The 5 WORST Areas to LIVE in LEICESTER (Poverty/Crime Stats Included)

In this video, I took a close look at 5 of the worst areas to live in Leicester in the UK.
These areas are the most deprived, poverty hit, and dangerous due to high crime stats, and that's how I classified them as less desirable areas to live.
I welcome all comments, thoughts, and feedback from anyone with experience of these areas - or if you just have some to say, please go ahead!
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Chapters
00:00 - Intro to 5 Worst Areas to Live in Leicester
00:15 - St Matthews
02:28 - Braunstone
04:32 - Westcotes
07:06 - Aylestone
08:56 - Newfoundland & Fosse
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[@ukexplored]

I had an awesome day out in Leicester, as you can probably see from the video. Thanks for watching, all comments and feedback is welcome, I read and obsess over every comment - so be nice! 😁 I'll be out and about soon, feel free to recommend some more of the UK's finest destinations. Cheers!

[@darren253]

Saint Matthews is mostly ethnic And opposite Kent Street at night is haven for drug ladies of the night.

[@Budgiearmy]

Great vid as always

[@stevechapman9099]

You missed out Highfields

[@Induna123]

Stoke-On-Trent next?

[@emmajulian8716]

Aylestone? where you filmed is the monsel estate not Aylestone

[@creeppp]

as someone from Leicester I appreciate you shining the camera onto the city (Maybe not in the best light lol).

[@ukexplored]

Thanks. I find this stuff really interesting 😀 I did my home city the same way, won’t say which video it is 🤐

[@ryszardlorenc7047]

As a lifelong Leicester resident I'm most surprised theres no mention of Beaumont Leys, Eyres Monsell, Saffron Lane, Mowmacre Hill, Stocking Farm, Northfields and Glen Parva. Difficult to believe they were'nt bad enough to make the list ! Or you are saving them for another video ? I was shocked that Aylestone was mentioned, I've spent most of my life (70+ yrs) around this area and It's never seemed too bad to me.

[@creeppp]

the truth is there is a large portion of Leicester that is destitute, he could probably make a 3 pt series on the neighbourhoods in Leicester.

[@samual3006]

​@@creepppI live on the Saffron Lane Estate and it's not to bad.

[@ukexplored]

I kept it to the top 5 based on published stats. I’ve said on previous videos that locals know better than stats when it comes to the ‘worst’ areas, but I need to keep some consistency. Always good and bad within every area, too, it’s amazing what can be happening just a few doors down sometimes!

[@ukexplored]

I’m glad you’re happy there, that’s what counts 👍

[@RahulLigma69]

Monsell is on there, most of the aylestone section looks like it's glenhills blvd etc

[@whitefield4]

Thanks for posting your latest Video I really Enjoy watching them. I am a Ex-pat from Manchester and if you ever get up there. You might want to explore Whitefield which is part of Bury. I moved to Canada in 1978 and seeing how the situation is In England these days saddens me. But your doing a great Job in filming and Narration keep up the great work.😊

[@ukexplored]

Thanks, that’s super kind of you to say. I’ll certainly check out Whitefield when I go to up that way. Would be interesting to see how its changed since you knew it, I bet. I love Canada. 🇨🇦 can’t fault your decision there 😀😀

[@R8V10]

@@ukexploredYou want to check out Cheetham Hill which is next to Whitefield. I’m sure you will be in for a surprise!

[@oldnews829]

Whitefield is fine, never heard of much happening there at all. Most crime occurs between people who know each other e.g. Scummers, not random.

[@mm3nrx]

I used to live in Lesta, a rough rough city but a lot of genuine people. Back in the 80's and early 90's it was bad. Loved the city and still do. I remember Braunstone being run down but the people rallied around each other with that old British war time sentiment. I wrote this before I seen the video.

[@likeitis9605]

Thank you very much for this video. It's very sad that this is happening in England, such a beautiful country.

[@darren253]

Never live in the city centre again. used to live in the tower block opposite the train station and shoe shop on the corner of London road. Moved to Thurmaston safe and peace.

[@itsjustspecial3231]

I was born in Leicester in the 1940s. With a small exception or two it wasn't a bad place as I recall. But there was a rapid decline. When we married we got out into the county and almost never go back. Thanks for your trouble making the video - interesting but not unexpected.

[@tommykarate9397]

Yeah, in 60 years it's gone from 99% white to 33% white, it's not rapid decline, it's ethnic cleansing!

[@darren253]

Labour cannot run cities lived in two of them and both dumps.

[@darren253]

@@tommykarate9397 Narborough Road has the most White people have seen. The rest well you look out of place.

[@user-vj6op6zi2n]

​@@darren253Most of the city centre and East Leicester I would agree but then again if people go looking for trouble they kind of deserve to.

[@upsidedownnoise]

Why does it bother you that people who live in Leicester are not all white?

[@DW-indeed]

Heyyy...Aylestone does (or did) have a relatively upmarket bit between the two gigantic council estates 😉

[@paulgee6111]

Yeah Aylestone is lovely compared to some spots. I think the stats don't really reflect the actual picture. I live in Highfields which didn't get a look in. Highfields has some beautiful spots but unfortunately I can remember at least seven stabbings within a couple of hundred yards of my front door, also two rapes, two honour killings and numerous burglaries within the last few years. The streets are strewn with food, litter and human and animal excreta, broken infrastructure is everywhere. Tramps, winos and crackheads hang around the ramshackle shops. I didn't see anything like this in the video apart from a bit of rubbish.

[@adamdean988]

Whats the 2 estate

[@DW-indeed]

@@adamdean988 monsell and saff

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

Yes will watch this with a beer later on!!!

[@ukexplored]

Legend.

[@user-di1qc4gz3k]

Two years ago I revisited Wigston where I lived for 6 months in 2007 as I originally went to Leicester to see the 2022 Grand Prix of darts and I couldn't believe what a boring place it has become.At one point I thought I was in the wrong location and I was only there about an hour.It's just supermarkets, charity shops,betting shops and there were 3 Greggs on one street.I was so bored I just had a quick pint in the Duke of Wigston and that was mainly full of chavs and all the other pubs there was closed down.

[@foxesfan5084]

Mentioned Aylestone but most of the filming for that segment was Eyres Monsell.

[@user-vj6op6zi2n]

Falls under the Aylestone ward as does Saffron Lane in part.

[@Silentghos]

Got mugged in Westcotes few weeks ago. Last few years seems to be getting rougher that’s for sure. Thanks for making the video man

[@footballfanar9717]

Everywhere's getting rougher. What do you expect with immigration numbers increasing?

[@Silentghos]

@@footballfanar9717 yes sadly so true and yes the 2 people whom mugged had broken up English and strong accent from abroad. I would have tried to stand up for my self but I thought what if they carrying

[@footballfanar9717]

@@Silentghos Import the third world, become the third world. Thank you tories and labour. Absolutely useless. None of them two parties should be able to stand at the next election for what they've done to this country.

[@balance3201]

​@@Silentghosdaytime? Or night?

[@Silentghos]

@@balance3201 it was like 6pm on a Sunday so pretty quiet not many people around.

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

Another absolutely wicked video mate! Really enjoyed it as always. Are you still doing Worcester as some point? Saddlers Walk, Areas of Warndon / Tollidine and The Westlands in Droitwich Spa are worth a walk around…. All the best. …Smithy

[@mancfox]

Good video although the Aylestone area you covered was more Eyres Monsell estate - around the shops you filmed is old Aylestone village which is alright but the white houses and the parks you filmed were on The Monsell as its known locally, which is pretty rough. Westcotes is a strange one as half of it isn't anywhere near as bad is the other half. Around Narb Rd it's OK-ish but go on the other side of Hinckley Road and it becomes dodge central - used to get most of my drugs round there! Great vid though but as another commented above, Saffron Lane estate, New Parks, Highfields, Evington Rd/East Park Rd area are worth a visit if you're into your dodgy places, plus quite a few more too.

[@user-td2qw4jl9i]

I was born in Leicester in the 1950s,when they demolished a lot of terraced housing to build st Matthews it was a lovely area. I moved to Skegness over thirty years ago, i couldn't believe the state of st Matthews now it's grimy and looks a lot older than it is. When it was first built it was great we had great shops , a decent pub and a lovely working mens club. It was depressing to see it now.

[@travellinglostsoul7191]

I lived in high fields in 2010. While I had no problems and actually enjoyed my time there, I wasn’t oblivious to the dangers there. There was even a body found just around the corner from my house

[@baggie_woodman]

I grew up in Leicester and recently went back with my son to take him to a show. My word it was rough around the edges when I was a kid but what a shit hole!!! Absolutely lost.

[@alanbaines9865]

I cannot believe Highfields didn't make this list!! I think you should visit the area of Page Hall in Sheffield, which certainly would make good viewing.

[@farallimacha]

I lived in Highfield for several years and my only complaint would be the general lack of cleanliness and greenery. Apart from that the place is very quiet and I didn't see much criminal activity there.

[@PungentBunda]

And Beaumont leys

[@nasstak3440]

@@farallimachayea Highfields isn’t dangerous by any means. Could walk thorough it at night with little worry.

[@DrExpresso]

I live in Leicester, surprised new parks wasn't number 1.

[@ukexplored]

I can’t see New Parks listed on crime rate.co.uk so it’s either grouped into a ward, or missing for some other reason. People who live in areas always know the real worst spots, so I’ll take your word on it being bad; and often the worst areas don’t report a lot of crime which skews the stats.

[@AndrewSvonja]

i was thinking that...

[@bobosborne1573]

And I’ll bet my left nut you always vote Labour lo

[@jamesharris2305]

New parks link newfound right and fose

[@ProfessorM-he9rl]

Great post, thank you. How can house prices be so high in these areas?

[@nasstak3440]

Because despite these being the roughest areas of Leicester, they are less intimidating than most of the safe areas of other big cities. Even the drug references are mostly weed, not the hard stuff.

[@polidori99]

I'm moving to Leicester from the South West and I have walked along Narborough Rd late at night and down towards St. Mathews and as a single woman I have felt less safe in the town down here than in Leicester. Obviously it has its probs but so does even the gentrified areas in the West country like Bath and Salisbury!

[@hooper-highlights-uk]

Once youve lived here for 6 months you will realise how horrible it is

[@chrish3472]

Good luck with that, why would anyone want to come here from the South West, it's the other way round for me, i would love to get out of this cess pit and move down to the South West.

[@polidori99]

@@chrish3472 Try cultural desert no medical facilities, no dentist, crap travel infrastructure ie no buses, rubbish train connections no decent restaurants!

[@griswald7156]

@@polidori99 where do you live ?

[@nasstak3440]

Agreed.

[@Craig-wp3pz]

Lived at the back of Parker Drive, near 'The Blackbird' pub,up to 2006, was a friendly neighbourhood, very mixed but very chilled and in the 5 or 6 year's i was there, few problems, but the shop i worked in was burgled quite regularly 😢

[@Neil-me4bu]

Even the pigeons fly upside down cus there's nothing worth shitting on

[@DrExpresso]

Whats the background song?

[@ukexplored]

I used a few. It’s all royalty free stuff, you like the chill lofi vibes?

[@Englishsea24]

You can round 5 down to 1 by saying the entire place is shite 😂

[@ukexplored]

I’ll stay impartial for journalistic integrity 😂

[@samual3006]

​@ukexplored I've seen alot worse than Leicester it's not that bad really

[@planken203]

@@samual3006 its quite bad

[@user-ds8gf3ki2g]

@@planken203really isn’t in comparison to other cities

[@Bingo-zd1gp]

You should see how bad places are in the West Midlands West Bromwich is one of the most dangerous places to visit 👍

[@Lovemy911]

Where do you get your info from??? Saying st matthews is 90% white 😂 ( 95% non white is correct ) Its a hellhole now as it always has been Somewhere between Mogadishu & lahore Go check it out 😂

[@ashhhh5324]

I honestly think st matthews isn't that bad😅

[@user-fc9bu1bs2h]

St matthews got cleaned up by those immigrants. In the 80s and 90s when it was majority white, there were prostitutes on every street getting fd in flats. Flats also had shit and piss everywhere and almost always would be waking up to a yt person blacked out on the street when going to school. Rough times but thankfully immigration cleaned the area up!

[@drunkenmaster6434]

I used to live in South Wigston in the early 2000s (back then it was seen as a posh area) which was just below Aylestone/ Saffron Lane/ Eyres Monsell. Brother lived on Grace Road. Also had friends in Highfields (the red light district), St Mathews, Beaumont leys and Belgrave. Although, its a very clicky clicky city, i never felt unsafe.

[@user-gu9si7bj9q]

You could do that vlog just about any city in Britain it's the same in most places.😞🌹

[@darren253]

All Labour Cities are dumps. No offence waste money and no improvements.

[@keving331]

The St Matthew’s area seems to be unusually lacking in discarded sofas in front of the flats, and I think I only saw one Argos kiddies’ trampoline outside one block. Many of the flats don’t seem to have the chavs’ and thugs’ trademark illuminated Reindeer or Santa Claus (usually stolen from Wilko) up on the porch roof or nailed to the pebble-dash, and I’m sure I saw a couple of local residents who were not clad in the finest haute couture from Matalan and Primark (originally nicked from the stores, and then sold on half-price from the stall inside the local ‘Spoons).

[@sandeepk4093]

Anecdotally its residents seem majority Somalian

[@b1ue5wantv]

Coventry is a nice area too. There’s even a special road linking the two places together called the M69. 🙂

[@engx3733]

I was born here, Beaumont Leys. Any reason why it didn't make the list?

[@ukexplored]

Hey man. I stuck with published stats, and according to crime stats Beaumont Leys has a crime rate of 103 and is ranked around #13.

[@msimms-lp5qw]

@@ukexplored All that shows is how misleading they can be

[@stevejones1972]

It surprises me that Beaumont Leys is not on that list - I used to have a mate that lived off Heacham Drive, in Beaumont Leys some years ago, and I used to hate having to visit there or leave my car outside his flats, the area was seriously rough back then, and I am surprised also that it wasnt high up the list for the roughest places in Leicester. I agree about Braunstone though, that place was well renowned for trouble and you wouldnt want to walk round those streets there after dark alone. I live in Stoke on Trent myself - A very deprived and troubled city blighted with drugs, crime and poverty - maybe you could try coming and doing a report on it - Renowned areas here are Meir, Abbey Hulton, Chell Heath / Fegg Hayes, Bentilee, Tunstall, Shelton and Hanley - they are all well worth a visit.

[@markrainton9466]

Yust put a post up earlier couldn't remember about Beaumont leys a shite hole

[@tomhurley6143]

Used to be many tower blocks in the st Matthews Estate

[@user-zj5fb9rt4z]

Thank you for the video! Where are the residents?- the streets are empty ...

[@ukexplored]

Yeah, it was eerily quiet that day. It was a Thursday, and pretty damp. I saw a few people and spoke to some others, but I try not to film interactions as I don’t want them later complaining about being in the video or anything. Plus it really annoys a lot of people and some people kick off, even though we know I’m allowed to film people in public. I’ve had to talk my way out of a few situations while hanging around these kinds of areas 😇

[@erichb2249]

Streets are empty cos nobody going to work

[@user-zj5fb9rt4z]

@@erichb2249 really?? Then, how do they pay for their living? Is the unemployment rate so high or are they just lazy?

[@lcfc2016]

All in the nick

[@farallimacha]

I lived in Leicester for many years and always thought that it is a bad place, but I changed my mind when I moved to Stoke-on-Trent. At least Leicester has some nice parks and areas such as Hamilton, Wigston,Knighton are actually quite nice. City centre is vibrant, with good restaurants and cafes.

[@missruzl14]

How do you guys live in stoke? When for a friend's wedding and I was speechless! The dirtiest city I've ever been to.

[@electronicearnings]

I think you should have some "at night" footage where you capture some of these areas at night. Also what about doing a patreon for some "uncensored footage" ?

[@edwardbit8225]

will you be doing Coventry?

[@misfit2022]

I was once the other side of Aylestone Park so I know some of the areas featured and a bit run down but looks ok and much nicer than some places I lived in the north.

[@BadgerUKvideo]

That's mad. I would never have thought of Westcotes as dangerous. Lived all over Westcotes for about 15 years. Move there from Rugby and it seemed significantly safer.

[@thebrowns1017]

I think you missed a few such as Highfields and the New Parks Estate. By the way it is pronounced "Brawn Stun" not "Brawn Stone" you almost made it sound posh...!!!

[@ukexplored]

I’ve heard of Highfields, so it must be bad. But I stuck to published stats - for what they’re worth, the stats never look accurate, do they. The further north I go the more my accent gives me away 😂 thanks for pointing that out though.

[@user-ds8gf3ki2g]

Highfields is no where near as bad as it was 20 years ago the reputation it had is gone

[@hannahc2102]

Yes to St Matthew’s, but all the rest had my husband and I who have lived in or around Leicester since 1987 and 1995 going “Yer what?” Visit Highfields, Eyres Monsell or the UKIP stronghold of New Parks, then tell me Aylestone is rough!

[@markstill515]

The housing is adequate if they were knocked down it would never be fully replaced and the prices would treble to rent. It’s not the housing is the problem it’s the low pay and deliberate lack of work to make the working classes competitive

[@user-vj6op6zi2n]

Agreed pay across most industries in Leicester are poor compared to national average.

[@mikehunt2040]

Top 5 worst for me is Highfields St Matthews Spinney Hill New Foundpool New Parks Most have 1 thing in common 🤔 But most estates could be on the list, Braunstone, Beaumont Leys, Mowacre Hill, Belgrave, Northfields, Thurby Lodge, Netherhall, Rowlatts Hill, Eyres Monsell etc

[@tommykarate9397]

All you need to know about Leicester is that it has smaller proportion of white population than London!

[@DW-indeed]

You saw the graphs in the video showing majority white in these particularly bad areas though, right?

[@ukexplored]

Ya it’s weird because Leicester was the first ‘super diverse’ city in the country with less than 50% white population, yet the demographics, which apparently comes from the 2021 census, has these areas as mostly white. Maybe that’s a reflection on these areas, which says a lot if true.

[@user-vj6op6zi2n]

@@ukexplored White includes European. Most of the white immigrants are from Eastern Europe and the old Russian States but post Brexit more from India, Pakistan and China.

[@suetownsend5373]

I would say that Aylestone was actually Eyres Monsell

[@davidthomas3826]

Leicester is in a very sorry state. Most of city is either rundown housing estates or inner city concrete hellscape. Some of the tower blocks in Leicester literally look something from Blade Runner or Judge Dredd. Leicester is one of those towns nobody cares about

[@BadgerUKvideo]

By the way the stone in Braunstone and Aylestone is pronounced stun not stone. Also, when you talking about Narborough Road, Braunie Gate should have a mention as that's the main drinking area of Westcotes.

[@matthew6994]

seems a bit out of place to see a 95K electric PORSCHE TAYCAN 4S 93KWH on that estate 1:00

[@georgewhite1972]

Holy crap this was grim!

[@brothersman524]

I was a former student in Leicester, lived and worked there. And yes it is depressing, ugly and horrible - extremely disgusting city and I thought Birmingham was bad enough. Highfields is another unpleasant area as well that should have been added.as well as Beaumont Leys

[@darren253]

Agree got mugged twice living there. City is unsavable.

[@brothersman524]

@@darren253 Oh dear. One of the worst cities in the UK along with Birmingham and Bradford. Worst towns has to be Oldham, Luton, Slough and Rochdale

[@allanstack7016]

They all have a common denominator 😮

[@brothersman524]

@@allanstack7016 I think I know exactly what you mean

[@sammiehall4415]

humberstone to isnt nice

[@elliotspencer2648]

I used to live in Leicester years ago in the newfoundpool area, I recently moved back to Leicester last year (Victoria Park area) and I love it here. I moved from the city of Bristol, now that has even worse areas than Leicester!!.

[@AndrewSvonja]

i seem to remember in the 90's when i went there as a van driver Knowle was a bit suspect, in fact the shop I was setting up video racks in said there was a curfew for the paperboys/girls had to be daylight to daylight!!

[@elliotspencer2648]

@@AndrewSvonja in Bristol there are the bad areas of Knowle west, hartcliffe, St. Paul's, Stapleton, south mead. I was glad to see the back of Bristol when I left in July of last year, I would never go back there to live!.

[@2tapped-sc1oq]

​@@elliotspencer2648Easton and Hartcliffe make the worst areas of Leicester look like heaven!

[@sbaby-kg8hn]

Bristol is a rot ​hole@@elliotspencer2648

[@Legionnaire7777]

I'm originally from Newfoundpool! 👍🏻

[@sammycrangle1000]

Beautiful cat

[@tomhurley6143]

Really surprised highfields or spinney hill wasnt on there

[@harryflash5202]

As someone born in Leicester over sixty years ago, now living abroad, I remember Leicester had a reputation of being a very clean town and Braunston being solidly middle-class. What happened?

[@footballfanar9717]

Immigration. Islam.

[@user-fc9bu1bs2h]

@@footballfanar9717all the poor ppl in those areas are the yt ppl. Has nothing to do with islam. Majority of the economy is being held together by the immigrants anyways. It would be less relevant than corby rn if that was the case

[@sandeepk4093]

I remember in the 90s Leicester was a dump - the city centre was rundown and every back alley had a stench of urine. Braunstone was a rough rundown area that any brown skinned guy avoided if he had any sense. The city seemed to get cleaner during the 2000s but took a nosedive in the 2010s and is now a bit of a dump again. Town centre is horrible again

[@erichb2249]

Can you do a video about StAlbans please. Cheers.

[@coolbreez773]

No mention of Highfields?

[@Tato-fp6oh]

You should check out blackpool and surrounding areas

[@thehauntedwitch1313]

That wasn't Braunstone. That was Braunstone town. That's why it didn't look as bad 😔 Also, Fosse Road Central isnt WestCotes. Its west end or going by its older name, Danes Hill. Since 2010 the city as become more dirty and deprived year on year.

[@bigprob8744]

Looks nice Compared to the rough areas in Coventry

[@kevinmulligan4816]

Should visit Milton Keynes, there are a lot of bad estates, Fuller's Slade, Lakes Estate, Fishermead, Netherfield, Tinkers Bridge.

[@jaydee6440]

There are no bad areas...... Just bad people

[@user-vj6op6zi2n]

Exactly the issue with everywhere.

[@user-td2qw4jl9i]

Correct, when st matthews was built the biggest majority of people were working people. There was a lovely friendly atmosphere on the estate but now it's depressing to walk around now it's grimy and looks run down and the only people to blame are the residents.

[@user-vj6op6zi2n]

@@user-td2qw4jl9i The same with everywhere too many dont care and dont even have basic pride in their surroundings.

[@DanielExplores101]

Lived in Braunstone for a while, it was honestly okay… but once the council houses came up in the 60s it went downhill 😢

[@markgoss9150]

I live in westcotes (sadly) I'm trying to escape but it's so expensive to move. I've personally never been bothered or had any issues but if you're a young woman I'd advise to never walk around here on your own at night.

[@KieranJamesHickman]

I lived in westcotes for 8 years, can't say i'm rushing to move back there from the depths of the leicestershire countryside However Aylestone Road is much nicer than the extended "town" of its namesake, few mates live there and gets progressively nicer as you get towards the city centre

[@markstanley5349]

i lived in st Matthews in the 70's up until i was 4 yrs old. in them days you could let your kids go out to play without the fear of them getting snatched or harmed, i wouldn't like to live there now, Highfields wasn't mentioned which used to be the red light district of Leicester.

[@Jenifer_G]

Watching from Australia. Glad my English left Manchester and came here. Feel sorry for the decent people on fixed incomes though. Same issues in Australia, public housing here is not looked after in as much one has to go to the police to sort neighbour harrassment out. The public housing people do nothing unless alot if people get together and pressure them. Best to UK.

[@thecrypto5340]

Well I live in Loughborough and I come to Leicester regularly. So can’t say if it’s dangerous to be honest with you mate. I have not seen anything dangerous in Leicester especially near St Matthews where you know there is also a female ex workers working in the street at night time. Also stabbing a in Leicester doesn’t happen a lot most likely every now and then unfortunately.

[@wayneholland]

Amazed Beaumont leys, saffron lane, eyres monsell, stocking farm and new parks wasn’t in this. Grew up in New Parks by the way

[@jamesfulton8251]

Bad, go to Ferguslie park in Paisley scotland and see what rough is 😮

[@michaelwilloughby406]

I remember when Leicester was famous for its fishing team.

[@danielchater4522]

Lived near and around Braunstone all my life. We get a lot of wild stuff kick off and no one really bats an eye. Shrug our shoulders and get on with it. Story of most working class cities really. We've been left behind and austerity has crippled and ripped a lot of the social fabric of the city apart. Kids around here are forming gangs and many of the kids I grew up with have essentially fallen prey to drink, drugs, violence and all sorts. New playgrounds last abt 6 months before bored teenagers set them on fire and the police are overworked round these parts. Once you're on Braunstone you're trapped probably forever. But its not as bad as The Saff or some of the other neighbourhoods tbf

[@paulgee6111]

Enjoyable video however I can't believe you didn't visit Highfields.

[@user-ds8gf3ki2g]

It had a reputation about 20 years ago not anymore though

[@AmKlizz]

@@user-ds8gf3ki2gstill does now

[@AmKlizz]

@@user-ds8gf3ki2gstill does

[@Spartacus45]

Braunstone is divided by Leicester City Council and Braunstone Town Blaby District Council. I live in Braunstone Town and theres nothing wrong there. My partner lives in Westcoates/ Fosse Road South and its not great. Lots of drugs, prostitution and fly tipping central. I was in the army for 12 years and based in Windsor/London and when i returned to Leicester in 2000 I was astounded how crap it had got to be honest.

[@markgoss9150]

Funnily enough I live on fosse south and it's getting worse and worse I'm trying to escape 🤣

[@Skin-ve2tt]

Lived in Leicester all my life. Don't know how Aylestone made this list, it was the Eyres Monsell estate shown on the video which just about overlaps the Aylestone boundary. Saying that, the Monsell's not a bad area either. Leicester's like everywhere else, good & bad areas. It's the people that matter & Leicester folk are the best!

[@b1ue5wantv]

I currently live in North East England. A question people here often ask me is “ why have you come to the north east? It’s shit!” My question in reply to theirs is usually just, “have you ever been to Leicester before?” 😂

[@jayneshorter5418]

I used to work in Leicester I worked at boot shoe factory of western rd it’s now apartments it was calledEquity shoes ltd in shut down in 2002

[@Stu-qd2tm]

If you think Aylestone is one of top 5 worst areas to live in Leicester, you clearly know nothing about Leicester. Try Highfields, new parks and Beaumont leys.

[@timwine9607]

Braunstone got 5 bits as in estate's it's big all south leicester

[@TheGamesEmporium]

Glad I'm soon going to be leaving the UK. I'm from Nottingham and the city is going the same way as Leicester.

[@graemenicol6377]

Only ever been to Leicester twice for a couple of gigs at The Donkey the areas i was in didn't seem that bad.

[@lorenzosammarco1056]

Culturally very enriched leicester....england is fallen

[@user-in8pi7ri9i]

Majority white in all the listed neighborhoods 😂😂😂 whats your point?

[@user-vj6op6zi2n]

​@@user-in8pi7ri9iApart from St Matthews which is predominantly non white.

[@user-in8pi7ri9i]

@@user-vj6op6zi2n thats what you think check the stats its majority white they are just not as visible

[@user-vj6op6zi2n]

@@user-in8pi7ri9i True but very few are white English.

[@upsidedownnoise]

Not brave enough to be overt but still, we see you.

[@UserAK89]

Well make the areas better Get the community together and start taking care of the places u live in

[@mickymouze1224]

Easy to say when all the meeting places like pubs and community centres have closed their doors. The local MP is nowhere to be seen until it's time to start canvassing. Local Councils only follow the money. Community leaders used to include local shopkeepers, the manager of the local tesco metro ain't gonna care. Neighbours rarely talk to each other these days, often due to language barriers. Anyone who tries speaking out is shouted down and ridiculed, heaven forbid they received a parking ticket 20 years ago, anything to silence them. Communities have been destroyed.

[@nicholasbuttery511]

At least Westcotes and Aylestone have Tree`s !

[@foreverengland4889]

The lakes estate Bletchley/milton Keynes. Hillfields Coventry are a lot worse in the midlands.

[@yusufpatel5356]

St Matthews is no longer calledl by that name . It's called St Mogadishu

[@drunkenmaster6434]

It was called that in 2002 lol

[@EVERYDAYGames00]

Just like east park road Islamabad

[@user-fc9bu1bs2h]

Beautiful name 🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴

[@opagodaswirling9383]

How about Glenfield ??

[@NSW-ye3xw]

Soft as shite in comparison.

[@EVERYDAYGames00]

Glen field 🫵😂

[@ingy2468]

So this is the 'enrichment' we keep being told about as Leicester has a majority immigrant population since the 2011 Census informed us.

[@olinpaul]

People from Leicester don't pronounce the 'stone' in place names like that.

[@lanialost1320]

Your commentary is very well narrated and written. Very nice speaking voice -- but the nauseating background music needs to go!

[@sammiehall4415]

I dont like leicester, and lived here all my life i do like the shires though! narbrough road used to be trendy around their 20 years ago and braustone gate was the place to go,

[@WELCOMEHOMEBONE]

Could you have a look at aylesbury.. voted worse place in england but i dont think it too bad

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

As an ex resident of Braunstone I can confirm it is a total shit-hole.

[@capnhands]

Forcing tolerance, compassion and diversity onto the UK caused its demise.

[@JT-ex3vq]

I moved to Highfields in le2 like 3 months ago to find out someone literally at the end of my road was a peado and killed his own mum 3 years ago people can google this btw it’s crazy. And I only found this out today lol but when I asked the estate agent when viewing what the area was like she said “I don’t know” but the sun was out and the street was empty so I guess I was deceived

[@rachelwest6429]

Try beaumont leys.....that should be number one. Trust me its a getto. Look forward to this video if you make it back alive.

[@AmKlizz]

How is highfeilds not the there

[@drunkenmaster6434]

I remember the conduit and Lincoln street area back in the 2000s. Full of hookers, perverts and police

[@markgreet3543]

Safron lane is a bad area, parts of highfields, beaumont leys, thurnby lodge. Safron lane. Leic is rough in parts, but all citys are dangerous in parts divide of rich and poor, leicestershire is very nice where i live safe as well.

[@AWMulholland99]

Why does everywhere look like LEICESTER ?

[@MontyComedyOfficial]

Lived in Westcotes as a UoL student (we waited too late and couldn't get unwhere near there, so had to settle for DMU territory). Could be quite a loud area in places, our part was quite nice as we were away from Narb Rd., but closer to Narb Rd. there's clearly a drink/drug issue. Overall, not *that* bad. But can see it would be somewhere that changes when the sun goes down as Alex Turner would say! 😉 Do Northampton next! My hometown 😁

[@pamelaadam9207]

I visit friends who live there every year. On the Eyres Monsell. I am from the north of Scotland and have never seen the like up here. Glasgow aye here no