Leicester is a horrendous place, as is Preston.
Been to Belfast for a night and where staying at Queen's University, that part was lovely and the walk into the town centre from it all seemed nice enough, my brother was recommended a pub so we kept walking and it just got slowly more dodgy before we eventually arrived on the street and turned round to see this stand alone 2 story pub with metal barriers over the windows and nothing else near it. All exchanged a look like nah f**k this but went in anyway and the place was class. f**k living there though, when schools, shops, pubs etc all have barriers over the windows to stop them being blown up to f**k it's not really appealing.