SSP, Aged 17 1993 After a night out – I was unable to stay at my friends house as planned. So her male “friend” took me to a hotel on New South Promenade, once I was there, he took me to an empty bedroom told me that I could lie down and he would get into bed with me. He was a lot...
Aged 23 April 2021 A guy in his early 20s appeared and went over to the corner of the parking space behind my house to pee. When I went out to question what he was doing and ask him to leave he yelled abuse at me and then offered to show me his penis when I was telling him what he was...
Aged 15 2021 I was on the 75 bus coming home from school at around 7pm but due to it being winter it was quite dark and quiet. I had the whole bus to myself until an older man came on and sat right next to me. I thought it was weird but didn’t say anything. I had my headphones in and just...
Aged 35 2021 I was walking to the park with my nine year old daughter and we were crossing the junction at West Park Drive where there’s a small island in the middle. We had crossed half way and traffic was queuing to go around the roundabout on the side we still needed to cross. We...
2022 Ava, aged 21 I was in B&M’s minding my own business when a middle-aged short bearded man slowly approached while staring at me. He stopped dead in front of me, looked me up and down, laughed and did the creepiest smile I’ve ever seen. I then just walked on and called him a...
2011 Aged 14 I normally went to the skate park with a group of friends, but this time all my friends wanted to stay in but I wanted to skate. I got the bus to the skate park and had a nice skate for 15 minutes, until an older male started to follow me around the skate park. He started by...
2023 Aged 30
A man filmed me from his car walking across the car park on my walk home. He then followed me in his car and started beeping. Luckily I got a lift the rest of the journey home.
2022 Aged 25
Whilst on a night out I was consistently touched by a man at the bar. After several advances he put his hand up my skirt. He was removed once the bouncers had been informed but I was left stuck inside as he refused to move away from the outside of the venue.
2011 Aged 21 I was walking to work around 6pm during an icy, dark winter. I thought I was alone but realised a much older man was following me. He started shouting sexually explicit things and speeding up behind me. It was to icy for me to run but luckily someone came walking towards us...
Bystander account by Paul Maynard MP 9/12/2022 I attended the Reclaim the Night march as I believe it is important that everyone can enjoy a night out without fear of intimidation and harassment. Because I was coming to join a bit late from another event, I had almost caught up the march...
2022 Sam, age 32
When entering work a Taxi driver drove past ogling with his head out of the window.
2019 Elaine, aged 47 A man with dogs shouted at me to turn down my bicycle light, he was standing in the middle of the path which made it difficult to pass him, my light isn’t bright or aimed straight at him, I’ve never had anyone else shout at me like this. He was a large man...
2010 June Stewart, aged 52
Filling in on behalf of my mum who was robbed at knifepoint at approx 2pm in broad daylight for £20 the man has never been caught.
1998 Age 12
My first memory of street harassment around the time I was first allowed to go out alone, by tradesmen working on a construction site while I walked to meet a friend.