Wiktionary
street-smart
a. Having practical rather than theoretical knowledge, such as what is learned on the streets rather than in the classroom.
Usage examples of "street-smart".
The very concept of the JTTF was to pair bright, well-educated FBI agents like John Anticev with seasoned, street-smart detectives like Lou Napoli to investigate local crimes that might have national security implications.
This was not the street-smart cocky businessman most people got to see, but the other Bennie Milagros, a deep thinker, a kind of philosopher who questioned everything in life.
She was street-smart and had gained a layer of emotional calluses working as a police reporter before being assigned to the investigative team.