PTR
Striker
For all its a bit naff, and quite shit - its really safe, and has loads of open green spaces.Agreed. Even in the roughest bits I wouldn't feel as if I had to keep my wits about me to avoid getting mugged, shot or stabbed. Compared to other places.
I really don't get the reputation it gets - drive around the local villages, and you'll struggle to find anything better - yet nobody talks about how crap Trimdon, FIshburn, Blackhall, Easington , Murton etc are. Even Seaham is touch and go.