Doncaster is supposed to be a safe, quiet, leafy suburb as well. And been through there a few times, it does seem to have a large, vibrant population of young people and women as well.
In the supposed lucky country we live in, young women shouldn't have to be forced to live in fear or cancel plans to take an evening walk on a fine Autumn night at 7 pm.
I feel lucky and blessed to be a fairly sturdy bloke in my mid 30s, I have no problems or qualms walking the streets at night,but for young women like you Mebby, you don't have that luxury.
Starting to seriously believe that we have to introduce anti-domestic violence/violence against women classes in Secondary Schools, today's generation of young boys need to be instructed/taught that violence against women is absolutely non-acceptable.
Also the banning of casual street-knives and switch blades would also be a good move as well