The 3 WORST CRIME Areas to Live in YORK!

[@ukexplored]

Hope you enjoyed this video! If you have any feedback or comments, we'd love to hear them! Do you live in York, are you familiar with any of these areas? Your feedback is valuable to the audience, please share.

[@Budgiearmy]

Your videos are so interesting and different to other channel.

[@Birdman9474]

Video footage for Number 2 is not Foxwood, that is the end of Kingsway West area. My former primary school, Our Lady’s RC was there before being demolished and, back in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, I walked all of those streets and they were tidy. What you’ve shown there are some houses, flats and streets that are looking a bit scruffy. All they need is for the occupants to do a tidy up of the gardens and some paint and repair. Council also needs to resurface the road and pathways too- like many across the country. I moved from York back in 1994, but I often visit my family. The areas you’ve shown are nothing in comparison to other areas in towns and cities across the country. York is actually a very decent city to live in.

[@TheTonytiger89]

Lived in York for 29 years. All of the ‘bad’ areas listed are still better than many cities ‘good’ areas.

[@Xilla]

Agreed

[@davidyoung9561]

Come to Portsmouth and that is a real shitehole.

[@matthewjones6569]

I was at university in York in the 90's and loved the place. Lived off Huntington Road for a couple of years - almost every week a house was broken into, but thankfully we were not affected. In my final year we lived off Haxby Road, (Scaife Street) in a small, three story terrace, which had not been decorated or had much work since the 70s. We were the first tenants not to have a break in in over 10 years! There were areas and pubs the university told us to avoid at all costs. Walking along Eldon Terrace was known as 'running the gauntlet'. We had a charity sports social one evening where women's teams dressed as men and we dressed in drag. I was chased along Eldon Terrace in a mini skirt and heels. I laughed about it when I got to the bar, but later heard that a couple of lads were seriously beaten up by a group of youths on the road.

[@margaret5828]

those kind of tower blocks in Clifton are always a cue to do a u-turn. They've been a disaster everywhere.

[@lifetruthseeking5808]

You should see Ely estate in Cardiff. There was just a riot around that area a few weeks ago

[@ThecovertCustomer]

Bell Farm Tanghall and the Groves could have easily been on this list.

[@Budgiearmy]

Amazing vid.Thanks for the info

[@ShootersForever64]

I live in Chapelfields it really isn't as bad as it's made out to he. Crime activity has been calm now for a few years and I've lived here for all my life I'm 25. Sure it has it's rough moments but it's not often and its usually calm.

[@manyplanets]

A lot of migrants?

[@StuartJonesJones]

@@manyplanets Sure and they cause absolutely no problems for us at all.

[@leesmusic1]

I have walked past those 3 blocks of council flats in Clifton North loads of times, and I had no idea that was a ‘bad’ area, they are at the end of a really lovely tree lined road of really nice big houses, There is a reason houses around there cost 350k, because its not really that bad. To be honest none of the ‘bad’ areas in York are bad compared to London where I come from, a few tracksuits and that’s about it

[@ukexplored]

Yeah, I said somewhere else, these are the worst areas in York, statistically, but York is one of the nicest areas I’ve been to in recent years. I was actually there for 4 days for a conference and loved it there.

[@ukexplored]

That’s awesome, appreciate you sharing that. I can imagine it’s very different from Hackney 😀

[@someonecurious7600]

can someone please enlight me I got offer for my masters in University of York and I honestly taught its a safe city so instead of living in London where schools are much more expensive, York would be more affordable but now when i do a bit research i keep seeing these videos of how unsafe York is. I honestly taught it is a safe city I am a single young female coming from abroad i had to scratch Birmingham and Bradford immediately of the list but I don't have many options left like london and maybe Leeds if I get an offer.

[@ukexplored]

@@someonecurious7600 York is one of the safest cities to live in, you've made a good choice. This video shows the worst areas to live, but there are housing estates and not somewhere you'd live to go to the Uni. Overall, York is safe, you just need to be sensible as you would with any city.

[@someonecurious7600]

@@ukexplored thank you thats very helpful because I was thinking for the first year its better to live in a safe and affordable city and later I can move to a bigger city for job opportunities. Thanks 🙏🏻

[@tubeducky]

Actually had no idea Clifton North was considered a "bad" area. A little bit of insight is I used to be one of the few drivers for TIER (the now-gone scooter rental service in York) for 3 years and often had to scout around that area at night looking for abandoned scooters: never once had a problem even going down various dodgy alleys. Did have to pick them up in Chapelfields every so often too: that was always a risk but generally kids would keep to themselves and just shout abuse from afar.

[@NewOrderOfAlexandria]

Blackpool has a really disturbing back street area I couldn't believe how scary it was

[@paulcampbell85]

Grate video looking forwared to seeing North Clifton Develop over the next few Annum's as the money comes in.

[@superseacrow9463]

Compared to other cities in the UK, York has absolutely no problems. It hasn't. It's really safe. I've worked in Doncaster, Hull, London and pit villages. Saying York is rough is like saying riding in a roller is bumpy and uncomortable. York is very safe. Thats why its so expensive to live there. Theres no excess housing to put people in, all social housing is full with working people. I grew up in Foxwood when it was apparently a lot worse than it was today. The area you showed as Foxwood was different area. York is a mint and very safe to live.

[@10000vmesac]

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[@nickfantini6489]

So often we can focus our concentration with the criminals and neglect the victims. During my many years visiting York I have seen declining health physical and mental of some particular residence of Sirocco Court off Montrose Avenue. These same residents have little Hope of escape as its almost impossible to move, again lack of empathy and listening from York city council. ( BEFORE I START THIS IS IN NO WAY ABOUT THE PEACEFUL HASHES SMOKER, GOD BE WITH YOU AND PEACE BE WITH YOU ) Particularly over the past year, inside this year 2023 some residence have had to put up with threats ie..fear of walking out to communal entrance to go about their day, hanging out window threats to residence and near neighbours, fighting shouting drunken and heavy drug extreme violent behaviour, Heroin addicts and prostitutes all coming into flats at all hours even have the drunks and druggys in middle of the moring in the dead of night climbing up the walls using people's bedroom windows to help the climb into the druggy flat, constant slamming of doors, the sleep deprivation is a big concern the depression that these good people have to suffer and the isolation and sheer fear it causes I'm worried it will tip somebody over the edge. It doest stop there, they have to live with all this in very cramped damp conditions the floors beneath them caving into the earth underneath which was build over a fever hospital over very soft damp earth still infectious to this day, the whole block slowly sinking and falling apart inside, its dickensian conditions in 2023 is the reality. If theirs any council official and police reading PLEASE PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE THESE PEOPLE TIP SOMEBODY OVER THE EDGE. You don't need to dig deep just visit ask the residence of Sirocco Court before its too late. Indeed some of these cowards will know who I am and that's great I will help fight your corner, again if theirs any council official with any ounce of empathy or police please contact me. On a last note, if you was police or council and you are good enough to visit please don't think because you don't see anything all is great for one its winter its mainly indoors , your see different in better weather its all over the block inside and out giving little peace to the good. Plus these degenerates do know what a police car looks like outside.

[@Budgiearmy]

Love this channel

[@ukexplored]

Thanks, we love exploring different areas!

[@murphy-g2i]

same

[@ukexplored]

Love you guys 🇬🇧

[@Budgiearmy]

Yay you got over 200 subs you'll hit 1000 in no time!

[@ukexplored]

Thanks man, yeah hopefully we’ll get there! 🥳🦜

[@ginnel_snicket]

Thanks for the tips. Appreciated the map view of where these areas are in relation to the centre of the city.

[@thelink4492]

you woudnt think they would have dodgy areas in York but yet again no area is 100% safe but these dodgy areas are probley still not has bad has somewhere like Bradford and Wakefield Hartlepool or Pontefract and Bransholme in Hull i would imagen

[@ukexplored]

You’re right, and the council do an awesome job keeping the streets clean. Of all the areas we’ve profiled, and been to , I think York is the nicest overall.

[@AlanBrown-j5i]

Try all of Birmingham 😂

[@leesmusic1]

Well put it this way, I have walked past those 3 tower blocks in Clifton North loads of times, and I had no idea that was a ‘bad’ area, they are at the end of a really lovely tree lines road of really nice big houses,

[@hironogirlno.1013]

I live in Foxwood and what you've shown in this video isn't Foxwood. I work in the MOJ and court and it is incredibly quiet. There are some kids about but nothing that serious. I've lived in Dewsbury and this is ridiculous and reactionary.

[@bobhead6243]

Hello again , Leeds , Seacroft and Gipton are worth a check ! , Be Well my Friend.

[@ukexplored]

Thanks, have you heard of Goole? Data suggests it's the - or one of the - most diverse towns in Yorkshire?

[@Nathan-ls4xt]

​@@ukexploredthrow Dewsbury and Huddersfield in there. Huddersfield alone will take you down an ultimate sh*thole rabbit hole 😂

[@centrevezgaming4862]

My experience of living In high rise flats was temperamental communal lifts and the occasional loud music from neighbors having bloc parties late at night that’s the crux of living in accommodation like that so it’s very common .

[@SuperIndiedrummer]

The Foxwood footage is not Foxwood...it's Acomb off Hamilton drive.

[@ronniepickering6768]

should do this for south yorkshire

[@lesleylickley2207]

You should have visited Tang Hall if you wanted a rough area of York! Or Bell Farm off Huntington Road. Chapelfields is Shangri-la by comparison.

[@FragrantVagrant69]

Love the eco-friendly housing! :D

[@ukexplored]

Growing plants in gutters, genius.

[@888ssss]

look out !! climate change

[@MrHistorian123]

As one who lives in York, none of these areas are really bad. Sure, Chapelfields can be "lively", and there are drug issues in several parts of York, but a lot of the people in these areas are fine. I'd have put Tang Hall or Bell Farm in there instead of Clifton, but in all cases, it's a minority causing the area to have a bad reputation.

[@paulworster3683]

Please do a video on Leeds. thanks

[@ukexplored]

Hi Paul, it's on the to-go list, probably within a month!

[@ruddiger121]

I was brought up on chapelfields road mum still lives there . I’m telling you it’s no way as bad as your making out . Of course you get kids hanging around shops etc and petty crime . But that’s about it Same as the other areas you mentioned I know them all . There all safe anytime day or night. In fact York is one of the safest city’s in the U.K You’ve put a great city unfairly in a bad light.

[@ukexplored]

Ah, I didn't think I made the areas sound that bad per se, of course I picked some of the worst headlines and I have a dry humour, but I used factual crime stats; That said, I've said this a number of times in response to this video, these are the worst areas within York, but York is literally one of the best places in the UK. Just look at the dystopia-like footage I took in Bristol, Slough, Walsall, Wolverhampton, and many of my other videos, it's a different world.

[@nicksmith.arch2]

Not really Foxwood you're showing there - that's more the very south end of Acomb

[@jondanby3790]

Visited York, castleford and pontefract looking for anti social crime hotspots and didn’t even go to Selby?!? Rookie mistake!!

[@ukexplored]

Selby didn’t come up among the top of the police official stats. But I’m always interested in what locals know or think are the worst areas as that kind of intel is often more reliable; and there are probably more unreported crimes in those areas!

[@morz506]

@@ukexplored selbys just dirty lol

[@Budgiearmy]

Yay

[@redsubdave]

I lived in North Clifton for years. Yeah, there's some nobheads, especially on a Sat night, but on the most part it's safe. Just a few well known families that ruin it for everyone else. Even if some unruly youths are acting aggresive, if you have a laugh with them they are usually ok.

[@tariqhassan3046]

I love York.

[@Bill-Phuk]

Heworth and tang hall are by far the shitist areas of york, you definitely need to revisit york and check those areas out.

[@ukexplored]

Thanks, the published stats only tell part of the story, getting information like this from locals is invaluable, I’ll take a look.

[@Burrie81]

Heworth certainly is not. Tang Hall can be but Heworth is quite a nice area

[@watersideanimals215]

Is that Foxwood ? . I assumed that you meant the newer estate , Bellhouse way etc .

[@joshnicholson2934]

We consider chapelfields and foxwood as the same place tbh

[@ukexplored]

Ah ok. The police group the crime stats separately.

[@joshnicholson2934]

@@ukexplored yeah they are different areas but locals just consider it the same no go zone because they're both so bad and close together 😂

[@ukexplored]

Bad areas have a habit of contaminating larger areas over time 🧐

[@MichaelDavison-rf6su]

Tower blocks, FFS, 3 stories- that’s not a tower block. As a resident of York, I don’t recognise these comments- at its worse, it’s better than most comparable cities best.

[@ritchyfox]

cracking video this.

[@misfit2022]

Aggressive youths grow up then move away so I wouldn’t let that put me off. In fact where I moved to years ago when I walked down this alleyway and kids were setting fire to garages they would regularly shout abuse as I walked past and I would say it’s lucky for you you’re under 16 so I can’t knock you into the middle of next week. They have all moved away and it’s reasonably quiet now. The garages are still a mess though.

[@ukexplored]

I find youths more annoying than aggressive or destructive adults to be honest, for the reason that you can’t confront them without it escalating though their family, they have more time on their hands, and the police have very limited powers. But you’re right, they do move on eventually.

[@misfit2022]

@UK And you are right they can be annoying. I lived in one situation where it escalated and who do you think attacked my friend and a family member? I did what you should never do. I attacked back and learned from experience..

[@ukexplored]

Yeah, I’ve had a few verbals but never got to blows with a close neighbour, it’s hell being at war with people who live by you, but it is unavoidable at times when they’re the problem 😀

[@misfit2022]

Started off as verbals but then things quickly escalated as they do and as much as I now say don’t get into an altercation it is definitely not advice I followed and my actions led to people getting hurt. The law of unintended consequences etc etc etc.

[@duivelgeen]

york seems at last fine as english city what was it nicely beautyfull in the beginning from this footage, but except some area,s now once i see a city not yet have in england luckily enough to falling into total decay.

[@daniellittle7846]

The areas you showed as foxwood aren't really representative of the area as a whole the estate off foxwood lane is better with parks and more shopping.

[@dtfootball14]

The worst bit of York is nicer than the best bit of a good few cities

[@kennethroberts2491]

Been to York. Thank God I didn't see these bits!

[@kalishabarker6676]

I started one of these lol big disturbance 😂

[@nickfantini6489]

You won't see it walking in the city doing your site seeing and shopping its all around tho and enclosed in flats etc.. lots of vulnerable people suffering in silence because of these scum.

[@philcomfortablydumb4703]

You missed bell farm

[@ukexplored]

I went strictly with crime stats in this one ; bell farm doesn’t appear as a stand-alone area on the top 10. I’ll dig around on google maps and take a closer look!

[@philcomfortablydumb4703]

@@ukexplored I lived askham lane between chappy and foxwood great people bell farm was always a no go lol

[@javieralvarez1072]

What was so great about that Constantine guy?

[@ukexplored]

He’s some Roman Emperor dude. I’d rather see a bronze statue of Mr Blobby, good job it’s not up to me.

[@NYorksElcapitan]

@@ukexploredyou need to learn a bit of history Constantine is a symbol of our city

[@Vengeance1978]

York was the capital of England when under Roman rule.

[@nickfantini6489]

He was Emperor of Rome

[@nickfantini6489]

​​@@NYorksElcapitancan't believe the ignorance of some people not knowing your own city

[@yorktransportenthusiast888]

I live in chappy

[@007spudman]

Same

[@Ava-LeighAlfieri-w5o]

I live in foxwood it wel rough hate it carnt wait to move 😂😂

[@NYorksElcapitan]

You should of seen Clifton in. The 1990s it’s nothing like it we’re

[@timcase2494]

Those darn "aggressive youths"...

[@justjosh1992]

I lived In chappy for 19 years, I agree not a great area. First time I went to foxwood I had a knife pulled out on me (that was fun)

[@DanielFoster-ui6dj]

😅 he wouldn't go to chappy shops in case the kids robbed him ffs 🙄 😅😅

[@kalishabarker6676]

The “disturbance” in Clifton was me at 13 lol imagine

[@aliD12345]

Absolute rubbish about Chapelfields, I live here and the people are super friendly, I feel safe, good bus links to town.

[@joseyposey93]

This is really helpful, thank you 😊

[@ukexplored]

Glad you enjoyed it. 😀

[@davidyoung9561]

The UK in general is a cess pit.

[@AdrianWilsonBridders1234]

Try Leicester

[@stowgood]

There are no bad areas of York, putting Clifton top and not even mentioning tang hall or bell farm shows this guy knows not much.

[@ukexplored]

I really don't know what to say to comments like this. I made it very clear I was operating off of published stats from the Police and Census data. It's fact, not my opinion.

[@stowgood]

@@ukexplored maybe make positive videos if you want positive comments

[@ukexplored]

Your comment wasn't even negative - you've really lost me. Never mind, some communication issues here, have a good day!

[@StuartJonesJones]

I grew up in York, lived in other cities, now live on the edge of Chapelfields and I can honestly say that even the "bad" areas of York are still much nicer than most big cities. This video is a load of shite really.

[@spaceforgrace3312]

Crime sats are misleading. It is very often one or two individuals causing the problems, and drug crime very often involves people from outside said areas. I'm not quite sure what the point of your videos are as you never interact with people. Please contrast videos with better off areas too.

[@ukexplored]

Yes, stats can be misleading - but there is no smoke without fire, right? I'm thinking about interacting with people, but I don't want to be one of those channels that clearly exploits certain demographics, I'm keeping it more factual and statistical for now. I'd love to feature more affluent areas, too, but I'm privy to search data and trends in Google and KZbin and the demand for the 'bad' far outweighs the demand for the 'good', it's not even close.

[@spaceforgrace3312]

@@ukexplored but you are exploiting the figures, and the headlines from the local rags? Maybe just give us the figures without the obviously selective footage too. I really wish I could figure out what you are attempting to do- prove the headlines and the figures right? Seems like exploitation to me.

[@nickfantini6489]

You no nothing mate, I can show you if you want.

[@paddy_118]

You forgot Tang Hall lad..

[@Kris_1708]

This channel is so pointless it’s just has people at each other for no reason

[@ukexplored]

What? Who is at who?

[@zubrick01]

Third world UK

[@williamterry5262]

P r o m o S M 😆

[@Michelle-ln3io]

I dont feel this is helpful to the hardworking home owners, i live in chaplefield infact you passed my house!! The youths have no where to go in the area, the council more bothered about covering green areas with housing with no entertainment or youth clubs like our generation would go to. You paint it poorly with Crime when Tanghall, bell farm areas cliser to the city that are higher with crime if you actually did your homework. All this does is lower our house value 😡