Very sadly , what was once a very safe and frankly rather boring area is now increasingly dangerous .
An elderly, disabled neighbour had a knife held at her throat in the middle of the night .
She was unharmed , but it shook all of us .
You can't leave anything in the front garden .
I've known attempts made to steal things when packing up the car .
A man touting for business refused to leave the back garden . He really frightened me .
The front door is always locked .
Now I lock the back door when working in the garden and I need to have a repair done to the side gate .
I hesitate in answering the front door .
Some callers are aggressive and rude .
It's why I long to resettle in Yorkshire where we never have to lock doors , know everyone and feel really safe .
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