Nicole, aged 23 2018 On a night out, on the phone to my boyfriend and two very young men walked passed. One lifted my dress whilst the other slapped my bum REALLY hard that it set me off straight away. I started following them back with one heel in hand as they ran away. However a gang of...
Bella, aged 19 2019 After arguing with my boyfriend on a night out he left me crying in the street. About two minutes later a group of five lads all crowded around me, berating me and making fun of me. When I walked away they all followed me my entire walk home taking pictures of me...
Aged 33
2023
I went to drop off a Vinted parcel at the Post Office. Turned around to walk out of the shop and a man was stood in my way, blocking the way out. He muttered “we have to stop meeting like this” under his breath. He was a total stranger.
2023
Aged 45
Outside xxxx bar, asked how much I charge for sex.
SB Aged 24 2023 Nobody was on the bus but myself and the bus driver. At the next stop from mine a man got on, that I was fine with, he sat right at the back of the bus. Again, that’s fine. Then out of nowhere he decides to get up and sit right beside me out of all the seats he chose...
Aged 36 6th May 2023 Stood outside a bar on Topping Street at 8pm on my own, I was approached by a man who asked me for money. I told him I didn’t have any but he kept speaking to me. He had an accent and I couldn’t make out what he was saying. He walked away after a few...
Aged 36 28th April 2023 Stood outside a bar on Birley Street a man approached me and several other women one after the other asking for money. I didn’t initially map this incident as I thought he potentially was in genuine need although it was quite intimidating as he came right up...
Aged 25 27th April 2023 A friend and I were walking through town with our skateboards talking to each other, a man approached us loudly asking why we weren’t riding our skateboards, asking us to do tricks for him, and if we can ollie, he followed us to church street until he became...
Leah, aged 27 29th April 2023 I was with a hen party on Saturday night. I was sat at a table when a man approached me and was asking me to come back to his hotel. I said no and went to walk away. He grabbed me by the wrist and told me I was coming with him. My partner was outside so...
29th April 2023 I was shocked at some of the Young Farmers t-shirts that I saw as I drove through town. I really don’t know how they are allowed to have things like that on display. As a Father of two girls I am sickened as to how some men behave… Not sure exactly what the...
28th April 2023 I went for a walk on the prom on Friday evening- Bispham to Gynn Square, about 6.30pm. A gang of young men (young farmers) came howling out of one of the hotels near the Clifton Hotel, wearing day-glo t-shirts with the most revolting things written on the back – the...
30th April 2023 Bystander account I had the windows open in my bedroom and can hear pretty much everything on the street and promenade. I was having a coffee and heard some commotion – not unusual. I heard a man’s voice shout really loud ‘got any crack’ and the a group of male...
28th April 2023
Stood outside Scream and Shake Horror bar, a man approached me and several other women asking for money. He was getting very close and being quite intrusive, but he did walk away when everyone refused him.
Friday 28th May 2023
Walking past the train station a group of young farmers were wearing stage and hen style t shirts saying, ‘I’m all for Ukraine, but I’m serious about Putin my fingers inside you’.
H, Aged 16 2012 A male teacher refused me access to the toilet when I was on my period so I grabbed my bag and walked out the classroom to the toilet. The teacher in question gave me a detention which I refused to attend so I got my mum involved and she told the school. The teacher in...