Weapons women carry against potential assaults in the U.K.?

Question

I will be traveling into the UK and would like to know what kind of weapons women carry to protect themselves against possible assaults. I was going to purchase some mace, but realized that it is not legal in the UK. I will be flying in and going through customs, so it would need to be something that I could put in my check in and also go through customs with.

Thanks!

Answer 1

The only things allowed are "Rape Alarms". These are just a high pitched noise which you can set off if you are threatened.
However, the UK is very safe and very few people carry anything like this.