Bletchleyite
Veteran Member
I can understand that, for sure. I was warned about pickpocketing before going to Barcelona last autumn by about 8 different people, but at no point did I feel vulnerable to it or suffer it. I think a lot of cities have reputations they don't necessarily deserve among British folk.
While a bit OT, La Rambla definitely does deserve the reputation (as well as things like petty phone theft off tables in cafes, for instance, which almost never happens in the UK - last time I was there someone attempted it on one of the group), as does Amsterdam in places.