Ed Sheeran says “all areas” of London are “sketchy” and “dangerous”
nme.comEd Sheeran has branded the entirety of London is “sketchy” and “dangerous”.The artist lives on a huge £3.75m country estate in Suffolk but reportedly owns 22 properties in London, including two in Battersea, three in Whitechapel, and two in Covent Garden.
Most of these he rents out.Despite this, he recommended avoiding “every area” if you want to avoid being robbed.The topic came up in an interview with US podcaster Theo Von, who asked him where the most dangerous place to be in the UK is.“Here?
I’d say every area of London. Literally, every area is sketchy,” Sheeran answered.“I think that you cannot be anywhere. It’s not like a segregated city.
No, I mean the nice areas are sketchy, the bad areas are sketchy, but you just have to not do stupid shit.“If you wander around with, I dunno, like a Louis Vuitton duffel bag and a 200 grand watch, you are going to get robbed.
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