Leeds: How safe do you feel on the streets when it gets darker earlier?

Do you feel safe on the streets when it gets dark earlier? Do your habits change once the evenings start drawing in?

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00:00I don't really feel safe when walking around once it gets darker at night.

00:06However, I don't really let it faze me.

00:09I'm quite a bold personality, bold character, so it doesn't really faze me.

00:12I'd just be walking anywhere, but, yeah, I feel like it's no secret.

00:15There's a lot of crying.

00:17I wouldn't go anywhere that doesn't have streetlights, for example.

00:21I think you're just a bit more cautious when it's darker

00:24because, you know, there's not as many people around.

00:26And you always say to me to make sure you're in a public area,

00:29staying somewhere where it's brightly lit.

00:31Or I'd often choose to drive instead of walking somewhere when it's darker.

00:37I'm very concerned about how unsafe it's getting.

00:39I mean, I only go out wearing trousers with zip pockets

00:44because I'm worried about someone snatching my phone on my wallet or something.

00:47So, yeah, I wish this government would focus more about crime in the country.

00:52Once I get used to the winter and it's 4pm and it's dark,

00:55I'm just like, OK, this is my normal and I feel quite safe and secure.

00:59At that moment.