Of course, no one who lives in Munich ever dares to venture into London. Silly me!

What makes you so confident that you have a more accurate perception of life in London than its inhabitants? You were very confidently dismissive of my report of my own personal experience, so I was a little surprised to find out that you don't even live here!

Let this be a salutary warning to HN readers that a huge amount of baseless nonsense gets written about crime in London.

I wasn't dismissive at all. I'm just noting that maybe the common HN visitor, which is most likely an academic with the means to live in suburbia or nicer districts, may live in a bubble. I haven't written anything about crime in london.

Let this be a salutary warning to HN readers that people get needlessly pissy when you question them about the backgrounds of their experiences.

Ok, to your question: no, I do not live in some kind of upscale zero crime bubble. I live near Mile End station.

(And also, where on Earth did you get the idea that academics in London can afford to live in the nice districts, or that most HNers are academics?)