It isn't, but the crimes do not happen only in these areas.

Crimes (like phone, expensive items in a bag snatching) happen in rich areas, too.[1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP6tygFIQq0

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP6tygFIQq0&t=1794s

I know that there is a lot of media reporting of knife crime and phone theft. However, I am contributing my personal experience to the thread. You could search YouTube for videos of people complaining about crime in any major city. This is a popular trope that gets a lot of views and engagement.

The point is that it happens not only in particularly shit areas of London, it happens in rich areas too, or where there are lots of tourists, areas that are supposed to be safe, but they are not.

And UK is doing fuck-all about it, they care more about who said what online. It is absurd.

As for your personal experience, sure, that is valid. It really depends on when you go out or what you are wearing.

I mean phone thefts can happen anywhere, but I imagine that’s also true of other places. If you’re a phone thief you’re going to go to the areas where people have nice phones, I assume.

> If you’re a phone thief you’re going to go to the areas where people have nice phones, I assume.

Yes, and they are doing it, and it is a major issue in London. We are not talking about other places right now. It is a huge issue in London.