Swindon's RED LIGHT and CRIME district Explored!

[@beachcaster56]

Nice to see the Hell's Angels building so well kept. No grafitti there.I wonder why ?

[@MorganMoogle]

Lived in Swindon for 9 years now. Not been to Gorse Hill that much but I did laugh seeing it on KZbin. Perfectly safe if you’re not stalking down alleys late at night.

[@CARLIN4737]

or during the day. stabbing yesterday in this exact area.

[@LiClan]

Do you remember when Halfords management went on a mad one?

[@biggerbitcoin5126]

You can tell this guy has been to Gorse Hill once and made his mind up. Gorse Hill house prices keeps going up for a reason. It's in demand because of it's proximity to the Rail station to London....it takes 59 minutes to London Paddington. Also everything is within a 5 minute walk....Mcdonalds, Home Bargains, Lidl, Sainsbury, Asda, Marks and Sparks, Aldi, Gyms, Rail station, Bus station, Tesco, Coop, KFC, Burger King, dominoes, Starbucks, Outlet village and too many others to mention. You are now getting more and more people from London buying in Gorse Hill because house prices are 4 times cheaper and it takes just as quick to enter central London. Remember property prices are supply and demand and the demand for Gorse Hill far outweigh the supply. The average price paid for properties in Gorse Hill is £373,000 as of May 14, 2024

[@lloydclevely9956]

Your Mitcheldean vid is famous! Was discussed at the Council meeting there!

[@ukexplored]

That’s awesome, appreciate it.

[@matrags]

My Nan used to do her shopping here back in the 80s/90s. What a different place it was back then.

[@jondixon4937]

Gorse Hill isn't that bad. I've spent a lot of time there over the years as family and friends live there and I have commuted regularly on foot through the area to the nearby Kembrey Park industrial estate. I've never felt unsafe there. I could easily name at least five worse areas than this in Swindon.

[@ukexplored]

It's interesting, if you look at comments on my videos people always range from saying an area is perfectly safe to making out like it's a warzone. I guess it comes down to what you feel is 'safe' and your own experiences. The crime stats don't lie, these are high crime areas. But I'm aware it only tells part of the story. What do you see as the most dangerous area in Swindon based on your experience?

[@nathanbutler5605]

Gorse Hill is definately far from the worst area in Swindon. It's just run down. The valley in Penhill is far worse. Manchester Road and the surrounding streets too. I would walk through Gorse Hill at night, but I wouldn't walk through the valley or Manchester Road at night.

[@chrisantoniou4366]

That's hardly a ringing endorsement for Swindon...

[@CARLIN4737]

Penhill for one?

[@jeffblack5024]

@@nathanbutler5605 The Valley was notorious in the 70s.

[@icecruel69]

Thanks for adding this video, it has made me smile. I can see from the comments that people are trying to say its not the worst place in Swindon, this is correct by the way, check out the places that begin with P.

[@ukexplored]

Cheers. Yeah we did videos on Pinehurst and Penhill, much of the same in those areas, Penhill seems to have more violent crimes. We went where the official police crime stats took us, but obviously stats never tell the whole story.

[@mark..A]

Park North and South

[@DarrenMartin-x9v]

Gorse Hill is part of my regular commute into Swindon Town centre. I've never had any problems there no matter what time I have gone through it. I very often walk through it on my way into town & back.

[@LiClan]

It’s usually around Halfords is the problem

[@margaret5828]

Those house prices still seem a bit high!

[@CARLIN4737]

270/290 k in Penhill for similar props?

[@sarawheeler2202]

You are factually incorrect on many issues in this video. The red light area in Swindon is around Manchester Road/Train Station/Broad Green so if anyone wants to avail of those services go there🤗. The multicultural residency is in that area and into the town centre and up into Old Town so if you’d like to be part of that life then buy a house there. Dependant on which type of property you wish to purchase the avg price in Gorse Hill is around £250-£270k and above. As for back alleys ….the whole of Swindon is littered with them. As for crime …no diff to the whole of the UK. As for the 2 stabbing well the 33yrold who was stabbed wasn’t in Gorse Hill but in Pinehurst in the park on a drug deal gone wrong. As for the Hells Angels they’ve been there for over 30yrs and it still has meet ups most Sundays of summer weekends so if you like Harley’s them this is yr place to enjoy! If you want to make places look lovely then you find lovely shots ….and if you want it to look shit to get extra clicks then you might get 5/10! Do your research correctly before you make factually incorrect videos. I’ve lived here in Gorse Hill for 21 Years ….i know my facts🤗🤗

[@LiClan]

Did year about the controversy with Halfords?

[@johngardiner5206]

Came here to say pretty much the same. I live round the corner from the bikers. In 30 years no trouble at all. Maybe we should introduce this idiot to a few! 😂

[@angemclane9542]

Gorse hill may not be posh but the people are very friendly. It would make a difference if the council spent some money on it

[@nodrogwarob]

I suspect the Swindon house prices are to do with being an hour from London. I feel for the locals, they don't even have the mitigating factor of being by the sea.

[@whitehorseflyer]

I love taking photos of gritty urban areas and I've wandered around these alleys a lot and not once felt any intimidation.

[@lorenzbroll101]

What a dreadful, sinister place. No teen thugs around to molest the unwary, though. I suppose they are like rats & only come out at night?

[@888ssss]

at least house prices are at record highs !! so good news for investors.....

[@CarlosPereira-kb4lv]

Really good videos!!

[@surreyscouse2873]

Must have been a Friday, all the shops are shut. Prayer day lol.

[@ukexplored]

It actually was a Friday 🙏

[@saqibsirfraz4648]

Nice to see casual racism

[@MrKronz]

Gorse Hill used to be ok 20 years ago before the third world moved in.

[@tonyv7834]

So most people that live there aren’t British?

[@tonyv7834]

It’s a genuine question, I don’t live in England, so I have no idea

[@dWFnZWVr]

@@tonyv7834 Swindon is the next London overflow town after slough. It’s very multicultural. That’s the politest way I can put it. The answer to your question, therefore, is yes; my old college friends used to call it “Swindinistan”.

[@delux976]

@@tonyv7834 Mate many are not the area used to be nice before migrants came in

[@f.dmcintyre4666]

@@dWFnZWVr Isn't there a car plant in Swindon? I think of Swindon as "oor arr" accents, I have been through there; Salisbury was nice though.......Ta........

[@Azrael1st]

If it’s one thing we should be thankful is that kidnappings are rare.

[@ukexplored]

That’s positive thinking! But it’s true.

[@rogue2457]

lived in different parts of swindonallmy life till 12 years ago you goota do penhill or pinehurst next big man:) lol big ups pmsl

[@benwherlock9869]

I left the Swindon area in 1987 thanks to my dad. I had no idea that things had devolved this much.

[@victorvelasquez3719]

4:04 😂 how dare you to say that, " probably more bad than good" 😅 💯👍🏼

[@ukexplored]

It's what the people want 😂 trust me, I'd prefer to film mansions and sports cars, it would be a lot safer, but there isn't as much interest.

[@victorvelasquez3719]

@@ukexplored gorse hill looks like many places in England. It's disgusting watching people fly tipping along the roadside, motorways and streets. Not much different than a poor and "uncivilised" country. Just be careful with the places you walk into man. 👍🏼

[@AA-dy3qw]

I've been to swindon once and couldnt wait to get out, funnily enough i went to gorse hill for caprinos pizza. Gorse hill is one of many problems with swindon, it is by far the worst place ive visited in the UK, way worse than some of these notable areas I dont know why housing is soo expensive there, at the rate the town is declining they should pay people to move there, not to mention the transport links from swindon are pretty dysmal with an infrequent bus that goes to Oxford and the GWR train to london which is unreliable

[@biggerbitcoin5126]

? There is a train going to London from Swindon every 22 minutes and the speeds have been improving. It use to take 59 minutes. Now it takes 47 minutes. Yes it is expensive but so is everything these days.

[@watto3535]

Taught at Ferndale Road School 1974-6. It was quite nice then.

[@ukexplored]

I bet it’s very different now

[@MrFrog_]

3:47 - Back to the Past, what a dump.

[@simonh870]

The Hell's Angels left as it was too rough for them.

[@f.dmcintyre4666]

They was getting bashed by the school kids...ha ha

[@enjoyurlife4565]

Trying to leave London..but everywhere else is just as fucked

[@ukexplored]

You I have to look hard, but you’ll find somewhere awesome! Just not Swindon 😂

[@f.dmcintyre4666]

I know what you mean but I love hanging out in London....I am in Oz now.....London has some great stuff but yeah to be a teen or young adult there now is dicey....I hope you find your happiness..........

[@CRiZLA]

I love how posh your "Ghetto" was at the start😂❤

[@djrichylaurence8991]

It's nothing compared with where I grew up lol. You had to watch your back 24/7.

[@ukexplored]

Where was that? 😱

[@nigellewis6279]

Don't go out after dark unless you are tooled up if you know what I mean Gorse Hill Back in the day was a lovely area Now I wouldn't go to Gorse Hill unless I was Tooled up with a machine gun and I could speak many Languages to talk my way out of a bad situation and I forgot to say I blacked up like I did when I was in the Army, it's a case of survival if you go to Gorse Hill after dark

[@mr.bloodvessel260]

I take it Andy Partridge doesn’t live in this part of Swindon😂 New subscriber from the USA!

[@ukexplored]

Hi! Actually, you’re not far off, I looked it up and he grew up in an area called Penhill, I’ve done a video there too! 😀 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHvNnqyAhpplerc

[@maggiesamuels2937]

I'm sure if there is An Hells Angel Club House down there they would keep the crime numbers down.😂😂

[@mark..A]

The best chippy in Swindon is located in G H. But even that has declined in terms of flavour recently

[@CARLIN4737]

Not decor?

[@DarrenMartin-x9v]

@@mark..A Not the Wong Kee Fish Bar surely!

[@mark..A]

Phillip's......but he has gone now

[@DarrenMartin-x9v]

@@mark..A Yes I have to agree they were fantastic chips at Phillip's. There's pretty much no good chip shops in Gorse Hill now. The nearest good one I can think of is at The Circle, Pinehurst if you can cope with all the chavs that congregate there!

[@tomhurley6143]

You should do one in Leicester mate

[@ukexplored]

I know Leicester pretty well, definitely some areas of interest, you’re right. I’ll get around to it.

[@jeffblack5024]

Everywhere looks shit if you just skulk down back alleys. I grew up round there and it was never the best. Open meter boxes and pebble dash walls seem unique to the area. But I have to say the internet has killed the shopping, which was rubbish even in the 70s.

[@opticalman6417]

swindon a toxic town full of 3D people

[@n-Lee-zt9hb]

30 years ago it wasn't that bad.....I used to work in Highworth and Gorse Hill was a place I often visited...Back then I used to call it Tin Town

[@jeffblack5024]

Tin Town refered to the prefabs around Beech Avenue.

[@LiClan]

@@jeffblack5024but Halfords caused Swindon to go downhill with all the scandals.

[@johnryman1366]

INHABITANTS DESEERVE WHAT THEY HAVE CREATED

[@academyofstreetdance1107]

Dude ill show u round worse areas than this in swine town. Lmao.

[@CARLIN4737]

What language are you trying to connect with?

[@TheConfusionalCat]

gorse hill is literally down the road from me lol

[@ukexplored]

Ever had/seen anything interesting going on over there? 🤔

[@TheConfusionalCat]

@@ukexplored I didnt see it happen but i saw the aftermath of a car crashing into a shop front lol

[@TheConfusionalCat]

ive not really seen much past that tbh and haven't ever really though of it as being a very dodgy place like the statistics say. Ive not really ever been concerned when going on foot through gorse hill

[@TheConfusionalCat]

Actually there was apparently a stabbing around 12 this morning when someone was trying to take a teenagers bike and the teenager got stabbed

[@ukexplored]

Places always feel safer when you now them and are familiar with them. But it’s not that bad, it is one of the worst areas in Swindon, but Swindon isn’t as bad as the larger cities like London, Birmingham, Leeds, etc etc.

[@simonpegler9942]

I actually thought? Manchester Road! Never visited, 😂

[@kylejoshua5409]

Manchester road is awesome I stay there

[@DarrenMartin-x9v]

@@simonpegler9942 Manchester Road is the red light area. A prostitute approached me there about a year & a half ago when I was using crutches! & she looked like a bloke anyway so no way was I interested in her!

[@FRENCH_CYP_EDITS]

My Nan got robbed in it

[@ukexplored]

Damn, sucks to hear that - hope nan is OK!

[@b4tm4nrubin33]

the Gay Co op😂

[@paulqueenan178]

We now have ghettos in Britain 😂😂😂..tory rule

[@johnfrancis2215]

And Liebore are the answer, ha ha Mr smooth operator

[@paulqueenan178]

@@johnfrancis2215 ...no ..I am ..me for world leader 😂😂😂

[@lennie1703]

Poverty and hopelessness.

[@elsiebaker-stewart9123]

heh, i live there! 😭🤣

[@nickevershedmusic8927]

Gorse Hill just sounds awful just from its name

[@petems3283]

Swindon: Wiltshire is beautiful, Swindon ain't. Terrible football team. Used to have sexy street walkers who came up from Bath. Swindon- the northern town down south.

[@CARLIN4737]

There is and never was NO gay co op you fool. it was an ordinary co op /post office and is greatly missed in the area mainly for its post office convenience.

[@ukexplored]

I don't understand why you're calling me a fool and saying there isn't a Gay Co-Op? If you google the co-op in Gorse Hill it's clearly listed exactly as I said, it was renamed to the Gay Co-Op and I explained in the video why and how this happens.

[@JoJo-sd9rj]

​@@ukexploredWhat on earth are you on about? It's never been called gay Coop nevermind listed as that on the map. You haven't explained anything. Bunch of nonsense.

[@ukexplored]

I’m lost for words. You think I made all that up , the screenshots from google?

[@tenrgn]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZO7aaaumcuMqqM There is this KZbin video relating to The Gay Co-op, this video was the first I’d heard of it though

[@derekp2674]

@@ukexplored Sorry but you read it on the internet, so it must be true?

[@stevew2249]

No different to the alleys on Manchester rd , Gladstone st , Broad st ect when that was the red light district , same shit just moved up the roads bit

[@bernierose719]

Uk is grim

[@JimBob-vg2og]

Rather be here then majority of other countries