Hi there,

I'm new here and looking for some advice.

I have recently moved to London and am looking at flatshares. I have seen a nice room in a lovely house in South Tottenham (N15 postcode) that I would love to take, but the crime stats according to UpMyStreet are quite scary (lots of burglaries etc.) and I have heard from a fellow student that the area around Green Lanes is not very safe. Also South Tottenham and Tottenham more generally are often cited as not very nice/safe areas to live in.

I am female and not very street-savvy. Would I be ok living in the above area? I wouldn't be getting home past midnight but I would want to feel safe walking from the tube/bus stop to my house and not constantly worry about getting burgled. I know that lots of students live in the N4 area (Green Lanes) and feel fine with that. Also Finsbury Park is full of student tenants whereas I have been told by non-students that FP is not the safest place to live.

If anyone living in Tottenham/South Tottenham could advise me please I would be very grateful. Thanks!