street-wise adjective experienced in or possessing the necessary qualities for urban survival US,1981
If a cop is worth his night stick, he has to be what they call street wise. He not only has to know the area but he has to know the situation. — Minnesota Fats, TheBankShot, p. 64, 1966
Maybe law-abiding America is getting as streetwise as its criminal class. — IllustratedLondonNews, May 1981