I Visit The UK’s most DANGEROUS TOWN where the High Street is DUBBED DEATH ROW!

[@dinkyktsedsdiaries5018]

Hi, just watched this. I live here in Barrow and I love it here. I think it’s a great town. The town centre is on the up with lots of positive upcoming changes. The reason why the town centre was quiet because it was Monday and a wet/windy day. Most people are at work, school or college. I feel safer living here than I do when I go to Manchester or anywhere else. The people are kind and friendly. Maybe come back on a weekend when it’s nicer weather. You didn’t stop to admire the beautiful building that is the town hall (opposite the forum). There’s lots of stunning places here. The big park. Furness Abbey. Any of the beaches that surround Barrow and Walney. There’s the Dock Museum. We have the football who are doing great in league two and the rugby. Plus more. I lived in Lancaster for 3 years at college and missed Barrow so much. I’m working on a video showcasing how beautiful Barrow is and I’m proud to be a Barrovian.

[@cutedgehouse]

Homeless nationals on the street and illegal immigrants in hotels? How wrong can governance get it?

[@davidholgate123]

In Blackpool, they are given a 4 star hotel, fed and given an allowance each week to spend while across road are ex-army service-men living homeless in a shop doorway!... This country has quite literally gone to the dogs.

[@hattmancock6396]

Bet there’s at least 5 “Turkish” barber shops

[@hattmancock6396]

@@davidholgate123I think it is done on purpose mate, demoralisation stage

[@hattmancock6396]

All comments gone, says it all 🤣

[@bigbernie7260]

​ Money laundering.

[@mikeolly67]

You were looking at the worst side of barrow Lee. I live in barrow and I can confirm the town centre is not a true reflection of the town. I run a business that is dependent on the property market, I’m also a landlord, so I’m aware of the reality of the town. The high street in every industrial town will look the same as barrow, it’s just a product of modern shopping habits. Young first time buyers used to live in 2 up ,2 downs , now they buy houses with gardens and driveways further away from the town centre , so those houses near the centre are mainly rentals with tenants who have no other choice. If you drive half a mile from the centre, it’s a completely different story. There is money in barrow, you just wouldn’t think so by walking through the town centre. As a side note, my wife and I walked through the centre after midnight Saturday, we’d been to a charity evening at forum 28, we didn’t get mugged , barrow is less dangerous than a lot of towns.

[@MallorcaUnderTheSun]

Wow! What an interesting video . Really open, honest interviews that you wouldn’t find on conventional TV. Sadly much of the U.K. is like this - affluent market towns with coffee shops and independent boutiques lying next to towns like this, with bankrupt councils and nothing being done. It’s all over the U.K. It’s shameful. Great video tho!

[@Janet-v7v]

All they need is for people to have more expendable income which they currently don't have plus mortgage rates went up again today

[@780jodie]

I'd like to thank that man for his honesty, im from East London and i wont go out at night groups of foreigners hanging around and his Mother looks great for 82

[@billy4072]

that was brill. Humour /melancholy. ..and truth.. about how we are despised by our politicians. you deffo got the gift, for throwing these vids together.. 💫 ; )

[@sazlackkebab8460]

Barrow-in-Furness is the most dangerous town?? 😅 I have lived here all my life, and that's the first time I have heard that... Can you name any time in the UK that hasn't got rough areas? Probably not! The problem is everyone is shopping online now. This is why shops are shutting and small businesses are struggling

[@clairemorrallee5625]

So true, sad sign of the times we live in these days

[@CiderGuy]

Really good video Lee, it’s heartbreaking to see some of the things you’ve shown in it but it’s necessary. Far better than anything you will see on TV, let’s face it most of them aren’t honest enough to approach subjects like this and try to dissect them in an honest way. Great work! 👍

[@davidnm21]

Sign of the times Lee welcome to Great Britain, nothing great in it anymore. So many towns and cities around the UK in a similar position. Nice touch with the McCoffee for the homeless guy.

[@malcolmabram2957]

Thank you for posting. The most dangerous street in fact is Coronation Street in, I believe, Salford. It has the highest mortality rate in the whole of the UK.

[@LesterLovesWatches]

Albert Square in London is statistically more dangerous. First death in episode 1 and going on 40 so far.

[@janolaful]

I presume your being sarky and meaning the soap 😊 and not the real coronation street.

[@lparky4409]

And the most dangerous area is Midsomer.

[@janolaful]

@@lparky4409 and if you meet a miss Marple run 🏃‍♂️

[@amyhamblin9626]

Barrow is a lovely place to live and not a bit like this person describes.

[@hamshackleton]

All these illegal immigrants should be booted out, and the hotels etc given over to all our homeless, a lot of whom are damaged ex services. What makes things worse is when the council block all the streets off, and make them into pedestrian precincts. Great for the pedestrians, but it means that the shops cannot get supplies in - except at silly-o-clock, and who is going to employ staff to work nights in a shop, just to take deliveries in?

[@janolaful]

I'm not getting political but you look into what happened to Bob curry sas irian seige The soldier was left living in a B&B and relying on charity handouts despite risking his life to save 19 hostages during the 1980 attack on the Iranian Embassy I apologies I'm getting political but I have to speak up sorry lee

[@cliffordwalker7196]

Disappointed you only went down the high street that is run down but just like many other towns. Barrow is a great place to live, and nothing like how it was portrayed .

[@davidwalters313]

I don’t think it looks bad. Decent people and the town is near to beautiful remote areas. Keep up your excellent work - I really enjoy your videos.

[@funkleburger1]

Wow, that was very moving. The sad thing is, Barrow In Furness is just the tip of the ice berg. I am from the North East of England and I can tell you there are worse places here and I'm not exaggerating. Britain is changing and not for the better. I could say a lot more but I think I'd better leave it there for obvious reasons.

[@tommonik]

Fantastic video absolute salt of the earth people there, you put the media to shame Lee, their multi million pound budgets don’t produce content as honest and raw as this.

[@robbrown4829]

Well done Lee, I like your presenting style, much better than the so called celebs on mainstream TV.

[@angelagraham9533]

Dave Myers’s was from Barrow , bless him. 😢

[@davidmarshall5596]

Mister Macmaster! Lee summed it up very well, SAD !!!! 😢 awful yo see the deterioration in not just Barrow, but judging by rhe comments, all over the bloody place!! What is happening to this country??????🤔🤔

[@maliceinpunderland5869]

I randomly stayed there a few years ago, thought it was a bit rough and ready but wasn't too bad.... Also there's South Walney nature reserve which was so tranquil, with views back onto Morcambe bay. A hidden gem!

[@adrianbarnett9081]

Lee consider visiting Bradford, if you dare!!! Think it competes well with Barrow and it is soon to be capital of culture!

[@bigandy-cm8qh]

Reflects much of the towns in the uk these day sadly

[@STEWARTMDEAKIN]

i was going to say the same as tamworth staffordshire has gone downhill and rather stay in nunneaton and atherstone.

[@bigandy-cm8qh]

Pop overt over to Sutton Coldfield town centre lookalike Beirut

[@ianelstub4097]

Many years ago I was on a Geography field trip from school in Leeds up to Barrow. We had to do a questionnaire on the high street but most respondents were drunk. This was 10 in the morning!

[@nevillechant27]

Wow a sensible vlog , many thanks Lee , we need to see more of this , and it is very sad that the government are treating people like this

[@phoenixrising8383]

West shore,bigger bank,roanhead and the coast road ,furness abbey roa Island etc there are good places in the area to visit and it is on the edge of the lakes i think there are definitely worst places than barrow.

[@Ciara.Higgins-xz9im]

Also 600 apprentices are moving into the old Debenhams right in heart of the Town Centre.we also have shops out of the centre.Barrow is a great little Town with a football and rugby team and beaches on 3 sides and the Lake District up the road.

[@garyrigby21]

Spot on in what you were saying at the end Lee

[@GarryBirch]

What a great video Lee ! Showing us how life Is, true and true paying certain people to get in a plane, ridiculous and no grub insight, well di e!

[@NeverTooOld22]

Unbelievable. Vera and her son need some answers from all these politicians, councillors and leaders that have done this to them. It’s heartbreaking to see such an old town decimated in such a way. Don’t feel bad for showing us. We’re getting over ran everywhere you look and these bloody idiots in charge don’t care about the Vera’s of the country as long as they’re meeting their I&D quota! Disgusting

[@ianstapleton8339]

Sad but great video Lee

[@paulhill196]

Hi Lee this story is all over the country and I liked the positive message from the market trader

[@geebee6737]

Britain's longest cul-de-sac....had the misfortune of having to visit this dump many times over several decades and it's only ever got worse. Many councils blame the internet on the decline of their towns rather than their own incompetence , plenty of Northern towns like Bury and Chorley still thriving. Barrow used to be in Lancashire as did my home town but back in '74 the reshuffle saw many towns displaced. Great vlog mate 👍

[@markellwood4132]

My late mum went into Furness General Hospital Barrow in Furness and five weeks later she was dead. The hospital wing had peeling wallpaper. The bins were overflowing with rubbish. Lack of leadership and no problem solving skills.

[@mickhardstaff6605]

Thank you so much for buying that guy a coffee Lee , it brought a tear to my eye , so sad .

[@MrTicker7]

Once an area looses its heavy industry the place will die, sadly it’s all over the world 😢

[@CarolWhite-il7ki]

Thankyou for what you are doing.that was a nice thing getting that poor man a hot drink. Bless you. X

[@cabottaxi]

You need to do more videos like this Lee travelling around the UK to visit more impoverished towns and cities.

[@kkrispy2009P]

Wow Lee thanks 4 sharing you are so confident in sticking a camera in strangers faces . Maybe not the best vlog but good to show the good and bad

[@TheMacMaster]

Thanks, I always politely ask them first. :0)

[@kevinmott6205]

Very very sad to see this Lee😢. It seems to be happening in many places😢

[@QCJSiteB]

The fact the council woman is so positive and seemingly doesn’t see what’s in front of her own face says exactly what’s wrong with the people voted to represent us.

[@michaelmurphy5170]

Typical council bod. Living comfortably in her public sector job-for-life, a gold-plated pension to retire on, and all funded by sucking on the titty bottle of the taxpayer.

[@stephenwrennall3497]

I live in Barrow and I'm sick of hearing people going on about Contractors from out of town supposedly pinching jobs that locals could be doing. Most of the jobs in Bae are highly skilled and if they can't get the right people locally what are they to do?..Perfectly OK for workers from round here going up to Sellafield contracting though and pinching work from the West Cumbria locals.

[@waynepicton2782]

Great vlog Lee showing everyone what has happened to once a boom town which sadly happening across the country, you was spot on about the homeless sadly some have served the country, well done 👏❤

[@matthewetheridge4535]

The council have got people in furness over a barrow!

[@Ciara.Higgins-xz9im]

You were right about the crime,just yesterday an armed gang stole football and 2 jigsaw from local toystore, the police are trying to piece it alltogether.

[@rigaism]

Well said about the homeless man lee you said what we all thinking .

[@janolaful]

If they can house people it should mean all people it's disgusting in this day and age 😒

[@rachelshonahague5718]

I'll vote for Norman Bates mother first! politicians make me puke.🤮

[@AllanNeaves-qn3zr]

WOW! After reading that article to us. Painting a picture of such grim, dark danger filled streets. Crime running wild. Drugs. Violence is everywhere. Local police losing the daily battle. The local members of the town, the poor general public have they not suffered enough? And then you turn up 😭😖😣😱Watching you walk through the town, it's like a scene from a post apocalypse movie. Barrow is a beach? 🏖️🤔. Interesting views from the elderly lady. Young people hanging around on street corners, they always have. Late 50s early 60's the old cry " nothing to do around here😥😢" A round up. Firstly, to you Lee, who knew you had such depth. This was by far the best video I have seen on your channel. Bloody well done 👍👌I think, your unspoken thoughts are shared by many in the country. Sadly I fear, we have lost the plot. And I can't see the script changing any time soon. We were Great Britain, the United Kingdom, The British Isles. We gave aid and assistance around the world. We still donate £millions each year. But for far too many years now we have been the soft touch, and allowed our selves to be S. H. 1. Tee apon 💩💩it's gotta stop. We must start to say NO!! Set laws and policies. Force them through. Ignore the " upper chamber(the Lords)" And listen to the people. Like you, no funny outrow. Allan and family

[@ksmith3997]

Well said Lee, much respect. And like you say, its very sad indeed

[@Eric_G65]

Lee, I live on the north shore of Long Island in an area known as the Gold Coast. It's a very affluent area but despite that, a good percentage of retail stores are empty. There is absolutely no crime here. We are covered by county police, state police, and several village police departments because our town is made up of nine incorporated villages. I think the retail spaces are mostly empty for several reasons. The landlords are so wealthy, they don't care if their spaces are empty because they just take the tax write offs when they can't rent the space. They're also charging too much for the spaces to rent. Small stores can't compete with the big box stores and online stores, especially Amazon. Also, people prefer convenience of online shopping. As far as your commentary on homeless, I am not sure what you're specifically talking about, I assume it's some commentary about foreigners live in publicly paid for housing. Here in the US, many of the homeless are living on the streets because they suffer from mental illness. They actually prefer to live on the streets and when public housing is offered, they often refuse and stay homeless. A lot of our homelessness crisis stems all the way back to the Reagan era when he closed most of the mental health facilities across the country. That was one of his biggest blunders. People don't want to spend their tax dollars helping people with mental illness which is absolutely revolting.

[@johnrtrfc25]

Majorca one week Barrow the next.. what a transition 😂😂 I have been to Barrow once when Tranmere played them.. they still had a Christmas tree up in late January!

[@organickevinlondon]

was it last years Christmas Tree, or the years before's

[@kevinmott6205]

Thanks For the video Lee. It made me really sad for our nation☹️😎

[@michaelmatthews-uu4en]

I bet they have got a decent chip shop. Proper pub as well.

[@EverydayLife621]

This is so sad, I was born in Cumbria in 1970. We used to joke that Barrow was 20 miles past the end of the earth, but I’ve never seen it looking so devastating. Keep up the great work on these forgotten coastal communities.

[@gerhughes6854]

Sad times to be alive, watching the country take in all these economic male immigrants, tent citys been set up everywhere 💔

[@waynekaminski5438]

With jobs and wages given to out-of-town contractors, the locals don't have the means to support the service economy. And if the contractors are sending their pay to other places, the contractors have no skin in the game and don't support the local economy other than what they pay out in rent. What the city councils need to do is have some leverage on these contractor-based companies to get locals hired. City governments need policy support up the government chain of command that stops companies from gutting towns.

[@justchillinthe90s]

Don’t judge a town by the state of its shopping centre .

[@EvilSie]

I've seen a lot of town centres in worse positions than Barrow. Maybe there is hope for it yet. I hope that coffee warmed up the gent living on the streets. Very generous of you Lee.

[@Wolfman57]

Lee,have you seen most towns in this country,most towns are like this, unfortunately !!!

[@kevinhoughton9134]

You saved me posting the same, and drugs are rife nearly everywhere!

[@markstramtrainbuscapades1729]

Too many places like that around the UK, including, to a degree, my hometown of West Bromwich. But what a fantastic piece of archetecture that Town Hall is! From a much more confident age. And the ladies in the market are fantastic ambassedors for the twon.

[@adamboro35]

I’m pretty sure you said “Shitbuilding” in your opening monologue 😂

[@nicolajauncey9755]

Great vlog Lee, quite hard to watch and I don’t even live there but 💯 true people don’t feel safe in their own country anymore and it’s not fair!!

[@photoplanet]

I used to live nearby, and work at the shipyard - I agree, it's become a desolate wasteland these days. Town centre is empty during the week because anyone with money is probably at work in the shipyard, and shops closed down because a lot of the 'money' goes back home to live at weekends.

[@janinehawkins9565]

Great piece of journalism, Lee.

[@HowardOfficial]

😂😂

[@andrewclarke6672]

Happening all over big towns becoming deserted crewe in cheshire being one council built a new 650 space car park and no ones gonna use it as town centre is dead

[@dougie60892]

The lady made a good comment, shop local , some towns toiling post pandemic.

[@bensmith372]

You get a rough time sometimes in the comments Lee,this is a brilliant insight into a much maligned place,a great watch 👍

[@robertcatterall6514]

Lee every high street in every town looks sad and neglected it’s very sad times we live in today.. thanks to the internet great vlog Lee 👍👍

[@lynnerowlands5052]

Hey hun that is so sad to see that place so empty.. I feel sorry for that gentle man in the door way . I know we're you are coming from it makes my blood boil just thinking about it . we have these people coming over and getting what they want and are people get nothing . it was a lovely thing you did buying tha That man a coffee . he would been made up with it something to warm him up xx❤xx

[@paulcole4902]

Enoch Powell warned this would happen but no one listened to him but he was 💯 right.. because it's happening right now 😔

[@davidpotter6969]

Come to Brierley Hill Lee. A once great town with great shops now it’s just full of fast food joints and dodgy criminals. The bank was even used as a place to grow cannabis and you certainly wouldn’t want to walk through there at night. Even the police centre is closing down..

[@craigshaffi610]

Sad to see this vlog because it looks like a nice town I thought Bradford was bad😱😱

[@thechippytour]

It's unfortunate what's happening to the UK. I review traditional fish and chip shops, which are fewer and fewer each year, replaced with general takeaways.

[@vevey75]

Lee very well made your compassion and respect for these citizens is clear to see.

[@daskrispysquivvel3120]

Could be the start of a new series for you "I eat fish and chips in the worlds most dangerous places."

[@matthewetheridge4535]

New series i eat fish and chips in the worlds most dangerous plaices thank for letting minnow about that!

[@moneysurvival897]

Much the same thing is happening here in the USA, perhaps on a much larger scale. It's the same thing with our government here; plenty of help for foreign countries, but close to a million people are homeless, many living on the streets. Where this will end I don't know, but I don't think we've hit rock bottom yet.

[@drainunblockerslondon]

Another Great Video 🎉

[@angeohalloran7782]

I'll tell you what Macmaster ..... You can say what you want about Barrow In Furness, but if you saw anything on the TV recently about the day we welcomed over 46,000 bikers into our little town to celebrate the life if Dave Myers you'll know that it's not actually as bad as you say. People were generously offering gardens for camping and spare rooms for any bikers who couldn't find a hotel or b&b. They were even offering free food the next morning to fill them up before their return journeys. And do you know what's even better?? Not a single motorbike was stolen and not one bit of trouble broke out (astonishing really if Barrow is the most crime ridden town in the UK!!). So no Macmaster, I don't think you know Barrow that well at all!!! There's a reason why Dave Myers was so proud of his hometown, and unfortunately it's something you'll never understand unless you're Barrovian born and bred!!

[@TheMacMaster]

That was a fantastic day. I was stood on the A590 in Haverthwaite watching them come past.

[@angeohalloran7782]

It was bloody awesome ❤

[@lincolncityful1]

Thanks Lee Can remember pulling in on the Train when the local Yobs threw bricks at the train! Then did Barrow on a Tuesday night with the Imps!

[@kenandbarbie-b6c]

Like the US, a lot of shipbuilding has been exported. After that everything around it collapses unless something else steps in. Wouldn’t you think this is also a security issue?

[@andrewthompsonuk1]

Let's hope it winds up again. Once the landlords realize that their shops are almost worthless, a whole lot of more interesting independent shops can open up instead.

[@Richy91]

You're spot on and this is starting to happen now in many towns, the high street is coming back slowly in some places.

[@LeeJohn70]

Lee it is a sign of the times. Governments are killing off small businesses, they want online shopping. Most areas have run down parts. Barrow in Furness looks ok to me and if they are investing that can only be a good thing. The Council lady was great, I feel sorry for the elderly who still wear masks. Sadly they were frightened by the Government.

[@macyrichards5891]

i live in the barrow area and i can understand where your coming from but to just say negative stuff about peoples home town is just rude in my opinion , i personally didn't see you highlight any positive features about barrow such as the Walney Nature Reserve , Furness Abbey and much more , you could of focused on such nice thing about barrow but you wasted your time only focusing on the negatives.To include stuff about Barrow being dangerous is just all wrong , i have personally never witnessed any dangerous stuff happen. stating at the beginning of the video welcome to hell because Im in barrow in furness ,its peoples homes and where they have grown up, calling someones home town hell isn't the nicest thing to hear when most of my memories are from barrow and there all positive memories. and to clickbait saying barrow is the UK's most dangerous town is completely wrong. yes there's some crime here and there but its like any other town in England. and to say barrow is a terrible place is just wrong for you to say cause you never lived there just visited multiple times . i believe that everybody is entitled to their own opinion and you can have yours and ill have mine i just want to be more vocal on why i think this video is wrong in my eyes.

[@martint1277]

Lee, makes my blood boil! Our government should be ashamed of themselves! Its the same all over our country.

[@matthewetheridge4535]

The goverement should talk and interact more they are far too conservative!

[@keithbolton5081]

Omg Lee that town looks depressing and as told by the lady you interviewed is dangerous at night to wander around. Sorry to see you getting rather wet after returning from.Spain but thanks again for sharing Regards Keith x

[@greg2959]

You've given the town a very unfair view, it really is a great place to live and some of the shops you showed have relocated elsewhere in the town like the estate agents and the Expressions shop who have both moved into bigger building's, you picked the most awful day to come to Barrow and never showed the good side of Barrow like some of the amazing views in the area, finally I moved back to the town after living 26 years down South and feel much safer compared to a big city, if you ever comeback I'd suggest you do some homework on Barrow before giving it a negative review and explore the town further.

[@Run187]

He also went on a Sunday when 99 percent of places are shut ..

[@steves5172]

Hello Lee - I think you have a new mission in life, with our outlying towns and villages! I lived in Ulverston and worked in Barrow for about 5 1/2 years in the early nineties and your video shocked me. My last memories of the town are of a busy bustling centre with most of the big superstores represented and a well used railway link. If you wanted big ticket items then Liverpool, Manchester were the norm, but what you are showing is decay from lack of care for the local people. We can all see this taking place the length and breadth of the country. High streets, decimated property prices escalating out of reach, combined with rampant crime and inflation. Meanwhile some of our own people live on the streets, but migrants live in relative luxury and still complain while our elected officials line their pockets and dream up more and more ways to waste our tax monies on things like HS2, Elizabeth line, foreign aid etc etc. We need to elect a government that is willing to spend money on deprived areas not just list the areas and give false promise but to actually DO SOMETHING TO HELP OUR OWN PEOPLE!

[@mickhardstaff6605]

Sounds as though Barrow is geting ready for the 15 minutes city scheme 😂

[@lynnekasatkin]

But i can say it for you Lee ..We should be looking after our own people born here first, not leaving them in doorways but acomendating others that are not uk citizens !!

[@kevinweaver5684]

Well said

[@keithdavies2644]

Great diverse vlog Lee always something different from you 😃👍

[@alanoliver4940]

Brilliant video not use to you doing this type of video. Great work Lee more of please.

[@DavidDunning-m3v]

Yes I agree with u about the homeless that poor man just terrible this government stinks👍😢

[@richieRichard613]

worked in Barrow for 6 months thought it was a dump then (2004 ?), It was starting to look run down then. Worked on the submarines..... but not allowed to talk about it..... But the press could come in and take all the photos and video as they wanted ?????

[@greg6172]

All those empty shops that could accommodate the homeless.

[@SharpblueCreative]

A new twist in Lee’s content. Is this a re imagining Lee? - this could be an idea for a great series. Come to Swindon and do the Same thing - you’ll hear similar. I see Swindon in every one of those scenes Lee.

[@TRICCI1]

looks like Newark Lee, Spoons Gone, M&S Gone, Wilko's Gone, total S'hole. looks like the old lady has missed a trick, looks like Chernobyl already. 😞

[@johnsteel3217]

Well done Lee, I can't understand this British government that's willing too leave British people on the streets and give protection and a roof to migrants, God bless that guy I hope he can get help soon,

[@woodman2269]

At least if anybody nicks your car while you are there, they won't get far in it before needing to charge it up..

[@andywright3450]

Hi lee great content

[@bobmizen1]

Thanks for such a touching video Lee, it's very sad to see people living on the streets. On a lighter note you could ditch that cheap inverted umbrella for a nice corporate one with oil company logos if you would only accept the sponsorship from Esso, Shell, BP etc. 🤗. Best wishes, Bob M. South Wales

[@ReeceRealeighton-pc4dq]

Hi Lee you need to get yourself over to northern ireland and do some videos from Belfast and Ballymena because you will enjoy it you need to get yourself as soon as possible

[@elizaphe58]

He'd have to watch what he says lol.better not call the locals or the places he'll be run out of Town! He'd be out of his depth!