title: Murder mile
text: # Murder mile
  
  Murder Mile is a nickname sometimes given to roads known for high crime rates or military conflict.
  
  ## Cyprus
  
  Now a popular shopping destination, Ledra Street in Lefkoşa was called "Murder Mile" in the late 1950s when it was still under British rule, as the EOKA terrorist organisation targeted civilians and servicemen in their fight for union with Greece.
  
  ## United Kingdom
  
  ### England
  
  In London, in the borough of Hackney, a mile-long road stretching from Upper Clapton to Lower Clapton was referred to as Britain's Murder Mile due to the high number of murders committed in the area. It also featured in the 2004 film Bullet Boy.
  
  ### Northern Ireland
  
  The streets of south Armagh and Belfast in Northern Ireland were notoriously violent during The Troubles.
  
  ## Yemen
  
  Main Road in Mualla, a district of Aden, became known as the Murder Mile during the British occupation in the 1960s.
  
  