then, all we had to worry about were the likes of Jimmy Saville and Gary Glitter..

[@lewit1391]

if locals live like pigs no one can change it-enjoy-@@chrisjones2224

[@BirthOfAnEmceeTV]

Can still leave front door open where I live 👊

[@behar225]

Even Afghanistan looks more pleasing than some of those neighbourhoods, which is unfortunate

[@BackpackerBen]

Indeed it was

[@TheBluesman511]

Welcome to UKnistan.

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes

[@mroe19]

I was born in Page Hall and lived there until 2000. From what I can remember as a kid, it was a good place to live with a neighbourly feel to it. I was able to walk to friends houses without issue. Now as a 30 year old, I avoid it like the plague.

[@truebro77]

immigration

[@cryptospacexxxit6281]

And what caused that? Anti-Western imported rats and government caused poverty?

[@adriennebraxton-oq9iu]

really? its w*ere pla*ue ori*inated but okay! @@truebro77

[@stephencain8433]

11 years me

[@davidturner927]

Thanks Ben for all your effort in putting this video together. I left Sheffield in 1974 to come to Australia. It's heartbreaking to see the decline that has occurred, especially in Page Hall.

[@cryptospacexxxit6281]

Dont vote leftist next time then.

[@nigelwatson2750]

The UK now resembles a developing country.

[@spaniardsrmoors6817]

You meant undeveloped?

[@CrazyMonkey679]

It’s starting to resemble the people they’ve imported from those countries…

[@British_Cocoa]

@@CrazyMonkey679which countries are they?

[@mistermood4164]

@@CrazyMonkey679 this decline is self inflicted nothing to do with migrants

[@randomclass4653]

​@@British_CocoaPakistan , Bangladesh , Nigeria.....

[@DjMikeW12345]

Could play every British high street bingo with this 1. Poundland 2.4 bookies in one street 3.boarded up windows. 4.spice intoxicated people 5.Smell of Piss 6.roundabouts 7.outside the town is better than the town 8. Pubs 9.cheaper to drive than to use public transport.

[@BackpackerBen]

Spot on

[@erik-tea-bag]

And that is true white English British culture, then you blame immigrants for what I created 😂😂 as for page hall the council doesn't clean the street otherwise I would find gold jewlers, furniture shops and fresh fruit and veg shops. But of course u walk a street with Ur head Up Ur arse

[@danthemaninfierno]

Bingo! 🎉

[@marcd6897]

But seriously guys, you cannot be really surprised, can you? Everyone is purchasing everything on the internet, nobody wants to walk to cities and browse the shop any longer, and this is going on for a few years now. So if there are no customers browsing the shops, what do you think the shops all do? Stay open because they’re kind of a charity, or shut down?

[@eon14873]

Turkish barbers

[@janellek21]

I lived half my life in the USA, and the dangerous neighbourhoods there, e.g. West Baltimore, Treme (New Orleans), the Tenderloin (San Franshitsco) and the South Side of Chicago make these areas in the UK look like Knightsbridge by comparison.

[@pennylersin2055]

Yeah this place actually seems kinda nice

[@thenikonjones]

I wish he could sort out his issues and come here to film some of our places. He would get loads of hits. Come on mate...get it sorted and get over here!

[@CJM527]

He chose the worst places to film 🙄- not a true representation of the uk

[@arthurjarrett1604]

There are much worse places in the UK - most of Scotland's towns are almost no-go areas for instance and my own home town of Skelmersdale in Lancashire has an awful (and deserved) reputation. A friend that gave me a lift home (army) years ago, refused to get out of his car!!

[@Ddq-r2m]

Well done you live in a shithole what are you trying to prove other then your country is Shite

[@bbcisrubbish]

You mentioned £72 for a 3 hour journey. A friend of mine in Portugal has just spent £9 on a similar journey. I suppose the Tories think more about giving money to foreigners who run everything now than the people of this country.

[@johnlennox-pe2nq]

if u lived in portugal there's just as many ''foreigners'' . Give thanks in all things - thats how to be happy; just imagine living 4 families to a room in the 1800's, no schools; human manure piled high in the streets.... Give thanks for your free health service.... much more too

[@bbcisrubbish]

What has that got to do with the price of ail fares in the UK?@@johnlennox-pe2nq

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

even cheaper in chyna

[@adamduffield7782]

​@@johnlennox-pe2nquk health service is abysmal, and it costs the taxpayer (avarage working joe) 6 billion a year to not be able to get treated!

[@withoutmotive3796]

you clearly don't understand how the world works. the government doesn't decide to pay you based on how much it likes you. that's not how money works

[@moonbeammoonbeam5739]

I live near Birmingham and I'm telling you there are places there like Page Hall... they all have one thing in common, one group dominant of the area and absolutely nocare for keeping it clean. They are literally no go zones

[@jamesrobert4106]

I wonder which group of third world inbreds you are referring to?

[@seabassmcgee3367]

Aston, Lozells, Small Heath, Handsworth, Soho Road ect all dumps

[@Supreme_321]

There's others in Sheffield as well not that far from Page Hall some of them.

[@Ser3456]

There are many groups in these areas and those areas are very poor.

[@annek.h.9733]

Geh mal davon aus, dass das Muslime sind...Westeuropa ist verloren, echt traurig aber wir lassen es uns halt auch gefallen...sind selber an dieser Misere schuld.

[@82kingfish82]

I lived in Page Hall for 16 years from birth, used to be such a nice area, but what it has become now is absolutely appalling, even the rats avoid it, it’s a shame because I have so many happy memories there

[@thomasobrien8850]

l lived at popple street, page hall in the 80s.. its a shit pit now

[@danielsellers8707]

I thought it has a HUGE rat problem, overflowing bins, entire street of take-aways etc...

[@Traveltheme706]

@@danielsellers8707 Yep 2 legged rats by the looks of things🤣

[@giraffesinc.2193]

Thank you for showing us the REAL Britain ... so sad! It's a tragedy that once lovely places are being allowed to devolve into complete ruin. We see the same here in the US; areas that should be lovely are just drug-infested hellholes.

[@BackpackerBen]

Madness mate such a shame

[@MrCharlieV]

The problem is, what Ben is showing is the run-down areas... the UK has so many beautiful areas but has failed to show them...

[@BackpackerBen]

Can’t polish a turd

[@I.D-This]

@@MrCharlieV whats left will soon be the same

[@TigerBoyX15]

​@@MrCharlieVthere are not so many Beautiful areas ...maybe the odd holiday place that has been looked after...our Seaside Towns are an Utter Disgrace of Filth and run down...to Slum Status...keep kidding Yourself about England...if it makes you feel better 👁️

[@joblo2277]

Thanks for showing up England Ben. It’s in a sad state but I know the countryside is beautiful. Good work as always!

[@BackpackerBen]

Sad indeed but we are a bunch of legends 👏🏼😎 no funnier people

[@Dalt21]

@@deadziobeasingstoke didn’t even seem bad. And Manchester doesn’t either??

[@katewolfspirit6722]

@@Dalt21 I am (un)lucky enough to be Basingstoke born and bred, well over 40 years. It's nothing to write home about, but crime here isn't that bad in comparison to other similar places in the South of England. As a place to live, it's certainly dull but not dangerous. We are geographically 48 miles SW of London, so I don't think that distance could accurately be described as 'just outside of London'. Not a criticism, just worth pointing out.

[@bledback2life]

Love your authentic content. Really informative and eye-opening. Kiwi here now living in the UK. Back in Auckland, New Zealand, we have some dodgy neighborhoods too - in fact, far worse. Truth be told, they tend to be the more diverse ones too. We also have a huge gang problem, which of course adds to the rich cultural tapestry of these areas. I'm worried that the UK is heading down the same path, in terms of failed diversity/integration policies. Things will only get worse, especially with the recent waves of illegal migration we're experiencing here. (In New Zealand, at least we don't need to deal with invasions of boat people.) I currently live in Devon - it's relatively safe here, and also relatively culturally homogenous. These two aspects, of course, are linked. But spineless politicians won't admit it.

[@Asewitt]

I grew up in North Devon. I thought it was shit at the time but since living around the UK (Bham/Essex) I have to say Devon seems more and more appealing to me. 'Cultural enrichment' sure has brought this country down.

[@userw0g]

I lived in Auckland for a while. England is far far worse. Its not even comparable.

[@bledback2life]

@@userw0g: If you've lived in parts of South Auckland like Manurewa, Otara, and Mangere, perhaps you might reconsider. I've had my car stolen from right outside my office during regular working hours, and gangs of Maori youth try and rob me as I leave my office. Not to mention a couple of burglaries as well to boot. Crime in South Auckland is largely committed by minorities (Maori, Pacific Islanders) - but because they enjoy protected status in NZ, authorities walk around on eggshells.

[@oscarsierra1234]

OK mate. This is a nice way of saying g that white people are good and brown people bad. Ie you're a racist.

[@youreatoilet]

​@@userw0g Most the major cities in England (London, Manchester etc.) are quite a bit more more dangerous than Auckland but the last time I checked stats the UK on the whole surprisingly has a lower global crime index rating than New Zealand (at least according to Numbeo). I haven't visited New Zealand but seems like the general consensus is people feel it is far safer than England

[@thenikonjones]

Ben, your content generates a lot of comments! :) Great discussion here with my brothers and sisters across the pond. And while we may disagree about the difference in safety between our countries, overall, I love both places. Born and raised American but will always have a special place in my heart for the land and people of the UK. I think we can all agree that there are dangerous places in both, but on the positive, there are so many wonderful things about both as well. I was welcomed with open arms when we visited Ireland and the UK in the summer of 2022. We will always return the favor here, especially in south where I live.

[@seanknapton7449]

Good to see you back on the road Backpacker,as for the most dangerous part of this once great nation,take your pick as you'll be spoilt for choice,RIP Great Britain

[@sarahjane8949]

Sad but so very true , country’s had it 🤦‍♀️

[@spiderfandom7592]

Grow up

[@sarahjane8949]

@@spiderfandom7592 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 talking facts spider 🤣🤣🤣

[@spiderfandom7592]

@@sarahjane8949 the country has been in much worse positions in the 20th century. Short sighted anecdotal nonsense

[@sarahjane8949]

@@spiderfandom7592 oh leave it out you are talking out your A... we are becoming A third world country we were one of the greatest nations in the world

[@carloregalado7751]

yes sir. I remember you asking in a poll about what to do next and I voted for the random places in the UK. Being born and living in the Philippines my whole life I am curious about what life is like in other places in the world specially the random ones in Europe. thank you for showing us what is really like out there.

[@BackpackerBen]

More to come mate!

[@steelcity791]

Helmand province is probably more welcoming than Page Hall , my dad got blue lighted in a ambulance last year though Page hall , I was sat in the front with the driver while my 80 year old father was being worked on in the back with the other paramedic . All well on the 5 mile journey to the hospital until we entered Page Hall ,.a.gang of kids threw a couple of stones at us and flagged us off while driving through there . Honestly its a third world place within the City .😔

[@MattyEngland]

Nothing that couldn't be sorted with a few airstrikes

[@tumslucks9781]

Should have gone to the Northern General instead of Hallamshire! Hope your dad is OK.

[@pink221]

I went to school in Page Hall between 2004 and 2009. It was a little bit ropey with the odd druggie and the local kebab shops looked like they were money laundering but I never saw any gangs or that much litter. I didn't think it could get any worse. Sad to see as I have a lot of memories here.

[@gingerssmelllikecabbageand8708]

Lived in Britain from early 2000’s to just around the 2010’s, loved my time there and the people. Returned post pandemic for a reunion of some old friends and that was kept basic due to cost of living, all these lads collect £35-£48k wages. Visited some the water hole I used to frequent in my younger years and noted how run down the areas had looked. Friends spoke about crime in the areas had rampant up, wishing to leave, but jobs outside of the area not as frequently available and pay not matching house price’s they were stuck. I just put it down to that city, my partner and I decided to drive around the midlands and wales. But towns were more and more looking neglected and improvised, I understand that councils have gone bankrupt. I left with the since that people had just given up.

[@1972pd]

Depressing.... but we need vloggers like you Ben showing reality 👍

[@BackpackerBen]

You know it

[@BackpackerBen]

You know it

[@1972pd]

@BackpackerBen keep up the good work . Raw and real 👍

[@ShalomBrother]

20:48 because if you import the 3rd world, you become the third world

[@thenikonjones]

So, I was in the UK last summer. Started in Scotland, which was absolutely amazing. We loved it. Then, headed down to London. We stayed in Shepard's Bush, near the Westfield Mall. It was kinda like what you showed in Sheffield. Loads of trash, graffiti and hypodermic needles all over the place. Lots of shady characters about. Really had to keep your head on a swivel. At the end of our trip, I spent 3 days in Daventry with my mate and his family. It was lovely. Really beautiful country up there in the midlands. Looking forward to your Scotland videos. We were in Edinburgh for 2 days on our tour and it was great.

[@ryuhayabaker]

Shepherds Bush. I'm so sorry. Better than Stratford tho where the other Westfield is. Lived there for 3 years and saw multiple stabbings and got escorted to the flat after shootings on 4 different occasions. Also stayed there in a Travelodge once and opened my room to find a random woman asleep in the bed. Makes me proud to say it's where I'm from.

[@wendyHew]

​@@ryuhayabakerYeah Stratford is vile now, I have stopped going there

[@thenikonjones]

@@ryuhayabaker we have a lot of places like that here in the States. You just have to be smart about where you go. You only really see the trash / graffiti in the bigger cities. It's fairly clean in most places. Problem here is folks would rather shoot you in the face than talk to you at times. It's mad.

[@gloryglory5688]

It went downhill when the walkabout closed down, us Aussies kept the place safe 😁😎

[@sarahjane8949]

@@thenikonjones When I went to Chicago I couldn’t believe the different neighbourhoods that was so close together 🤷‍♀️👍

[@washubrain]

That's some brilliant idea to get to see some places around the UK, there is much to discover for sure and I bet Sheffield is not the last surprise on the go )) . There is already a lot on the net about hidden places in remote parts of the world such as India and even Afghanistan, but nothing real about much of the European real life. Good luck on the project Ben!

[@haychkay3590]

Lets be honest its the wave of migration from Eastern Europe such as Romania and Slovakia that has destroyed Page Hall in Sheffield.

[@derekbilston9290]

Also the roads in England have become a nightmare during the daytime. The increase in traffic in the last 4 years has been massive, especially in the South. But away from the rat runs, the countryside is still some of the best in the World.

[@marcus2336]

That's what a million+ immigration visas a year does

[@sandhurstwolves3956]

​@@marcus2336all immigrants fault😢

[@MattyEngland]

Yep, quadruple the traffic of 25 years ago, but the roads are still the same size. Add in 5 million people that have never passed a UK driving test, and it's a recipe for disaster.

[@TigerBoyX15]

​@@marcus2336Council's in Essex and Lincoln..villages are buying New Houses for the New arrivals...in Lincoln New houses for Afghan...in Essex so called New Luxury Apartments..for new arrival Males from wherever they have come from...So sooner or later...they will be on your Doorstep...we already have the sudden influx of Multiple Barber Shops ...in all the Small Towns...in Mine it's full of them...and Kurdish .

[@bmorg5190]

@@marcus2336 that’s what happens when you keep walking on the same tiny, narrow pathways for thousands of years.. 🤷‍♂️🤣

[@anydroid]

I think it’s important to mention that our government - which supposedly backs the levelling-up of deprived towns and regions - is the same bunch of ideologues who cut funding to councils and public services by a quarter in the last decade. Would streets be as covered in litter, footpaths obscured by weeds, and reeking of piss, if councils had adequate resources to look after public spaces? If you vote for cuts, you get cuts. This video documents the consequences.

[@shouygui4955]

When did all the mass immigration start, though?

[@123bwlch]

@@shouygui4955 The english arrived around 400AD.

[@dougieranger]

@@123bwlchHow could the English arrive in 400AD? England wasn’t even a country then.

[@ShalomBrother]

If you import the 3rd world, you become the 3rd world

[@anydroid]

@@shouygui4955 If you mean why are there so many brown kids around -- which is probably what you're getting at -- then the answer is that we welcomed people from the Caribbean, India and Pakistan, Ugandan Asians, and people from many former British colonies, from the 1940s onwards. You had better travel back in time to ask why we needed migrant labour - then as now - and how many British-born grandchildren they expect to have by 2023.

[@ivandejanovic4713]

Loving the Great UK adventure so far mate, keep up the great content!

[@BackpackerBen]

Glad you enjoy it! More to come

[@OteroRichards]

I lost it when he said Basingstoke straight off the bat… 😩🤣💀 guy doesn’t have a clue what he’s talking about if he genuinely believes Basingstoke is a rough place… that’s like comparing a kitten to a lion

[@BackpackerBen]

Never said it was rough did I

[@BackpackerBen]

Was a stop off I say page hall is rough

[@markhealey9409]

Scunthorpe town centre is one of the grimmest town centres I've seen....Worksop is pretty grim,too...but not as depressing as Scunthorpe...Scunthorpe makes Doncaster look really nice! In fact,Doncaster town centre wasn't nearly as bad as I expected!

[@IngramCars]

The local councils and business owners should be ashamed, what a mess.

[@madlad4206]

I just don't understand how it gets so bad, what a bunch of absolute morons

[@madlad4206]

another thing, illiterate immigrants, what do you expect? This is what they're used to back home

[@witlof5492]

Yes, but look at who is in the local councils and who owns alot of the businesses...

[@22mugwuffin]

No different to the scummy parts of the world that they are from.

[@horseman6468]

Remember the council is overwhelmingly Labour, shame is not their vocabulary and business owners are not native British.

[@Peter-MH]

UK worst neighbourhoods have got a LONG way to go until they’re as bad a places in North America! Just check out East Hastings in Vancouver, Kensington in Philadelphia, Tenderloin in San Francisco!..

[@SimonJones265]

Give everyone guns and it would be pretty similar.

[@Itsmetheworldsgreatest]

Brixton or Peckham are on par with the US

[@janellek21]

@@Itsmetheworldsgreatest And what is the predominant racial group in Brixton and Peckham? The same as in the worst neighbourhoods of the USA. The self-defeating, antisocial and toxic Black American mindset and culture is being exported to the UK and elsewhere and it destroys communities wherever it appears.

[@clive_the_fat_cat]

My dream is to move to Downtown eastside Vancouver, and get on the fentanyl.

[@wendyHew]

​@@clive_the_fat_cat😂😂

[@acechimera7394]

These don’t seem so bad at all, you should try visiting some estates on Merseyside, south London or Glasgow for truly dangerous places

[@BackpackerBen]

Glasgow done ;) next vid

[@bigcarswithnofinance]

Page hall looks bad, very bad

[@carlrogers1412]

No difference to any other place in the UK whatsoever. All of them are trash with few gems in between.

[@MultiBadger32]

Page Hall does match the worst places in Glasgow. Putting Basingstoke in this comparison was obviously a joke! The only risk there is being bored to death.

[@IdRatherbeDeaddd]

Basingstoke is considered rough?? 😄😄 I'm from Reading, we go basingstoke for a bit of peace. Basingstoke is very depressing and grim looking tho.

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

I live in Toledo, Ohio, USA. In the outskirts of this city, there are hotels for seventy-five dollars a day which include breakfast in the same price. Next morning when you try to get your breakfast, the breakfast area is always closed and you can only get coffee and few things to take with you to your room. Try to sit down at the breakfast area tables and then the hotel manager will come to tell you off.

[@philthompson2239]

Pitsmoor, Burngreeve, Page Hall, Firth Park, all very undesirable places now. Shiregreen, Sheffield Lane Top and Parsons Cross are all going same way, its just a slow progression north and fanning out. I was born in Pitsmoor but I wouldn't go back there at any price..

[@horseman6468]

It's called diversifying. Sheffield council policy.

[@lindathompson3616]

We used to live on Abbeyfield road 1972 till 78 it was good at pitsmoor Then we moved to Bradway which is a very nice area

[@njpringle]

Its just now resembling the places they moved from to the UK. Just look at the state of the streets in places like Pakistan in your videos. The 'communities' fighting each other in Page Hall, I've read, are Roma and Pakistanis.

[@frankpristov9745]

Sheffield was an industrial place in England . How come it changed so much? Thank you Ben for the informative video

[@bladesxboxing1106]

All the steel factories have closed down.

[@juliahill7732]

Not so much steel produced in Sheffield now. All produced abroad and shipped in these days.

[@CaptainTowll]

Thatcher.

[@SunnyD1865]

@@CaptainTowllI know she’s hardly a popular figure but Sheffield was still just about alright in the 90s

[@laoch5658]

immigrants

[@Jackthesmilingblack]

I've lived in Japan for some 40, and I have to admit your videos are a real eye-opener. Was in Oxford for a couple of weeks in June to close a bank account and remit funds, and Oxford looks completely different to Basingstoke, albeit a lot more expensive.

[@iap-ug3oy]

Why are we letting this happen to our once proud country ??? I want to cry ….But if you let trash in this is what happens ..AND STILL THEY ARE COMING IN BY THE DAY ACROSS THE CHANNEL……I worked on Oxford Road at the Gaumont Theatre for six years …in the mid 1960 s. It was great. I can’t watch this till the end. So very,very sad,

[@47shawty12]

Mike seems like such a good bloke! I hope you adventure with him another time

[@BackpackerBen]

Top man!

[@exploring_things_my_way]

Thank you

[@rebeccarebecca7094]

Agree seems like a lovely guy!

[@rebeccarebecca7094]

Did the other people you met have pages too?

[@rebeccarebecca7094]

You have gained a follower in me! Can’t believe you’re an Andy Farley fan! Original sundissential member here! Omg the best days! 😍😍

[@darrenwilson7217]

Can't believe you went to Manchester and didn't visit Moss Side. You get a lot of druggies and down and outs around Oldham Street near the hotel you stayed in but the city itself has improved a lot. I used to live in Saddleworth and commute to work in the city. I used to catch my bus on Oldham Street and I had my purse stolen and then a group of thugs cleaned out Cash Converters behind me as I waited for my bus. I was constantly hassled by druggies asking for my change or a cigarette. I felt in danger even though it was rush hour and I decidec to pay more and commuted by train. Wendy

[@BackpackerBen]

I don’t wanna get my camera robbed 😆 had to know the limits

[@exploring_things_my_way]

Moss side was an option that I mentioned to ben, but he was pushed for time. Maybe in the future he will be back in Manchester.

[@Matthewgriffiths18]

​@exploring_things_my_way he would need like 5 bodyguards 😂

[@UnbelievableEricthegiraffe]

To be pedantic The mine you went to was in Rochdale, so not Manchester ie: City of Manchester I am from Manchester and this is the first I've ever heard of that particular mine.

[@myview2543]

moss side rusholme curry mile would have been good

[@Pikamoo11]

Page hall, so culturally enriched

[@jasonbonifacio2473]

Just say “I think immigrants are bad for the UK, and I make that generalized assertion because I am a bigot.” No need to dog-whistle. Own it, xenophobe.

[@dihuxtable7075]

Yeah went through there on my way to hospital. 30 years ago it started going to pot now... Well it's a disgrace.

[@rayholmes4402]

Yes mate … diversity working strong for the place 👍🏽

[@jamesrobert4106]

Britain needs a spot of ethnic cleansing.

[@AlexBell1991]

People come from the 3rd world, brings the 3rs world with them.

[@sekhmet7440]

Really interesting to see your perspective across normal towns in UK... Basingstoke is the closest to me in the vid, great to see the comparison. Great vids lately!

[@BackpackerBen]

Glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate it

[@scottpeters5105]

Great video Ben. I could tell you a few good stories about my time in Glasgow in the late 80's as a 20 something Canadian. Keep up the good work bud.

[@BackpackerBen]

Very cool! Loved Scotland mate

[@stefanbramford1684]

hahah i'm from sheffield and this was great! Page Hall is next level, nice to see someone showing the other side of sheff and not just showing a few posh parks and the peak district. if you get chance to make it back up north, i recommend barnsley just up road, rough in a whole diff way, lots of content, people are always up for a chat, proper northen pit town.

[@BackpackerBen]

You know it mate 🫡

[@pozipoz]

I'm from Barnsley, it's had a total refurb, new buildings, designer shops, still got the smacks and beggers, but everywhere has, integration has been abit of a problem, a small, insular, northern town is very resistant to change, but everything changes and evolves.

[@sugarbertie1143]

Barnsley's a far better place than Sheff mate. A proper mining town with salt of the earth folk. Sheff's now just a multicultural dump that looks like Mogadishu in a lot of places, thanks to the sh*t far left council.

[@lisahalmshaw1275]

Barnsley looks like Harrogate compared to Dewsbury. Absolute shithole.

[@khiahonan6377]

Thank you for sticking up for Barnsley. Everyone says how the area is rough, but it's really on the rise! At least Barnsley don't stink of piss and have rubbish as bad as Page Hall did. Barnsley has had millions spent on it the last few hears and is looking real good now in the town centre.

[@mkl80]

I live in the far northwest suburbs of Chicago, most of our street names here are of English places, yet the populations is mostly German, Polish and Irish. Love it when you say where you are currently at and I can relate because a street name comes to mind.

[@prepared6315]

I was in Chicago in 2005. Loved the place. Hear some horror stories these days but surely it's only certain areas where the trouble is?

[@mkl80]

@@prepared6315 North side has seen some incidents randomly. Mostly robberies and a spike in car jackings. Always see the local resident TV news interview "I've lived here for decades, this never happens here. It's a nice neighborhood."

[@arminiusdergrosse]

​@@prepared6315it's instinctively where all the White people move away from, you know where Chicago has devolved into Mogadishu. It's like seeing a conquered territory. At least 700 years ago when our ancestors saw a band of Mongol horsemen on the horizon with the smoke from the villages they sacked rising up behind them, our ancestors had enough sense to band together and fight for their lives. Today we cower and throw money at them, giving them our cities, letting them take our daughters, as we run for the suburbs with diversity on our heels. Nowhere to run or hide anymore.

[@jgdooley2003]

I spent some months in Massachusetts back in the 1990's and many of the town names were borrowed from English placenames. It was amusing discovering the original English places years later when I did some trips to England. Boston MA is so different to the original Norfolk town and as for Baltimore. Ireland and the one in Maryland.......chalk and cheese.

[@adriennebraxton-oq9iu]

in new york, kin*sbrid*e, kensin*ton, bainbrid*e etc. and of course remnants of dutc* arc*itecture. clearly, no place was safe from colonization!

[@Eustice2]

When I lived in Dagenham, School children would throw trash all down the High Street, chips papers flying everywhere.

[@madlad4206]

immigrant kids with no morals to learn from their parents

[@mrhalish]

Train prices are ridiculous. I regularly fly from Birmingham to Paris and back for £50 return, yet if I get the train down to London it costs me at least £60... absolute rip off.

[@marcusdarkus79]

Finally catching up on your UK videos, this was great. I live in London, train prices are a joke, I just came back from Sofia, Bulgaria, ok it is a much poorer country, but I paid 160 lev ( £0.72p ) to get an underground train from the city to the airport. it had aircon and in better condition than a London one.

[@TheDurnovarian]

I.6o lev or 1lev and six stotinki

[@basil9983]

There's pockets of places like this in many places. High unemployment, poverty high crime rates etc. People don't ask to live in these places they are just born there and don't know any difference. We should be thankful that we we got lucky where we were born.

[@madlad4206]

No it's because they're illiterates and don't know how to look after their surroundings, they just don't do it where they come from, just avoid the areas where immigrants live

[@eily_b]

Most of them didn't look like they were originally from there, their heritage lies abroad

[@basil9983]

@@eily_b Can't disagree with you there.

[@thomass1620]

As someone from the NYC area, that Page Hall reminded me of either Newark, NJ, Bridgeport, CT, or Newburgh, NY… 😳🤔😱

[@antonycharnock2993]

It's been taken over by Slovak gypsies. They've done the same to areas of Rotherham the town just up the road. Entire streets have been turned into cannabis farms causing blackouts. Basically Slovakia didn't want them so they came here and they just wouldn't integrate. Page Hall was a mainly Pakistani area until recently and even they were complaining. As Ben says google it.

[@toddburgess5056]

Seeing where Backpacker Ben is from makes me understand why he is so happy when hes in another country that has an abundance of bright golden sunlight! 🌞

[@MattyEngland]

Yeah, this summer has been especially wet in the UK. So much for global warming.

[@toddburgess5056]

@@MattyEngland the entire month of July, and a number of days in August have been rainy here in the state of Maine AND VERY humid. April, May, and June were beautiful though, it was the best spring we've had in a long time.

[@MattyEngland]

@@toddburgess5056 yeah it was exactly the same here may and June beautiful, and then horrible since the beginning of July until now.

[@MrFlava1982]

Basingstoke,one of 'most dangerous' towns in UK 😄😄😄. For misery try Luton,Grimsby,Rotherham,Peterborough,Dewsbury,Keighley.

[@aronjohns4662]

He’s referring to Sheffield which is dangerous

[@n1msu]

hahah Basingstoke, this is not a rough town. I suggest international viewers give these places a cursory check on wikipedia. Every toln has its slums but he's chosen the safest of the slum neighbourhoods to visit.

[@Watfordfc2030]

We live in a beautiful country with some bad places , just like every country in the world

[@ryuhayabaker]

Best thing about the UK are the natural untouched forests and landscapes. Most of the towns and city centres are absolute shitholes.

[@enigma9273]

I find the most real people in places like this

[@Watfordfc2030]

@@enigma9273 also in these bad areas not everyone is bad lol I’m happy in U.K.

[@enigma9273]

@@Watfordfc2030 yup

[@TheGreatOutdoors]

Well said sir.

[@andziaarus8902]

Love Sheffield my home for last 20 years. You get places like Page Hall everywhere in the world but not many of them have such a nice and friendly people like here in Shefield or entire Yorkshire. And there are not many places where you got beautifull mountains on your doorstep. Big up Sheffield👌

[@madlad4206]

just avoid the areas where the most immigrants live and you'll be fine in the UK, basically

[@Greeny_303]

Sheffielders are salt of the earth ...problem is he only met one Sheffielder by looks of it @@garyrigby21

[@mrtallis]

@@madlad4206 what a stupid thing to say. How do you explain Liverpool, Salford, Glasgow, Belfast, north east? Idiots like you blame immigrants not poverty and vote Tory helping to increase poverty I'm sure.. They tell you who to blame while things get harder and harder.

[@carlrogers1412]

@@madlad4206 Yeah, go and see who is the troublemaker, thief or drug addict in any British town. British! Check out any county police website. Nearly everywhere 100% of criminals are British! Sit down in any city center and observe who's damaging the properties and who's littering the place? Again British!

[@ArcadeFires]

Looks like the Sachas Hotel was just recently updated and cleaned up! Maybe it'll start getting better reviews now...

[@LifestyleGrows]

He should've stayed in one the windowless rooms for the full, shit, experience

[@lauralott2741]

I know this isn’t politically correct, but when Iwas a child/teen I noticed there was suddenly many incidents of elderly women being raped in their homes. I remember thinking it was at the same time migrants from a specific country had started to come over!! Some migrants come over and work hard, have the same morals and ethics and contribute to positively to the country. Additionally, in run down areas it’s generations of poverty, drugs and crime.

[@LxstGalaxy2000]

I'm from Enfield in London I use to always think that outside of London was nice but this proves the grass is never greener on the otherside. I live in Norfolk now and I had a mate at my work that moved to Sheffield.

[@sarahh1775]

Your a brave sole waking found page hall . I’m from Sheffield I it is just disgusting it really winds me up that the people who live there can’t even be bothered to put rubbish in the bin . A war torn country looks better than page hall . I feel sorry for the law abiding people that have to live there and have no way of leaving. No decent person should have to put up with that level of violence and fear 😰

[@DuncYo]

Great to see all sides Ben cheers! It needs showing - it’s where most people live in the uk…in dangerous areas of towns

[@CaseyWiggin]

I am a South African living in England and this is such an interesting video - you will get the good and bad!

[@charlespirate1]

Mate, if you live in Plymouth you don’t need to go elsewhere to see grimness.

[@BackpackerBen]

Lol indeed. Will film that when home

[@KyojuroRengoku98]

Almost everything in UK is behind compared to other European countries, housing, airports, healthcare, roads, Law Enforcement, right down to the water pressure in the house. Germany's law enforcement took down a coup, Belgium's healthcare ranks 3rd in the world, France has arguably the best water supply in the world, Italy has on average some of the longest living people in the world with a blue zone in their country. Norway's prison system is great too, meanwhile England still hires surgeons and GP's from Europe even though they left the EU. Their own government doesn't play by its own rules, Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock during the pandemic are prime examples. Their healthcare service is collapsing, their teachers and ambulance workers are striking too. How far has the "5th richest country on Earth" fallen.

[@oldbatwit5102]

If you are going to leave a comment don't forget to rant about how everything bad is the fault of the government, the police, the council etc. Always blame someone else, never the people that live there.

[@nickthegreek8717]

The Pakistani community live in Sheffield and have ruined the place unfortunately. It used to be an industrial area that now has become the Detroit of England due to the immigration 😢😢😢

[@OWL705.]

It's not the Asians buddy its the Slovaks and Romanians

[@janellek21]

@@OWL705. Slovaks and Romanians don't practise a religion that doesn't contemplate peaceful coexistence with nonbelievers. Islam will be the UK's downfall.

[@nickthegreek8717]

@@OWL705. Agreed they are also responsible for the problems. But let's be honest look at the streets they are full of Asian shops and businesses that don't clean up outside their premises. They have no respect for anyone and have no pride in the areas they live . That's why everything is decaying around them . The attitude is who cares!!!!! Romanians are also responsible they are filthy people who only know how to take from others and destroy

[@ui2760]

Pakistanis have been there since the 1960s. It only started looking like this after the Roma community moved in about 10 years ago.

[@gazmix589]

Oh you came to Sheffield Ben, my home town, i could've shown you some better places than Page Hall, Sheffield is actually quite beautiful in places

[@BackpackerBen]

Needed more time mate I’ll come back. Maybe 😆

[@gazmix589]

Ecclesall Rd, Broomhill & Endcliffe park are very green, on doorstep to peak district. Good vid though mate👍 @@BackpackerBen

[@henkhemming6674]

i was a young Deckhand in the 70's working on a Coaster and we sailed all of Europe and a bit north africa but England was our favorite country to go to,we had great times hanging out in pubs and eating fish & chips and all the rest just a great place to be with mostly easygoing people,so i have not been there for over 40 years i am shocked what i see on tv and youtube..the total decay..mindblowing really..sad to say my own country,Holland,is not doing much better..Holland used to be safe and clean and there were no homeless or drifters,it's a nightmare unfolding all over Europe 🤨

[@irfanrasool4058]

UK services exports to Israel by mode of supply in 2021: £836 million of services exports to Israel were delivered by Mode 1 (75.7%). £147 million of services exports were delivered by Mode 2 (13.3%). £121 million of services exports were delivered by Mode 4 (11%).

[@jakeak6115]

Haha I've been watching your travel vids for a while mate and never thought you'd be filming Basingstoke - I live right by where you filmed so get to enjoy that lovely smelling staircase most days.

[@BackpackerBen]

What a place mate 😆

[@Mark-nf9qv]

Basingstoke looks a dream compared to Slough

[@Abc-li1ij]

Wish you would have spoken more about the Sheffield incident

[@FrankSpencer-o7n]

Ebagum Ofal eating Yorkshire men

[@johnwalkup7060]

These videos should be shown in the houses of parliament the MPS should then hang there heads in shame for what they have done to this country

[@mssdn8976]

My sister lives just outside Manchester, near,y every time I’ve visited it’s been raining

[@Sadiq_Khan_UL3Z]

Ben you should visit Wythenshawe next, it is such a nice place!

[@alantyrrell3447]

I live up road from page hall it's a nightmare police go there and get attacked with knifes they are living like animals wars over now they should go back

[@kerrytyrrell7525]

Well said mr Tyrrell 😊

[@carolinaeric8500]

Okay that Page Hall area is definitely sketchy, reminds me of Baltimore almost and that’s saying something

[@mikepage6011]

The most dangerous thing you said about basingstoke was the smell of piss. Terrifying.

[@ll-qf7qf]

excellent video, you need to visit Smethwick and West brom bordering on Handsworth.

[@atomikauto9333]

where is bald ????

[@BackpackerBen]

Ethiopia 🇪🇹

[@orehsogan8470]

Finding a wife😂 they say women are tall and bald like bald😂

[@paul_barton]

Just come back from Istanbul and a Metro ride was 9.90 TRY /0.29 GBP /0.37 USD. Train back from Heathrow 79 GBP 😮‍💨

[@mylesm12923]

Because the Turkish economy is a mess.

[@paul_barton]

@@mylesm12923 yes it is but it benefits western currency

[@daus6035]

That hotel room is nowhere near as bad as some of the other one's you have stayed at in south America and other places 😊

[@ung_anthat]

Lots of people like to talk shit about where they live. I live near Basingstoke and it's not too bad. I was born and grew up in London where there are tons more crap places than basingstoke

[@MrDavidc]

Similar train journey in China is about £25 1st class. Did you come across Charlie Veitch in Manchester?

[@milesfinch]

You should have started with Plymouth!! LOL ;-)

[@stephielulu9096]

🤣

[@ClaireQuinn566]

Looking at all the neglect, and the litter & rubbish makes me wonder why are people so dirty and why is it they couldn't care less about their surroundings. Life was much better when there was discipline in the home and in the schools. This is what you get when kids are dragged up with no guidance or consequences for bad behaviour. There is no respect for anything now.

[@KretinzUnited]

Would have liked seeing Kat’s point of view on this one? Shame she wasn’t invited on this part of the journey, but prolly safer this way 😅

[@JimTimber]

I'd rather live in Basingstoke than Manchester.. Liam Gallagher is from Manchester which is reason enough to avoid the place at all costs... I'm joking.. he's a great singer !! The hotel room looked luxury !!.. and I'd have scoffed that breakfast down too !

[@guyrichardson6556]

Page Hall isn’t scary. It’s actually quite interesting and a good place to shop. You should have tried walking round Bootle or Scotland Road in Liverpool in the 60s. And the the population there was all “indigenous “. And the streets were just as filthy. The common denominator is poverty.

[@badger509]

You should have reached out to Charlie Veich for a proper tour of Madchester.

[@Chasworth]

Cottagers cove😂

[@badger509]

@@Chasworth Not allowed!

[@martyn8128]

Charlie veich is an absolute idiot

[@TwoFingeredMamma]

Charlie Veich is bad news, stay away from him.

[@lauren9373]

After i went to cuba I realised what an amazing country england is!!!!!!!!! We are very very lucky in comparison to other countries

[@marcus2336]

No you didn't

[@lauren9373]

@@marcus2336 shut up

[@POTThaesslich]

I'm impressed that Ben learned the language of the locals, to bring us all the stories. Serioulsy though: its a shame what the Tories have done to this country and that people were fooled into believing Brexit would sort it all out.

[@badgerpa9]

Now the local government needs to do their job and clean things up, you do not need to follow EU and can actually clean things up and get some law and order in the towns. If no one is left to take pride in the place it will not get cleaned up. That is the problem with people that complain but never do anything to change for the better.

[@BLUEBELL258]

The government didn't leave all the rubbish on the streets.

[@TwoFingeredMamma]

The Tories and Labour are both controlled by Freemason. Maybe you should do some research into the shadow government.

[@deandjakovic54]

Good video mate. Thank you for showing us the not so glamorous parts of the UK

[@BackpackerBen]

More to come 😬

[@sacredinclinations]

I can almost guarantee you that the rubbish on the street is from recycling that was dutifully left outside the house night before, then it got windy and it ended up being emptied out of the bags and swept All OVER by the gusts. Recycling is the biggest cause of littering, with the current system.