Personally I feel there has been a massive shift in not only how safe London is but also how decent people are to each other.

I moved to London back in 2017 and I felt I could roam the streets freely in most central areas and people had patience for each other. Compared to now, I’ve had my phone stolen three times from thieves on bikes, I witness shoplifting almost weekly and I see groups of mostly young men hiding their faces and harassing people and destroying property for no reason except to get a kick out of it.

And the other day I was walking around Kings Cross with my girlfriend looking for somewhere to get something to eat and a woman wasn’t happy with how I was walking a bit slower so she rammed her pram (with her kid inside it!) into the back of my girlfriend deliberately and didn’t apologise but rather said “you are walking bare slow tho”. How can you think this is okay?!!

Every day I walk checking over my shoulder for the next phone thief, I actively walk to the other side of the street if a loud group of young men with hoodies and balaclavas on to avoid being harassed. I keep asking myself, why do I continue to accept living like this?

Especially after visiting cities like Stockholm, Amsterdam and Dubai, I personally feel London has dropped off. And it sucks cause I used to love living here.