Are Poles in the UK more prone to Thievery?

Come on, we all know thats what pikeys do!

If you want to bash, bash with fact please. There are plenty of them to use.

Any data? Conspiracy theories maybe?


a gut feeling


what about 2011 census?

Well, about 9 of 10 people, who lived in both countries say that Poland is safer but I guess you know better, pink creature :)

Ah, could you please make it clear If you agree that Poles are more prone to thievery than english ? Y/N and why. I hope to hear soon from you !


Thank you ! Now, dear creature, please tell us, have you ever heard about statistics ?

I would say Poland is a hell of a lot safer. No chavs waiting outside pizza and kebab houses looking for fights. My old town was very dangerous between 10pm and 4am on the weekends.


He has now. We have already trained him on at least two subjects tonight:D

It's a socio economic problem is it not. So if you live in a deprived area, thievery is likely to be more prevalent. As the majority of Poles living in the UK live in an area that will provide low paid factory work that they can do without having a good handle on English, it follows that this area is most likely to host a majority of low income families, benefit dependents and poorly educated people with low moral standards. By default I guess A Pole would feel unsafe in these areas. This area would most likely feel unsafe to an English native who came from the middle classes. I'm guessing these areas exist in Poland to. Parts of Poznan certainly don't engender a feeling of security, thats for sure. Some of the larger villages I have visited are very intimidating with groups of alcoholics hanging around the shops.

Sometimes I'm sure I look through "rose tinted spectacles" when I think of my home country, I'm sure you do too. I've seen too much in Poland and too much poor behavior from Polish people in the UK, to think we are that much different.

In answer to your question, if we are talking about shop lifting, burglary then I would say no. In my experience, the Poles here are very adept at playing the system,a kind of white collar thievery but thats not what this thread is about.

I feel both you and TommyG feel I am anti polish. I am not. I am anti your legal system because I have first hand experience, and understand as any reasonably educated person should, it has no place in a modern world.

Even in such areas people feel quite safe.


Those groups of alcoholics won't do you any harm.

The problem is you judge places by appearance. It works for your imagination spoilt by the esthetically rich environment you grew up in. Now when you see a crumbling building you feel unsafe... while I don't, because I live in a city full of crumbling buildings and winos staying at the gates.

I'm sure the English people that live in such places feel safe


I lived in a 16th Century house for seven years. It was crumbling too. I felt very safe the walls were nearly 1m thick.

The point I was trying to make is its all a matter of perspective. As a foreigner your senses are more acute. The only thing that really bothered me in Poznan was being constantly asked for cigarettes by well dressed males. Whats that all about?

Sadly it's looking increasingly unlikely that my partner and I can go to Poland again. She will miss it badly when it sinks in she really can't go home. I'll miss the Wodka championships with Tata.