Well I live in Chelmsley Wood , you know, that hotbed of crime , I have lived here for 48 years, never been mugged, robbed, except for garden shed donkeys years ago,Never had the car nicked.
It has crime where doesn't , perhaps I am a little bit more aware of some situations in our area but that is the heightened fear that comes with being old.
Perhaps the other reason may be that after almost 50 years here I have known all the local miscreants since they were born,lol.