WALSALL this can’t be the ROUGHEST ESTATE in the UK!

[@Baldylocksandthe3hairs]

Respect to you Billy for talking to the kids . You'd be a mint youth worker because you have all the life experiences . And you know how to approach people and talk to them on a level .

[@Pembo-b3s]

Billy, I've been a loyal fan/subscriber of yours for some time now. I just want you to know that you are doing a great job and you should be proud of yourself. Just keep at it little by little each day as you are making a difference to the people you interact with in your videos and your army of loyal subscribers. I'm 44 years old now, I wish we had somebody like yourself when I was growing up to help direct underprivileged bored children. Billy, YOU DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 👍

[@Tee70277]

All those kids need billy, is guidance and understanding you can see you sparked their interest, it’s great you took the time with them, I really hope they they do something worthwhile, things can still be turned around. Great vlog as always xx

[@parradox83]

Much love and respect brother. One of the realest dudes on youtube most defo. Instead of putting folks down like them view hungry auditors you try an build em up. The world needs more folk like you. Salute 🫡

[@hussainnabi1232]

Im sorry but parents to blame for ferrell kids simple u can blame all u like but ferrell kids am the result of ferrell parents

[@BarghestOne]

So poverty doesn't play any part?.

[@prasiet1]

@@BarghestOne a lack of an ability of the parents to type correctly may have an influence.

[@BarghestOne]

@@prasiet1 Go and read great expectations again plx thx

[@prasiet1]

@@BarghestOne Can I just watch the film?

[@BarghestOne]

@@prasiet1 with your last statement, wouldn't you consider such a thing illiterate?

[@BlitzyNation]

Walsall lad here, used to work in the kings head! its rough but there's way worse in the uk! cheers for coming down our ends ha!

[@peterarmstrong2048]

Government not interested in poverty places more concerned about illegal hotels

[@michaelburnett7809]

Definitely that’s all they are interested in 💯

[@gregodonnell1570]

Makes you wonder what filthy back end pay off are they getting for it, cause it makes no sense from any point of view what they are doing

[@Onthecouch-r5r]

The more poverty the more money the govt gets off the UN.

[@MelissasArt]

They have made it clear what they think of the working classes since the Brexit vote.

[@Imfat8888]

@@MelissasArtover 100billion lost to the treasury since boris johnson withdrawel agrrement jan24th 2020,whilst the country was already in a mess for the working classes , althogh the tories were damaging the country big time 5 years before the brexit vote, brexit was the killer blow,

[@daveysgb]

That little glimmer was in both them lads eyes, makes you wonder if anyones ever taken the time to give em that little nudge they need?

[@Jake97x]

Future crackheads

[@ankrett19]

Just watched this and agree. Probably little rebels with no male role model in thier lives sadly this wonderful guy gave them some time and they're smiling. They just need the right type of education no all schools can educate kids the way some kids learn.

[@christopherfluck4025]

Hi Billy I’ve lived in Blakenall 30 plus years and seen the place change from bad to worse and keeps getting worse. I don’t know what day you walked through Blakenall but that was quiet. Would I say Blakenall’s the worst place in the UK no but it’s certainly getting there. But reading the comments there’s a few talking about the government and yeah the government don’t give a fuck about little towns like ours or other towns in the country they’d rather give immigrants homes phones money before they look after there own people, taking the homeless guys off the streets, helping out people that need the help moms that are struggling to pay for bare essentials like electricity, gas, food it’s happening all over the country and Blakenall is just one of those little towns that needs help, there is absolutely fuck all for young kids round here this is why there chasing crackheads on bikes 🚲 for a bit of amusement and the old bill well they lost there power years ago but who’s to blame, it’s not the people of Blakenall, your better off looking at the council’s and the government for not helping the right ones out first. P.s before anyone throws the racism card in about my comment towards immigrants I’m not against it, but stop it, help our own out then help first👍👍

[@inkedpokemonmaster]

Blakenall lad here spent most my life in blakenall chantry avenue and it used to be alot worse than it seems now. It still goes on and it is rough just not as bad as it used to be. I think you went round on a day that most the lads were signing on tbf. As there would of been alot more of them around to talk to else. And in the evenings. Moved on from the place into cannock now so gone up in the world slightly. Good video btw 👌,

[@Stu.Henney]

Billy Mate, I'm a Walsall chap. I was also at Barleywood around 2004, & I remember all the scousers in there at that time. Blakenhall is just one run down area in Walsall, there are a lot more with huge poverty and drug problems. Thanks for bringing attention to my area mate. Cheers - Stu

[@salopian4037]

I worked in this area over 45 years ago. It was very rough then, but today it's on another level. There are two main reasons that these sort of areas have deteriorated so badly - one is the destruction of local industries and the other is immigration.

[@jacksmith1983]

Add the newfound affordability and ready availability of cocaine to that list and you'll be spot on. Coke used to be a party drug for people with jobs who could afford it, now every pub and club is awash with it.

[@salopian4037]

@@jacksmith1983 Ok, fair enough - but that scene is not part of my world.

[@Red-Revolution708]

Yes it’s the same everywhere with poverty.

[@kevinfinn9486]

You're right Bill it is rough, but definitely far worse areas than Blakenall in the UK ..

[@Mark-nj4wx]

Well 2 people shot at 5pm outside a shop a few weeks ago, one in the head one in the chest. Id say it's pretty bad

[@deeray4637]

​@Mark-nj4wx Walsall isn't rough lol, it just has a bad drug problem, and is very chavvy. Brum is far worse than walsall.

[@michaelkeene4708]

Decent houses boarded up,it's the shite people that ruin the areas. 🇬🇧

[@StevenHickman-m4g]

​@Mark-nj4wx shootings happen daily in really rough areas this I'is not rough at all just a normal area

[@RumWilliam]

@@deeray4637brum is sound

[@David-nm4yc]

My first experience of Walsall, was seeing 2 kids fight a proper old fella on a junction of a busy main road. That was over 20 years ago. Watching this video, it's like the place is stuck in time.

[@garyfaulkner1480]

Hi billy...I was born and raised in blakenhall in the 60s&70s. Always been a tough working class area but was never a shithole. Great community and people took pride in their houses. A lot of England has gone down the Nick as you do well document. Keep up the good work lad..God bless you.

[@ive3336]

Listen you can say it's poverty but we were skint back in the 90's but we respected what we had. It comes from parenting full stop. If you don't guide those kids properly the streets will eat them up. Parents, get a grip of your kids and teach them some respect. And give them time of day ffs, just like you did hear Billy could see the kids front drop as soon as you had a conversation with him. Need more people like you

[@alicewatt416]

Spot on.

[@ianwhitehouse2487]

You’re spot on. I grew up in Walsall in the 1970’s and we had nothing, but we didn’t go around trashing stuff or nicking anything. These kids have never been taught discipline or respect for anyone or anything

[@paul202011]

So obvious to me they don’t have a male father figure in their life. Look at how positive they respond when Billy talks to them and shows them love and guidance. They were surprised almost like they had never experienced it

[@davelar3868]

Well done Billy takes me back quite a few years I hate to say it but hated living in Liverpool always someone willing to have a go then suddenly my mum and dad said we are moving to Wales every day was like a holiday had the so called local hard lads but could handle them no probs I now think back and I do miss Liverpool I do pop back to watch the blues play

[@bigdaz7272]

Poor lost youngers there don't know what they want to do probably no one around to offer them anything other than stuff that will send them down the wrong path, such a fookin shame to see. I really hope they make it through and find a positive path that interests them and keeps them out of mither :)

[@stornowayscotland]

Thanks for this upload Ur channel is so educational love it learnt alot from Ur channel

[@TheWeekAfterThat]

Your a great guy thanks for showing us about the place the highlights and best bits for me is when you have the people talking about there situation and the place mostly skip to they parts this is for all videos just this one am commenting on 😊

[@williebobs3830]

I used to refurbish empty houses with a small team of 4. WHYdoes it take the council / housing association, with lots of staff months before they decide to do anything.to an empty property. I was told about a stupid law where the previous occupant could come back & re claim it upto 6 months later. If true, repeal it.

[@roberttew5928]

You've just seen a pleasant day. Try and evening or a few days there. Its totally wild and rampant with violence and has been fir over 20yrs. Large travellers housed and cause mayhem. Try asking the police what it's like.

[@dlions9068]

I don't think it's the kids fault. They don't know any better and most of the time there's hardship behind the misbehaviour. Hopefully you can talk some sense to them and plant a few good seeds in their mind. Respect for that. Sad to see how dead the area is too. 30 years back those streets would be packed with kids playing in summer holidays. Remember all the street games we had back then? Someone needs to bring all that back, at least for Sundays.

[@antonyleemulvey8226]

From someone who lives not to far way I can assure you that this is by far not the worst place in the Uk. I personally from London have seen far worse places to give that title too. No doubt Blakenall has its problems but there a far worse places than here.

[@pooler1991able]

I live about 3 mile from here n it is rough but there’s rough council estates alll over.more shootings n stabbing recently but ain’t it the same everywhere.keep it up bill top lad n great content

[@antdod1]

I'm originally from Walsall I moved with family to Devon in 89 and lived in Ireland for 9yrs I see channels like this and it saddens me to not only see Walsall but other towns through out the UK that are so deprived and rough with so much crime society has broken down

[@PaulFletcher-bj7hf]

Your going in the day go at night it's a no go zone. You try lazzeles in Birmingham then you'll change your mind. Class podcast by the way

[@theallornothingpodcastwith4442]

Thanks 🙏 Done Lozells yesterday be up over the weekend.

[@CurvyBobbie]

RIP Con was such a nice kid, I’m from coalpool myself constant trouble lol

[@daledez84]

Can you go to Wolverhampton areas such as,, Whitmore reans, low hill, heath town, all saints, the scotlands. Park village, park fields,,, these places are worse than that mate

[@TheNormal12024]

Hi Billy another excellent podcast, it was great seeing you yesterday at the service station on the M6, keep up the good work mate.

[@theallornothingpodcastwith4442]

Nice 👍 me for saying hello 👋

[@Liveackto]

Great video Billy. Keep up the great work. I live in walsall myself. Some areas are worse than others it generally walsall is a nice place to live. You just got to keep yourself to yourself and not getting involved with the nonsense.

[@Millischill]

I lived by Blakenhall but grew up in Walsall it was rough twenty years ago with drugs and fighting. Drank in the black swan or rising sun those who know know lol it will never change there's multiple impoverished areas that border each other which creates a massive depression.

[@rjflores438]

Just thinking of Billy Moores trip to Paris a few months ago, it would have been interesting to see hom go through some of the estates or "Banleuies" as they call them that circle the centre of Paris, I think the area of Saint Denis near the Stade de France is supposed to be pretty rough as well as many suburbs in the North of Paris, or that was my experience when I visited my friend who is from there and moved back.

[@GeteP]

I suppose it all comes down to your own perception. I bet the people who said it's the roughest estate in the UK don't live there. Great work, Billy. Pete 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@Dannysince1985]

The common thing you notice about these run down areas is that you dont see anyone about hardly, people aren't out in their gardens doing a bit of gardening, cleaning up the areas where they live, no one out running jogging exercising etc fixing up broken fences dog walking just anything, you dont see anyone around but theres obviously people there people are home because there are cars everywhere and windows open etc.

[@rossmoore8791]

Billy this is not the roughest Estate in Walsall there are rougher. And loads more rougher areas in the west midlands.

[@Jp_mcc]

Fair play for the chat with the kids lad hopefully they take something from it before they end in jail or dead sounds awful but thats the reality

[@WeBO557]

They tried to make blakenall better with all the new builds over the years but the problem is all they moved into most of them are forigners and the jobless instead of hard working normal families. Definally gotten worse over the years since they were built.

[@DeceptiveStrawberry]

Let's not forget this is the area where Mark 'Billy' Billingham grew up. It didn't do him any harm.

[@Shaney_B]

That's because he joined the army to escape it,loom what his brother did and what he was like

[@DannyDerry1]

I’ve been no saint throughout my life spent many a Christmas away. But my god you have to ask the question where is the parents of these young fellas. If any of mine came across like these two on the videos they wouldn’t see the light of day for a wee while ats for sure. Kids are a reflection of their parents. People need to do better

[@mikethorpe6572]

I live in the Walsall area, and was a long distance driver, so can confirm the estate you were on is no worse than many others. Places have gone bad around here when all the industry disappeared out of the country, But that's no excuse for bad parenting, saying that but there are loads of good people around here who are also short of cash.

[@johnf3779]

Back in the day I was a youth leader in Liverpool. Kids need a positive strong leader who will give them focus and direction. I still bump into people who are now in their 30s and are grateful for what we gave them.

[@rory.wilkes5132]

Genuinely heartbreaking some people live like this and aren’t safe on their own streets. I don’t know the story behind it all but it’s really sad to see it’s less than 10 miles from where I live. You seem a good guy

[@successblueprintinstitute]

I got a mate in Walsall and whenever I go I find everyone to be very warm and welcoming.ill go in the town centre for a walk by myself too.

[@Hunter-q9h4w]

Yes billy you finally come to my estate missed you again a couple of months ago I missed you in Morcambe Shithole round here mate 👍👍

[@Energyflash1979]

Blakenhall used to have sure a start centre which could assist young parents with general life skills we take for granted. Also a really decent drugs and alcohol therapy centre which I volunteered at myself. From 2010 the conservatives stripped it. I often think of young kids whos parents missed out on that type of social mobility help.

[@Damo323]

Billy I’m from Dublin grew up in a place called Darndale on the Northside ( Google it) place was an absolute hole,there was stabbings,shootings fire bombing Joy riding ,you name it went on morning noon & night the way they designed the estate made it a haven for anti social behaviour there was lane ways and rat runs you literally could only drive around the outside of the estate you couldn’t go inside it . Then the council did a rejuvenating programme pumped millions in to the estate turned every house around as in your back door became your front door & vice versa done every house up built amenities shops playground, football pitches .. now it’s an estate with everything & the problems just got worse .. you can spend all the money in the world but it’ll change nothing if it contains the same people .. love your videos most Genuine 1 out there

[@mol588]

@#Damo323 Hopefully Billy will fly over and do a video about Darndale . Ryanair + Easyjet have seats from John Lennon ✈️ as cheap as a tenner / score return .. Mon Billy take us all to Dublin for a day out 🇮🇪 ☘️

[@Victoria-gq8gt]

You are spot on.

[@Furyfrmdao]

I live in blakenhall ts really not that bad billy just lately its being bad with stabbings buy its like that everywere nowadays

[@mol588]

It's obvious a lota people take pride in their homes, round Blakenhall, it's really not the worst, at all 👍

[@mrswole5650]

Sound advice you gave to those kids Respect man

[@BareBritainAudits]

Gutted I live in walsall would of been great to of caught ya said hello 🙏💯

[@billybunter55]

Great mini series you're doing Billy 🙏✨️

[@GarY-Dela-HoYa]

These videos are brilliant 👏👏

[@staceyrain7529]

There's some beautiful houses for people to live it's such a shame these houses are left to wreck and ruin when so many people need housing its crazy

[@bensammarket]

U should of visited caldmore and pleck in walsall

[@twwoody813]

Nothing for these kids to do. Zero guidance from the parents, we all know where they are heading.

[@malcolmclare1717]

You need to go there afterdark

[@waynehollingsworth5916]

What are your top 5 worst areas to have walked around in England Billy?

[@andrewcooper3503]

Always said from me YP days there was always loads of Wolves and Walsall lads in the jail and not many had a brain bless em. The said the was something in the water supply in that part of the West Midlands, the are jammy yam yams tho.

[@JaynePreston-v5q]

Going round in vicious circles yet again with more tragedy every time. I helped, as volunteer resident at the time, to set up New Deal for area improvements; even finally getting a doctor's surgery for the area for the first time! Money since long spent. Youth Services gone for ever ( though I believe the one at the community centre is still going through a different pot of money?). Best thing we did was to sell up and move out after so much trouble and crime we still had to endure nearly 39 years ago. There's still a lot of good folk living there though but, like most other deprived places, area like this get brought down by the minority. Until the criminal aspect is solved, despite pots of money and improvements thrown in to it, the vicious cycle of trying to improve the area will repeat itself again and again....no government has really attempted to improve communities and it's left to the good folk left to have to make do and mend again.

[@SteNeal]

I will say there are some lovely areas just a few that let us down just like anywhere else in the uk

[@combatsportsleague-p1p]

that’s the wrong side of blakenall mate , you need to go up ingram road , shakespeare crescent then sides

[@jammabubbly522]

Good job Bill 👍🇬🇧

[@mharixx]

Come to Greenock & port glasgow and you’ll see the uks roughest estates. Check out Robert street port glasgow. Couple of people still there. The poverty levels in Inverclyde are shameful. Parts of Paisley just as bad, Ferguslie has just been renovated but was the worst I’ve seen visually since the 90s. Streets apon streets back to back derelict 4 house blocks burnt out cars crack houses. Looks better but mostly the same people.

[@Thegiftburrow]

Poor kids absolutely nothing for them to do of course they will get into mischief 💔

[@Thegiftburrow]

@@Fudge2000 like what and what’s with the hurty words 😂😂😂

[@darrenhems2291]

Im half a mile from there theres fuck all for tge kids to do.

[@Thegiftburrow]

@@Fudge2000 doesn’t look like the type of area where there are woods and parks in abundance.

[@Thegiftburrow]

@@Fudge2000 you know nothing about me I find you crass and very angry so I will end this conversation and wish you well.

[@metapol118]

​​@@Thegiftburrow they can read the bible there are simplified bibles for kids everywhere

[@tonypowell4097]

Did you get on the asbo house on the corner with the quad an fire barrel in the front garden you know there's pure kids and cheap larger drinking adults there at night just terrorising any one who are a bit different and to normal compared to them it's the same up and down the country it's just the accents that change

[@tonypowell4097]

Ps you want to go when it's going dark bill you know none of them get up before dinner at earliest and don't think I don't know what I'm on about I've lived on estates all my life when I wasn't in jail but the way the kids act now is disgusting and people haven't got any morals

[@Baloovanz]

I lived in Blakenhall from 2000-2003 and again 2014 till 2019 and i can flat out tell you it aint as rough as half the places iv lived in Birmingham.

[@MrDjc44]

It always amazes me that there are houses boarded up left to grow wild and be vandalised by a council right next to decent houses,they should do them up straight away and get them filled with a family in need of a home

[@andyneville4059]

Rioting n violence annit the answer but can we just stop n think for a minute why the British people have had enough of being overlooked n not taken seriously when it comes to poor areas throughout the UK

[@Mfsquis]

I lived there till I was bout 13, yeah was a lil rough but everyone looked out for each other

[@leemiller7546]

Belter content billy lad keep up the good work mate 💙....UTFT

[@toneclear1878]

Billy.....check out a book called Gary's friends by Adrian Clarke. Basically doing what your doing but before Internet etc, showing community dogged by drugs n poverty, set in an old pit town, one of many left to rot and shows the impact ....

[@GavunBrown]

Hey up bill had a bad day 2day mate 4 years clean an had a whistle an flute an u no wot goes alongside that my mate got on it goin mad which I appreciate and respect but it ain't the same I'm 47 mate on the grip Wen woz 16 god bless u bill lad

[@TitchLDN]

no town is the roughest, its all the same everywhere, elements are different in each area.

[@weeddegree]

Should of come pleck bro… nice scenic view 😁

[@JuliaDeSample]

Think most estates are on par with each other all as rough as each other just in different parts of the country

[@mikemurphy6809]

Stockton in yarm billy absolutely fxckt Keep doing your thing mate 👍 awesome 👌 🙏💯🇬🇧

[@stuartthomas5025]

your great bill just so sad to see these young kids with parents who dont promote what your asking them .love your channel kiddo come see us in sydney

[@fishypie]

i worked in walsall for 27 years and it really is A nasty place, they get free garden collection and thats where it ends

[@kieranroeroe733]

Bloody hell I ay ever seen Blakenhall that quiet before did ya go down there at crack of dawn or summet. I live literally couple minutes down the road and even I wouldn’t walk down Blakenhall on my own vile place and people

[@karencrazy5106]

Walsall had a drug problem and is very chavy but that what comes with extreme poverty. Also a lot of parents around here don’t want to look after their kids. You can see it from the 2 kids, one looks about 11 and is already on balloons. Also what you will see a lot around Walsall is memorial of people who have passed. Such as the little girl was run over, the lad who was shot, stabbing, and there a couple of other from people in motorcycles and car accidence

[@glynsmith5508]

I live not far Wolverhampton.....looks like the government isn't interested in spending money here for the kids.... would sooner give it to Muslim men in there 20s n 30s hanging round hotels on there phones all day

[@mol588]

Free phones an lovely 4* star hotels ...

[@welshie1979]

I used to live outside of Wolverhampton..many years ago. What's it like with migrants etc and social cohesion?

[@gizagoogames2595]

I lived in finchfield road west near Molyneux a few years back . Loved it there .The house i lived in is gone now. They built 2 houses on the plot . .Im full of useless information today

[@thesepticweevil]

It used to be worse than it is now. They ripped all the houses down at the worse parts. Go at night. Most of Walsall is a shite hole. Violent crime seems to have shot up in the last couple of years.

[@Andy246.]

I was waiting for that kid to say something like, "I'm making sure your car doesn't lose its wheels, but am not doing it for free" 😂😂

[@karlkuttup]

walsall is like most places have run down areas with high poverty ,ive lived in these areas in walsall ,bham is much worse than walsall ,and wolverhamton is bad just like brum ,im from 7 miles from wolverhamton ,lived all over brum parts of wolvo and walsall ,as well

[@ImHagridm8]

I’m from wolverhampton not too far from walsall. My area is pretty mad but it ain’t run down. Wolverhampton in general is bad there’s always shootings on the news. Kids got shot dead in a park not too long ago too. My neighbour was arrested for shooting someone in the face with a .22 but somehow released

[@RichardSelby-tx7rz]

Bill get yourself to west end Newcastle that will open your eyes I'm a geordie through and through

[@SkinwalkerFarm]

We need more Urban Trees, thanks mate

[@jackaman45]

My town wishes I'd of seen you

[@WilliamCooper-l6f]

If I resided in your region, I would arm myself with whatever was legal to own, even if I had to make it, but I would feel intimidated to go anywhere.

[@scottwood5114]

that cobra looks nice Richard

[@darrenhems2291]

Every town has got a Blakenall.

[@l6outinthestix46]

Stay safe billy out there everywhere looks the same bill up and down the country something needs to be done to our communitys bring bk youth centres gyms etc before it get worse all the best billy

[@PTSuperSte]

Pure legend you Billy ❤

[@Furyfrmdao]

top 5 in West Midlands I'd defo recommend moving there very safe 👍🏾 😂😂😂😂

[@missmuffet3874]

Billy I know you like to travel to Turkey I know also you are a dog lover. What do you think about the new stray dog laws in Turkey? Could you please look into it and make it voiced to your audience to pass on. It’s so very, very cruel and wrong what they are doing. ❤

[@matthewjackson3408]

Maybe in the night gets ruff

[@VinnieWootton]

Go to friar Park and yew tree estate in walsall but don't stay till night

[@michaelholt100]

Government's always take take but never give ,