Justice 21h 59m left
Do you feel the UK has become less safe to live in over the past five years?
Official figures show overall crime in England and Wales is broadly flat: the Crime Survey estimated about 9.7 million headline incidents in the year to June 2026, with no significant change on the year before. Police-recorded knife crime fell 6% in that period, while fraud rose 11% and recorded robbery rose 10%, partly because of better recording of business robberies. The Global Peace Index 2026 ranked the UK 39th, down from 35th. A 2026 King's College London study found the public widely believes crime is rising even where long-term data show falls.
4 Opinions
Most high streets are no go areas at night. No I do not feel safe in any way. I would feel safer if everyone carried arms.
Official statistics be damned. I've seen more assaults, petty crime, and all around crime than ever over the last few years, and I am deeply sceptical of any statistics saying otherwise
I genuinely feel safer in the UK today than I did five years ago. The official statistics show crime has flatlined, which perfectly matches my own daily reality. I will not let populist media dictate my own sense of security over the actual data
Safety is decreasing as the percentage of 3rd worlders is increasing