Do people feel safe shopping on Oxford Street?|The London Question

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00:00Not too safe.

00:01So far pretty safe.

00:02I don't have a problem with it whatsoever.

00:04I feel like everyone gets their phones snatched.

00:07So sometimes if I'm on my phone, I like hold it like this.

00:11I'll go like not roadside, like pavement side.

00:14I wouldn't get it out while I'm walking along the street.

00:17I always wait till I'm in a cafe.

00:19Somebody come up to me, try to take my phone, I'll just say,

00:21no, you can't have my phone, unless I had a knife.

00:23Same with the handbag, always hold on to the strap.

00:26I just am very aware though of my surroundings.

00:29If I can avoid going on my phone, I'll avoid going on my phone,

00:32just because you never really know where it's going to get snatched.

00:35You just can't believe it.

00:36People have just got to be more vigilant, really.

00:40I think people need to be more aware and, you know,

00:43the police need to do what they need to do

00:44and people need to be more aware too.

00:46You can't think that the world revolves around them.

00:48I mean, I grew up in London, so I feel fine walking around.

00:50I think you've just got to be a little bit more conscious of your surroundings.

00:53People are going to do what they're going to do, you know.

00:55Cost of living's increased, people are struggling,

00:58and therefore crime rates are going to increase based on, you know, life scenario.

01:04If you look at the name of your parents, then you most likely have to be more aware of,

01:08you know, just going to be in the beginning of the day.

01:10I think it's important for me to be aware of this.

01:12It's going to be a little bit more for us to be aware of the team.