Hackney

Lived in Hackney for 4 years.

1 burglary ( whilst asleep upstairs! )
1 dislocated shoulder through getting beating up
1 mugging
1 fight in street with nutter who spat in my wifes face
1 stolen bike
1 egg thrown ( at wife )
1 pervert exposing himself to wife
1 x group of kids chasing me down road on bike

Lived in other parts of London 32 years.
1 burglary

I dont even like going through the area as I had such a horrific experience there.

But dont let that put you off, as I know plenty of people who have had no problems

I've lived in Hackney the last four or five years.

Local kids set fire to a bin last week. Oh and once when walking home last year I almost stepped in a pool of blood. Called the police, they said it was a gang fight thing that they'd already handled.

That's about it.

Public transport is pretty crap around here, but then again I ride my bike most places.