The W3 is fine! There was a news article last year saying that the 3rd most dangerous route was the N29 which passes through FP and up Seven Sisters but the 2 routes in the first and second spots were from east and south.
I can believe that about the 29 or, as I'm told the criminal community call it, 'the free bus'. Very seldom get the Ws since I can walk most of the route, so can't comment on that.
when i used to live in stokey/stamford hill, i was constantly amazed by the n253... perfectly peaceful until manor house, then all along the woodberry down estates it was like being in the thunderdome, just without all the chainmail. i've seen people run from the back seat of the bus in front to the middle of the bus i was on to dish out a whuppin'. this was 8 or so years ago when knives were (i think) a little less prevalent so it was all good old fashioned unarmed combat. seen a bit of action on the n29 too, but nowhere near as frequent or extreme as on the n253.
i heard this too & got quite excited and strangely proud.
however i think his source for the title of "edgiest bus in london" was in fact 12-15 year old kids who use the w3. and i think it can only really get edgy for about five minutes after school kicking out time, and even then right at the other end of the route to us lot.
the n29 is truly the devil's bus. the other night someone lit up a fag purely to provoke everyone then spent the rest of the ride flashing his knife around. most people were too busy falling over, pickpocketing & vomiting to care.
i once overheard a tfl man say with fondness "ahh the 29. the best bus in london for criminals, murderers & gay hustlers."
Not sure about gay hustlers, but I did see three girls and a pimp trying to drum up some business between Tottenham Court Road and Finsbury Park. They were very... um... efficient.
The girl would sit next to a guy, place her hand on his leg and work her way up, while chatting him up. Eventually, she'd call the pimp over. Sadly, I got off the bus before I saw any money change hands.
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I want one with a minimum of the following sets; Criminals, Murderers, Gay Hustlers and Tosscats.
HAHAHAHAHA *bonk*