Are there any rural areas of the North you would advise backpackers to avoid; they are bypassing all towns?

and cities, but is there ever any crime or teenagers hanging about in the villages or rural areas?Are there any rural areas of the North you would advise backpackers to avoid; they are bypassing all towns?
Not really.





Crime isn't really something I would worry about in the UK anyway, unless you deliberately intend to tour high crime areas and inner cities, and in rural Northern England (particularly North Yorkshire) the crime rate is so low as to be not worth mentioning.





Outside of towns, I think you're more likely to be struck by lightning than have any problems with crime or unruly youths. There aren't many people living in these places to begin with, and the population tends to be wealthier and older.





I personally have been walking around Northumberland, Yorkshire and Cumbria for many years and have never, ever, ever encountered any problems, unless you count the occasional cow or sheep blocking your path. Indeed the whole of the rural UK is largely crime free, not just Northern England.





There are areas I would avoid for other reasons, such as areas where open cast mining takes place (it's just unsightly), or areas where there are active military firing ranges. These are easily identifiable on Ordnance Survey maps, and open cast mines can be seen on Google Earth for example.Are there any rural areas of the North you would advise backpackers to avoid; they are bypassing all towns?
the north? that's very general, which bit, lancashire, yorkshire, derbyshire, cumbria, northumberland, manchester etc...........

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