It's a darn sight better than Brighton that's for sure. Brighton is dirty and full of scumbag students, and there is far too many people there.
As for the local youths - there aren't half as many run-down areas as there are in most other sussex towns. I moved over in Feb last year, and I've...
I live in the South Harbour, and there's nothing wrong with my house?!
My choices if you were choosing to move down would be the North Harbour (really beautiful places there), or the Old Town.