This article from The Sun lists the 10 most crime-ridden streets in the UK based on police crime statistics. The streets listed include addresses in Newcastle, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Chester, Birmingham, Bristol, London and Cardiff. The author critiques publishing this list, arguing that associating someone's address with criminal activity could negatively impact their employment prospects over something outside of their control.

1. STREETS OF SHAME
These are officially the most
crime-ridden streets in the
country… is your address in the
top 10?
The Source: The Sun.
The reasonI pickedthisstoryis because it’snearlyentirelyfocusedaroundthe representationof
regional and national identity.Livinginone of the postcodeslistedamongthisstoryimmediately
pegsyouas a criminal.There’snotmuchtothisstory otherthan whatthe headline says.The list
goes:
EllisonStreet,Newcastlewith104 crimes
HeathcroftRise,Leads with166 crimes
DysonHall Drive,Liverpool with111 crimes
TaplinDrive,Manchesterwith158 crimes
BuchananDrive,Sheffieldwith143 crimes
Bache Hall Court,Chesterwith113 crimes
BentmeadGrove,Birminghamwith84
WardenStreet,Bristol with79 crimes
ChevyRoad,Londonwith244 crimes
PictonPlace,Cardiff with70 crimes.
The listis onlycomprisedof residential areas,ratherthanbigstreetswithcrime hotspotssuchas
nightclubs.Ialsofinditslightlyfunnythatone of the placesonthat listsharesmysurname. The
mostcriminal neighbourhoodinLondonlookssurprisinglyinnocent.Inmyopinion,The Sunwas
wrongto post thisarticle because itcouldaffectemployer’sdecisionsdrastically.Imagineif you
were goingtohire someone butreadthis article the day before andtheirpostcode matchedone of
these.Itcouldswayyou awayfroma possiblyveryvaluable workeroversomethingtheycannot
control.