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.

#bristol #stpauls #placestovisit

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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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