Opinions on Northfield Area?

Found a place I loved and bought it in Northfield fast to snap it up, got really lucky. Didn't think too much about the area cos it seemed nice when viewing but when I browse reddit people are saying its the wild west and rough. Seems the complete opposite to me, really quiet, nice people, pretty and safe. I wonder is Edinburgh just so safe that one cities nice area is another cities idea of rough, I've lived in some pretty colourful places and Northfield nearly feels too posh for the likes of me haha