Inside one of the UK's Worst GANG-RUN, Lawless Estates!

For this video of St Paul's in Bristol, I went there because it was recommended by you, the viewers.
You guys told me not to go there, and it’s that dangerous - but I’m not the smartest guy when it comes to listening to sound advice so I spent a few hours in St Paul’s - avoiding any confrontations, thankfully.
History and Demographics
St Paul’s is credited as being one of the first suburbs of Bristol, and it’s in a great location, it’s close to the city centre, the Cabot Shopping centre, and has a mix of residential and commercial buildings.
There is a large African-Caribbean population in St Paul's, and according to Wikipedia, that started back in the 1950s, as many immigrants arrived from Jamaica and Ireland.
I couldn’t get any quality data about St Pauls’ demographics on its own, as it’s in a ward grouped with other areas, but you’ll see some references to Jamaica like the Rastafari Culture Centre in the footage and get a feel for the area.
Browsing the history of St Pauls there is a very obvious timeline of Police operations attempting to crack down on organised crime activities, riots, and racial tensions -- and even today things don’t look great as there are serious gun crime and drug problems in the area and gangs are known to operate and have beefs.
Turbo Island
I think it’s worth mentioning Turbo Island when talking about St Pauls, which is a small area of land in Stokes Croft, bordering St Paul’s.
Described on the turboisland.info site as a “vibrant and thriving open-air social hub”, this is basically an area where homeless people drink throughout the day and night and usually keep an open fire burning as you can see here.
It’s crazy really, it’s clearly a major health and safety issue having a fire on the pavement where there is a lot of traffic and people walking through.
I hope you enjoy this video and it helps you get a better understanding and appreciation for different areas across the UK.
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Chapters
00:00 - Intro to St Paul's Bristol
01:16 - History and Demographics
02:13 - Crime
03:23 - Housing
04:37 - Poverty
05:05 - Turbo Island
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[@ukexplored]

Hope you enjoyed this look inside St Paul's in Bristol, it sure is an interesting area - and as long as I keep surviving these ghetto and rough area tours, I'll keep bringing them to you. As always, all comments, questions, and feedback are welcome - Thanks for tuning in!

[@Budgiearmy]

Love the music in the background❤

[@bryanadams4436]

😂😂😂😂

[@tonismith640]

Wtf in England immigrants work yeah

[@MorgueOfficialMusic]

I moved out of Bristol and the UK over 5 years ago. Living in the st pauls/stokes croft area was a wild ride. I live a completely different life now in Scandinavia but this brought back a lot of memories. Interesting that while I've changed, that area is still exactly the same

[@ukexplored]

That’s quite the change I bet, from Bristol to one of the Scandinavian countries. Hopefully it bought back some fond memories! 😀

[@123ShadowMario]

Why’s that interesting?

[@MorgueOfficialMusic]

@@123ShadowMario Well, it shows that a change of scene will change the person, ideally for the better. Staying in the same place forever can stifle a person's growth. I see the same people there as 5 or 10 years ago.

[@christophercleary6780]

Scandi going Islamic

[@monacophotographyevents2384]

@@ukexplored I currently live in Monaco, which is a world apart from these sort of places, but I've also lived in Scandinavia, which I love. But there are, obviously, some dodgy areas in Scandinavia as well, and although we don't have anywhere like this in Monaco, there are a few no go areas in the South of France, such as in Nice and Marseilles.

[@celynjones4958]

Hasn't changed much in many years. Same mix of fun places and dodgy characters. Cheers for sharing :)

[@ukexplored]

Cheers!

[@drahcirnevarc9152]

I'm a middle-aged White conservative man, and have been walking through St Pauls multiple times daily for nearly twenty years and have never once felt theatened, although I agree that the graffiti and littering is absolutely disgusting.

[@anythingbootneck]

Wow!!! That was a real eye opener for me to see. Well done, great commentary and filming. Keep them coming please!👍🏻

[@ukexplored]

Thanks, kind sir, appreciate it. 👍

[@anythingbootneck]

@@ukexplored No problem, I’ve become addicted to your vids, you deserve far more subs. Good luck!

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

Is City Road in St Paul’s? I worked down there once and I saw some sites! Cracking video mate, I enjoyed that. Turbo Island made me smile! Keep them coming …. Smithy

[@ukexplored]

Thanks Smithy, appreciate it. Yeah city road is in St Paul’s, I’m sure a couple of the clips were from it. The guys at Turbo were so nice and welcoming, I will be going back 😀

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

@@ukexplored I thought so it looked familiar! I had to fit a tracker in a chaps car as he was fearful it was going to be nicked 😂 fair play good on you mate!

[@harrysavage9763]

I went to college in St.Paul’s and one of the first things they told us was to never walk down Grosvenor Rd as a student had been kidnaped on lunch. I also worked at St. Paul’s carnival one year and witnessed a stabbing right in front of my stall, also saw a stabbing in the nightclub there Lakota. I’ve been to around 40 countries in the world including Afghanistan and Colombia, South Africa (Johannesburg) and I have to say St.Paul’s/Bristol is still the most unsafe I’ve felt in my life, it has been somewhat gentrified in the last 15 years not that you could tell, it was definitely a no go zone when the Aggi Crew were about

[@noproofwhatsoever]

Yes, even in the 80s we were told not to go down that rd

[@terryjenkins9955]

Grosvenor Road is known as The Frontline for a reason 😂

[@harrysavage9763]

Literally mate 😂😂

[@michaelnicholas137]

​@@terryjenkins9955 yeah, and that reason being the riots against police in the 80's

[@nadinejenkins6869]

I lived in St Pauls for 10 years, there is a real sense of community there.

[@ukexplored]

Yeah, I always like that about areas like St Paul's , even if it's a small number of people, there is nothing better than seeing a community pull together.

[@fnuppyfnup]

I know someone who was spat at by one of those people hanging around that fire at stokes croft, as they were leaving a restaurant -totally unprovoked. You have to be off your face on various substances / lived in a village your whole life to find that area 'vibrant". Personally I have felt the most unsafe in Hartcliff, verbally harassed by youths after speaking in a foreign language. The city where I have by far felt the most unsafe as a woman is Paris, and then south London.

[@robinbunchofnumbers4566]

So true - there is violence in St. Paul's but it's largely between people known to each other. Hartcliffe and some of those other outer suburbs feel far more unsafe.

[@bugsmetropolis]

Didn’t realise it was so bad in this area of Bristol. Have you ever visited Weston Super Mare? It’s definitely not as bad but it’s still worth a look.

[@ukexplored]

I have yeah, it’s sad what’s happened to most of the seaside towns across the UK. I’ve actually seen Weston going downhill since I was a kid going there with my parents. I’d like to go back and take a look around the suburbs as well and probably will at some point.

[@jackdexter9439]

Great video. I use to live in St Paul's in the 90s - only for a year. It is edgy and can be dangerous but I dont think it's as bad as it was in the 80s.

[@tsekanyefeltham9584]

This place makes the areas in your previous video look clean what a dive St Paul's Bristol 😂

[@treedwellindude]

Was shocked St Paul’s & Easton weren’t in your five on the other video tbh

[@ukexplored]

I’m shocked they aren’t top of the stats. But like I said, there are loads of reasons why that may be. I wouldn’t go to St Paul at night, that’s a fact.

[@dontworry3663]

i live in st pauls the area is crawling with undercover police in the day time the night is different they know what goes on around here and generally leave the area at dusk you wont see police at those times unless someone gets hurt shop owners on grosvenor road are told not to use cctv cameras and they can't solve the eddie king murder case for that reason r.i.p ek

[@user-vq7fs3kz4m]

amazing video! love seeing the vids on bristol!

[@ukexplored]

Thanks, I have an Easton video in the pipeline, too 😀

[@DemetrioBris]

I love this content and i subscribed! Could we get a Southmead video I would love to see how Greystoke avenue and the old estate are doing

[@russellbrooks1823]

Yeah I would also really like to see a video of the mead The place where I was born and bred I haven't stepped foot in the mead for a while and I would like to see what's it's like now a day's Thanks cool potatoes LOL

[@user-bc9cc4tu6b]

Went across there yesterday as I had to go to canford southmead is north bristol's version of knowle west

[@sianbentley9107]

I love Easton and St Pauls and walk through all the time and never felt unsafe!

[@lukeferris2537]

Your nuts

[@badmindsandgangsigns746]

That doesn't mean anything I can get a coach to London then catch a train to the east end then walk around and feel completely safe and nothing will happen if your not involved in anything then you will be fine

[@parishoffice6769]

An interesting take on a close knit community. You don't mention some of the good things which go on in St Paul's; the food bank run by the Sister of the Church in Ashley Road, the Bristol Reggae Orchestra and the Windrush Choir, the warm space and hot food provided by the parish church of St Agnes, the work of Circomedia in the former church of St Paul's, the Grosvenor Community Centre, the statue of the writer Alfred Fagon, the Malcom X Centre.

[@dramailgreench930]

Its a wonderful area unless ure a conservative dickhead yea

[@adrianpaisey3299]

I have lived in Bristol all my life, I was always warned about St Paul’s as a kid, but as an adult, so long as you keep your wits about you it’s a fun place with some really grate people .

[@maxfleming5993]

this

[@TedCornish]

St Paul’s was a shyte hole in the 80s nice to see the shytes still flowing

[@keithhayward8678]

St Paul's went quiet after the black and white cafe closed, seen some mad stuff happen outside that cafe

[@barrygreen5782]

Yes as a former bristoloion you can take the boy or girl out of Bristol but you can't take it out of them I always thought Easton st Paul's and knowle west was rough and did used to live in bedminster had some nice shops but always thought alot of these places felt rough sad to see the decline now I don't think a investor can save our towns and cities cost of living internet and COVID have killed it all basically it's a shame I used to like the feel of browsing for goods and chatting amongst the people who worked and those who didn't and minding my own 😢😢😢

[@abehemothbeast866]

I would loveto come to Turbo Islind with you dude :) I spent 12 yrs homeless in wafford so chilling with a few tins is the norm for me, thanks for the content dude :)

[@Limosical]

I'd like to see some of Greater Manchester, like Rochdale, Oldham, Gorton, Moss Side etc

[@ukexplored]

Yeah, I’m going to cover some of those areas next year. Not sure about Moss Side, a mate went there a few years ago and got robbed of everything, shoes and all 😀

[@billsinger9200]

4:13 i used to live here above the launderette and my flat got burgled like 3 times. Caught the guy in the act of climbing in my bedroom window (rear side of the building) and he ran away only to try the front side of the building like 3 minutes later

[@chazaroony123]

Id be happy to meet you next time youre down in Bristol mate. Ive lived here most of my adult life.

[@chuckmaddison2924]

I would love to come and hang out . What I'm seeing is so strange to me . We have nothing like this. I'm in Perth, Western Australia. Nice warm day today, 45c in Swan Valley, about 41 at the beach.

[@LoysanVlog]

So sad to seethis place my fren . Lots of vandalism everywhere . Thanks for showingvus around. Greetings from Austria🇦🇹

[@ukexplored]

Always awesome to see people from other countries, appreciate you taking the time to comment.😀

[@geraldstiling3735]

David Prowes came from Bristol. Yes birth place of the Sith.. along with Lee Evans ,🧒🏻Tricky ,Banksy🤔,Cary Grant ,🤵🏻 Concorde😮🛫

[@takizakura123]

More money spent on that once beautiful area that any other in Bristol. Not that you'll ever see a comparison table."Deprived" seems to mean area's that get the most spent on them.

[@gatisjakobsons7288]

Hi UK Explored. After watching many of your videos it shows a harsh reality in South West of England. But my general question is if you are planning to make videos for your channel about North, especially Yorkshire counties?

[@ukexplored]

Hi, thanks for tuning in. Yes, I made a video on York (which was nice), a couple of towns in West Yorkshire, and Hull comes to mind. I'm from down south so it's always a much longer trip. Anywhere in particular myself and the audince would like to see uncovered?

[@gatisjakobsons7288]

About myself, I have been once to York and twice to Leeds city centre( maybe will explore more leeds in future). I have been told that Bradford is worth a place to live. I really don't know, I have never been to Bradford, and probably will not go either. and there is one small from Bradford, it is called Keighley.So next city/town you could explore is Keighley@@ukexplored

[@ericcartman9674]

Thanks man i appreciated this I miss St Paul's still looking the same I see and still getting the same headlines on the news

[@user-qi5vj9zy9t]

Most dangerous estate my arse! My mates dad has a VW estate and that is one dangerous estate. Bald tyres, loose handbrake, faulty brakes, an engine that overheats and catches fire, a three foot long iron spike welded to the front slam panel and the floor panels are 60% rust. It hasnt passed an MOT since 1999 and is currently SORN but he still drives it around with missing wheel nuts and no seatbelt.

[@ukexplored]

I wish I could hand out awards, I haven’t laughed so hard in days, thanks 🥇

[@user-qi5vj9zy9t]

@@ukexplored Laughter is good enough bud 😁

[@Andy-wx4wx]

I've just watched your video on Soho Road in Handsworth where I am originally from. This video certainly gives it a run for it's money. What is happening to the UK, you have extreme poverty and then on the other hand you have the super wealthy flashing their cars and large houses and getting even richer.....

[@stayrealneverchange3804]

The aggi crews territory 🤯 you could make a doc on them 👿

[@netyaroze1663]

The thumbnail is a picture of my landlords office so you aren't wrong

[@AR-jj1yi]

Would you do a video on leeds please 🙏 thank you

[@ukexplored]

It's certainly somewhere I want to go when I get the time, yep!

[@richardfarrer5616]

I nearly bought a flat in the area about 35 years ago (three years after the riots which made national news). Yes it would have made life interesting. On the other hand, it would have been superb for my first two jobs (one of which was within a quarter mile) and I would probably have made it to a lot more theatrical events. St Pauls puts me in mind of Soho a few decades ago. It's rough, but there's some real community spirit in some areas at least. Stokes Croft, on the edge of the area, is definitely trendy (even including the open fires).

[@GowestmediaGWM]

great vid ...Bristol has become so woke lately ...but its my home town and will always love it 👍

[@ukexplored]

Yes, I’ve spent a couple of nights out in Bristol recently and it really has, I shan’t say the things I saw. 😀 I have a few friends there that I visit regularly and do love the city though.

[@Zobbster]

What does woke mean?

[@GowestmediaGWM]

@@Zobbster it's best let Google explain

[@OhYeah32]

@@Zobbster Marxist ideology to dismantle the Country with perceived injustice

[@lemming9984]

@@Zobbster Woke = anti-white, gender swapping, race swapping on TV, pro Trans/Gay, anti-straight etc.(BTW I'm Gay).

[@IainFrame]

I must admit that I'm not in a rush to go there. Might organise a stag party for Turbo Island though 😉

[@nathangreig5884]

I nearly moved to Bristol recently and turbo island is probably a place id end up hanging out with people, Im not a terrible person i just like to drink alot

[@dontworry3663]

i live in st pauls the area is crawling with undercover police in the day time the night is different they know what goes on around here and generally leave the area at dusk you wont see police at those times unless someone gets hurt shop owners on grosvenor road are told not to use cctv cameras and they can't solve the eddie king murder case for that reason r.i.p ek

[@shanedaly9737]

REST IN PARADISE EK AKA SB2ANTI AKA EDDIE KING MUTHEMBA KINUTHIA. I KNOW ELIOTT AND ZEKE AND MISS EDDIE EVERY DAY 😢

[@davequantize]

I was in St Paul's last night as there was 5 different sound systems playing Dub, Drum and Bass, and even a bit of the bouncy Hardtek that the kids seem so fond of. There were hundreds of people at every stage, some of which were in peoples garden, and it was going off! Loads of youngsters, and loads of encouraging words coming from the MC's, who, as far as I can tell, were only preaching love. I got told it was the St Paul's carnival, which hasn't been allowed since that flue went round ages ago. I think it was still a bit subdued compared to it's usual state of glory and celebration, but may well be an important pulse lest the state of gloom gets its way and snuffs all the fun out. I've been round St Paul's here and there for the last 6 or 7 years, and yeah, it's a bit sketchy and a bit grimy, but there's a community there. And a lot of youngsters got some wisdom to draw on from their elders, if they choose to. I can only speak for myself, but so far I've never had a bother there. At any time of day (even 5 am when everyone is clearly still in bed and which may well be the best time to do graffiti on a dumped mattress).

[@orbytl2799]

looks like a labour stronghold if ever ive seen one 🤣

[@ondrejmarko01]

I love Bristol. I've lived there for years right next to St Pauls but after visiting vristol last year, I was very disappointed. So much rubbish everywhere around, homeless people pissing openly on the street, businesses closed down.... It was very sad view.

[@treesareafewofmyfavoritethings]

I live in St Paul's and I can honestly say I've never felt threatened. It's definitely pretty grubby but it's also vibrant and colourful and has a great sense of community. You really need to see Turbo at night to understand why it's an institution. How many other cities have a spot near the centre where anyone up in the wee hours can gather for a rave around a bonfire? Someone will bring a sound system or the DnB bus turns up and it goes off

[@gavinbolton-ou6tv]

Mind boggling, can just imagine what low life’s crawl out of the gutters when the sun sets.

[@darrencapaldi9991]

My parents used to live in Easton in the 1960s and it was a lovely place to live, ,but I’m afraid this part of Bristol is a shit hole and the council doesn’t seem to give a toss about the .

[@Autonomous1969]

You didn't mention what the unemployment stats are.

[@ukexplored]

Bristol council groups the data in wards, and St Paul’s is grouped with a few others. If I mentioned it I’d get so many people pointing that out 😀

[@2tapped-sc1oq]

Dam St paul's carnival scaled back this year

[@noproofwhatsoever]

Id rather live in St Paul's then Hartcliffe or southmead

[@Whatt787]

This is horrendous

[@darrenb7765]

I think it’s all about how you carry yourself in areas that are deemed as ‘dodgy’…..they know who belongs and who doesn’t.That being said if you give off the right vibes you’ll get left alone……

[@Whatt787]

Graffitti is disgusting

[@acex222]

@@Whatt787 Nah

[@clearlynotwoke4929]

Isn’t this where all the ethnic doctors and scientists live?

[@Zobbster]

Sorry they stole your job.

[@JB_inks]

Isn't this where all the racist and xenophobes wank each other off by stealing unoriginal comments from each other?

[@mountainmantararua8824]

Hit the nail on the head there mate.

[@JB_inks]

@@mountainmantararua8824 thanks

[@Budgiearmy]

Ye lol

[@patkearney9320]

I turned up there as a sick junky yet strangers fixed me. Kind folk that was 15 years ago I never forgot there kindness.

[@gregchapman3519]

Looks like North-east Philadelphia.

[@yeahboyiiiii222]

My mate lived in St Pauls for 8 years, you even showed a shot of his front door in the video! I visited over 150 times, I never found a single problem, honestly not once. Same with him, and we arnet scary guys.

[@2tapped-sc1oq]

Why would you get troubled you ain't involved 😂

[@TheDOWfan]

Wow it looks apocalyptic

[@alanbaines9865]

Come to Nottingham. Hyson green should be twinned with this area !

[@2tapped-sc1oq]

bristol is a lot more dangerous than Nottingham you can't really twin any areas around there to bristol

[@justyna7508]

haha in 2:11 minute, you were filming my old shared house on Moon Street lol I used to lived there for nearly 4 years...what a beautiful time in my life :D

[@Carl-vq6ww]

Been in St Paul’s many times in the day and night, never had trouble. Don’t get me wrong tho, if your a gobby uni kid, stay by the harbour 😂.

[@Electricdreams21]

Yea most places you'll be fine if you keep to yourself. It's rare for violent crime to happen randomly

[@Sl1mch1ckens]

As one of the bristol lads that smokes weed and lives up in cotham this was just a tour of everywhere i have purchased said product lol, i once accidently brought herion i thought it was gonna go a lot worse once i had gave the guy cash and realised what i had in my hand was really not what i wanted but luckily he did give me my money back when i was like uhhh i dont think this is for me i dont think we were waiting for eachother.

[@dandelves]

Lived in st pauls years ago and couldn't wait to leave

[@sneakyboy9432]

You should go to Blackpool Central Drive

[@ukexplored]

I do want to go to blackpool, so I made a note, ty. 👍

[@Whatt787]

A HORROR SHOW from 0:30 to 1:20

[@elainepreston9061]

The grafiti is fun, but there are no excuses for filth, litter and house rubbish.

[@Blackzxx.82]

Bro practice ninja walk , footage is very unstable. Big up for good content

[@user-jq3qt8no7h]

Should be going uni here next year, at least I know where to avoid

[@ukexplored]

The university of Bristol is awesome - and yeah, choose your student digs wisely! 😂

[@MrBiglee1984]

Some of the best pubs and clubs are in that area for uni students

[@HavingaSHOCKER]

great video , nearly 10k subs!

[@ukexplored]

Thanks , we’re getting there. I liked this video more than KZbin did though 🤣

[@tommykarate9397]

Truly diversity is our strength 💪

[@pumpkinhead8246]

😂😂

[@Azrael1st]

😂 whyte powa

[@fnuppyfnup]

depends, obvs it should be more important to check who is allowed into the country and not add to the local criminal element...I would say poverty/ lack of normal family structure is the number one reason for crime no matter where you go around the world.

[@Luuucas241]

Never heard that before 🤣😂🤣

[@nomadicsoul34]

you're 30 years to late. St Pauls was gentrified many many years ago as is Easton.

[@Girlsplaybass]

💯

[@rachel.mcgowan]

If it's been gentrified why does it look like an urban wasteland? Trash, paraphernalia and graffiti everywhere.

[@nomadicsoul34]

@@rachel.mcgowan Trust me . I was a firefighter there for 16 years . I saw the demographics change and the crime rate plummet. Many council tenants moved out and young city workers moved in.Flats were demolished , black and white cafe , the drugs hub , knocked down and street dealing moved on. Its lost its soul now but people still think its a bit rough. Its nothing like it used to be.

[@richgreenmusic2211]

@@rachel.mcgowan because the video creator has focussed on these bits of rubbish and graffitti to give a disproportionate perspective. As I have commented at the top, he has missed out loads of other things such as the grand houses on city road, the georgian portland and brunswick squares and houses, the parks, bars, cafes, restaurants, churches, community centres, schools and all the community groups and events not to forget the huge st pauls carnival which is an incredible family event and attended by 100k! There is a brand new hotel in Portland square - the 'artist residence' and there is a brewery/taproom 'new bristol brewery' there, you don't get places like that in completely deprived shitholes, St Pauls has its problems but it not a vacuous completely deprived council estate like elsewhere.

[@neilharrison6689]

Why don’t you visit Essex, the notorious Jaywick

[@ukexplored]

I feel like Jaywick has been over-visited, but I do want to see it formyself, I can't lie. I probably will end up there at some point!

[@shaunw9270]

Brave man.

[@shoregamesdxb]

Ive lived in st pauls best partys there not too bad

[@JJmoony]

I lived there for a while and it’s a dump!

[@clairepeace5783]

I am from Bristol ! And St Paul’s was certainly not the worst or roughest area ! It had its own culture after the government moved the people from Jamaica in in 1950 x before that it was a residential area full of doctors & solictors ! I had friends in St Paul’s in the 1980 s and had many a good time with them x Now I was protected maybe because I knew them ,but , I drove through Knowle West with my car doors locked !! Look at other areas and their history of Bristol x

[@PopularesVox]

St Pauls was certainly not a nice area back in the 80's. It was definitely a ghetto of poverty and criminality. Unfortunately many of the issues associated with it back then, have spread to other parts of Bristol's suburbs, as has occurred within other British cities. The contrast between areas like St Pauls, Mosside, Toxteth, Chapeltown, Broadwater Farm and other areas is not as great as it was in the 80's, but not for the better Gang related crime is now common throughout all Britain's major cities

[@2tapped-sc1oq]

​@@PopularesVoxRumor has it the St Paul's area is cursed

[@1gerard47]

You could make a killing selling spray paint.

[@ukexplored]

Yeah, I did wonder which shops are selling it actually. 😀

[@TheKnobCalledTone.]

0:41 geez... can't a man smoke a nice bit of crack in peace?

[@ukexplored]

Haha that made me laugh.

[@djtechnique]

You wouldn’t be walking down the street with a camera in the 80s - 90s

[@Maciejowicz]

St Pauls carnival was canceled for a number of years due to the stabbings.

[@pholdway5801]

Banksytown or new art capital?

[@matthewbennett7361]

You need to go ther at night around 11 pm or sun day time

[@George-bi8sj]

I used to go to St Pauls/ Montpellier alot when I was younger (mid-2000's) as my mates dad moved there. It was pretty wild (probably still is). You would walk along City Road in the daylight and people would openly offer to sell you Crack. I can remember at one point, the Yardie problem got that bad, the police were patrolling the streets with 9mm sub-machine guns. I even remember driving home one night past an incident where police were running around looking shocked and startled. The next day I found out that it was because a Yardie was shooting at the police.

[@MrSmegfish]

You may laugh but Dianne Abbot stared much of the rot . She neutered the Police

[@albin2232]

What did the Proles ever do to deserve such luxury?

[@richgreenmusic2211]

I have spent plenty of time in St Pauls for lots of social and work reasons and regularly pass through, it is not quite how you portray it in this video. Firstly you have focussed the footage of graffitti and litter which of course is a problem but it gives the impression that it is absolutely everywhere in the area, it isn't. You didn't show hardly any shots of the grand houses that line City Road and the beautiful, listed portland square and brunswick squares with their respective portland church and civic building, the kids play park in St Agnes, St Agnes Church and various parks in the area. You didn't show the colourful rows of houses which people peacefully live in, where generations have lived and enjoyed. St Pauls has its problems but many of the crime stats are caused by people coming from outside into the area linking up with a minority of people. Compared to other areas in this city such as Hartcliffe, Knowle West and Southmead, St Pauls ( and Easton) are have far more cultural and community groups, businesses, events, festivals and general good community vibes. The other places are a hell of a lot more narrow in their offering and suffer from feral gangs of youths, something not found to the same extent in St Pauls. St Pauls also unlike those areas, has a much bigger proportion of students and working professionals and upwardly mobile workers, it is far more diverse and rich in life than the aforementioned other areas, hence the growing gentrification and redevelopment. St Pauls carnival is the longest running Carribeean and African carnival in the Uk at i think 53 years old now, I have been tomany and the last two were absolutely fantastic, attended as always by children, families and all generations, it is unique, incredibly fun and colourful - the floats on the procession contain around 14 primary school floats, it is a family affair and these days closes around 10pm, 60 - 100,000 people having a good time with relatively very little crime. Check out the reviews and videos from local newspapers for pictures and videos Bristol247 and Bristollive.

[@2tapped-sc1oq]

You are not from st pauls or bristol for that matter

[@richgreenmusic2211]

@@2tapped-sc1oq Really? how would you know or be so sure because you've got that completely wrong, I've lived here for 19 years and I'm currently sat in my house in BS4. I've provided some constructive feedback on the video because...I'm from here and know the area, I'm interested and care that St Pauls isn't unfairly represented in a bad light, it has enough problems to deal with, without people adding to it, just to gain some youtube views. People there have worked so hard to maintain a community and despite the bad things that this video wants to focus on there is a lot of good, a lot more than e.g Hartcliffe.

[@4R53Hole]

"a scuffle or two" = "Six horrific stabbings"

[@joncotn]

St Paul’s was a good place in the early 90’s

[@2tapped-sc1oq]

No it wasn't that's when it was even worse lol wtf 😂

[@sbaby-kg8hn]

Yeh a good place to get drugs 😂😂😂😂

[@tonystone9367]

lived there for 18 years !

[@Englishsea24]

Couldn't imagine that tbh

[@notallowd]

Tins of what? Paint

[@rantzzzrantzzz2568]

In Shoreditch they call this gentrification.

[@acex222]

Beautiful graffiti. The only pure form of art left.

[@patkearney9320]

Ship shape and Bristol fashion.

[@user-yg9qs8bn9g]

I lived in St Pauls, this video actually makes it look way calmer and better than it is. Anyone going there needs to be hyper aware of what is around them, and it's a no-go area at night.

[@somebloke7588]

Not if you know how to carry yourself it isn't.

[@fnuppyfnup]

​@@somebloke7588 i agree, just dont attract attention and dont be drunk.

[@8bitnation419]

Bristol is not London. You do not need to be hyper aware unless your going for night outs or doing something illegal.

[@2tapped-sc1oq]

@@8bitnation419 yes you do in some areas

[@richgreenmusic2211]

Just to clarify, you need to amend your video title because St Pauls isn't an estate, it is an area of Bristol, it isn't run by gangs either, the vast majority of people are workers, families & students. Yes there are some gangs there but it isn't 'run' by them so please don't be misleading.

[@2tapped-sc1oq]

Im born and bread from st pauls but basicly grew up in BS16 i can confirm gangs do run the area 1 reason the police don't patrol the area at night

[@dontworry3663]

My hood SP Grosvenor road is a murder strip

[@terryjenkins9955]

Especially outside Dad's Cabs, the last vestiges of The Frontline

[@sbaby-kg8hn]

Rot hole.

[@karmacheese]

Turbo Island for life!

[@RampzProducer]

hartcliffe is much worse!

[@ukexplored]

Really? Everyone I spoke to seems to think St Paul’s is.

[@RampzProducer]

@@ukexplored Yep. There was talks of stopping buses into Hartcliffe as they would be vandalised, drivers assaulted etc. in realtime. None of that happens in any inner-city area of Bristol, other than the occasional argument which is inevitable but I've never seen anything to the standard set by Hartcliffe. It's a lawless hellhole separated from the decent Bristol by Hengrove Way. A shame too, given the beauty of nearby Dundry.

[@bloodmoney6018]

​@@RampzProducerbecause that's what troubled white kids do black youths sell drugs 😂

[@yardman16]

Hartcliffe is a lot worse than st paul's or probably about the same but edging towards hartcliffe

[@RampzProducer]

​@@yardman16 yeah i would say that the only thing saving st pauls in the proximity to town and that some of the space is occupied by offices etc,

[@thefacelessmist]

This is where the term Bristolisation comes from, a once thriving town or city that becomes a sh*thole.

[@Makinen689]

Found human excrement, condoms, blood outside my friend’s office the day after St Paul carnival. 😂

[@ukexplored]

Oh my....I can't even think of anything else you could have found that would have made that any worse haha

[@billsinger9200]

​@@ukexploreda baby lol

[@bartonseagrave9605]

The Council have done a good job here and need to be commended.