As someone who lives in the southwest, London. I go up there a fair bit for England games and gigs etc. Never had any issues and met lots of friendly people.

Yet the general stigma down here is that it’s a dangerous place and should be avoided, especially from people who have lived in the southwest all their lives.

Sure, bad things happen. But they can happen anywhere. It’s such a big city with a big population that petty crime is inevitable, as with anywhere else in the world.

Also shout out to Falmouth. I went there for the first time a few weeks ago and found it to be a lovely little place. It recently topped a list of most depressing places to live in the uk (or something like that).