Stapleton Road - the most dangerous road in Britain

[kalidarkone]

Oh well, you must be very unlucky then, I go shopping on Stapleton Road about 2/3 times a week, both sides, without seeing any of what you describe ..... you visit once & it turns into downtown Beirut.......

Yeah, right.....

What ^they said.....

I think she is talking about shopping at 'beauty queens'

Stapleton road, like anywhere else is only dodgy if you are on certain scenes such as the crack, sex working scene. No I would not go down there on my own at 2am but then I wouldn't go anywhere on my own on foot at 2am probably , specially not the city centre.

If you are not a troll- (and it sounds like you are) then you probably just suffering from a bit of culture shock and are paranoid, if you don't know any one there then why would anyone be having a go at you/giving you a dirty look? Stop taking things so personally- no one there gives a shit who you are and if you are white or notor if you go back or not.

 

[xenon]

Sounds like a panic attack to me.

Are you prone to anxiety ?

Or you know. It could have just actually happened as she said.

 

[butchersapron]

Yeah, it could. Theoretically.

 

[xenon]

No it's far more likely poster is either a troll or has mental issues. no one, as we know, ever finds this place via Googling for something. I certainly didn't.

 

[butchersapron]

Or, maybe judging by the content of their posts and the daft things mentioned within - we 've had black and white cafe, St pauls, drug dealers, pimps, yardies, send them back etc already. Don't be so bloody naive.

 

[kalidarkone]

Or you know. It could have just actually happened as she said.

Yeah- which I s why I suggested that if so it sounds like a case of culture shock . Funnily enough I feel the same about being in Bristol city center late at night. I don't think I would feel too comfortable in walkabout on a Friday night for example.

 

[JTG]

I've never had an experience like that on Stapleton Road nor in St Pauls. Not saying it couldn't happen obviously but it's never been my experience.

Most of the times I've been walking along Stapleton Road have been at night btw

 

[xenon]

Yeah- which I s why I suggested that if so it sounds like a case of culture shock . Funnily enough I feel the same about being in Bristol city center late at night. I don't think I would feel too comfortable in walkabout on a Friday night for example.

True.

Anyway, we'll see more I suspect, if they are a troll.

 

[kalidarkone]

I've never had an experience like that on Stapleton Road nor in St Pauls. Not saying it couldn't happen obviously but it's never been my experience.

Most of the times I've been walking along Stapleton Road have been at night btw

Yeah and you are a geezer...so it will be different. I get all sorts of comments all the time round Stapleton road, St Pauls I just ignore it. I can see how it would be intimidating though. I find it less scary then a gang of pissed up lads in town though- maybe its about what one is used to?

 

[anna100]

No it's far more likely poster is either a troll or has mental issues. no one, as we know, ever finds this place via Googling for something. I certainly didn't.

Maybe I could say some people have mental issues by thinking I'm a troll? All you have to do is type in Stapleton Road into google.co.uk and this board is the 2nd or 3rd page that comes up. I wanted to to read other opinions about if it's safe to go back there on my own. I don't see what the problem is with one comment I made, in with any others about criminals from other countries, although I expect many of the drug dealers were born here too. After all, most crimes are drug related and I was mugged by a crack addict once. Wish I hadn't mentioned it if they're going to go on about that one thing. Anyway, thanks to the opinions from people with valid views and I'll just ignore the others making strange claims.

 

[Jografer]

and I'll just ignore the others making strange claims.

... I'm afraid it's not 'strange claims'....... it's that my, and other's, knowledge of Stapleton Road is vastly different to yours...

... so I'll leave you decide about where the 'strange claims' are coming from, although probably sticking to Cribbs may be your best bet....

 

[kalidarkone]

Maybe I could say some people have mental issues by thinking I'm a troll? All you have to do is type in Stapleton Road into google.co.uk and this board is the 2nd or 3rd page that comes up. I wanted to to read other opinions about if it's safe to go back there on my own. I don't see what the problem is with one comment I made, in with any others about criminals from other countries, although I expect many of the drug dealers were born here too. After all, most crimes are drug related and I was mugged by a crack addict once. Wish I hadn't mentioned it if they're going to go on about that one thing. Anyway, thanks to the opinions from people with valid views and I'll just ignore the others making strange claims.

Ok. Yes I think it is perfectly safe for you to go back there on your own in daylight hours. I have lived round here for the best part of 20 years and the only shootings and stuff I have ever hear about have been late at night and people that are involved in all sorts of dodgeyness.

 

[kalidarkone]

... I'm afraid it's not 'strange claims'....... it's that my, and other's, knowledge of Stapleton Road is vastly different to yours...

... so I'll leave you decide about where the 'strange claims' are coming from, although probably sticking to Cribbs may be your best bet....

She wont get cool, cheap beauty and hair products in Cribbs though- Beauty Queens is just

 

[Geri]

What sort of stuff do they sell? Is that the shop on the corner, almost opposite the fish shop?

 

[anna100]

If all computers work the same for google.co.uk this page is the third that comes up for the search term: Stapleton Road

The fourth link on google is of the People newspaper that says there are four thefts and stabbings a day, so I wasn't sure if I should go back, but from what people are saying on here, is that it seems to just be at night and with the people related to those crimes.

 

[hondo]

What sort of stuff do they sell? Is that the shop on the corner, almost opposite the fish shop?

Bulletproof hoodies?

 

[kalidarkone]

If all computers work the same for google.co.uk this page is the third that comes up for the search term: Stapleton Road

The fourth link on google is of the People newspaper that says there are four thefts and stabbings a day, so I wasn't sure if I should go back, but from what people are saying on here, is that it seems to just be at night and with the people related to those crimes.

Oh well if 'The People' say it then it must be true....

 

[gentlegreen]

Goocle news has nothing recent :-

http://news.google.co.uk/archivesea...ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&ned=uk&btnG=Search+Archives

 

[kalidarkone]

What sort of stuff do they sell? Is that the shop on the corner, almost opposite the fish shop?

They sell an amazing selection of wigs- some of my best are from there! Loads of shampoos , skin stuff, hair stuff,clips and hair bands, hair, the most excellent trashy, cheap fake bling jewelry, Hair dye.....etc....make up....I love going there

 

[Jonti]

I don't know what a troll is, but if you do a google search for Stapleton Road, this board comes up and I just found it. I was thinking of going back to the hair and beauty shop as I was too scared to stay in it because of all the groups of men standing around outside and I didn't know if the internet would tell me it's safe. I just felt that if I had been attacked, that no police would have come as it seemed lawless. I didn't know if I had made a big deal out of nothing and the people weren't as threatening as they seemed. As a woman alone, some places can seem threatening.

So, having just found this site by searching on "Stapleton Road", do tell:- does the internet tell you it's safe?

I'm just (heh!) wondering, like, being as it seems you're really keen to tell the internet it isn't ...

 

[JTG]

ah, leave her alone. I don't necessarily like her interpretation of one experience there but I don't see the sense in cross examining her.

 

[Jonti]

I think you've been had.

 

[lillia]

I didn't know if the internet would tell me it's safe.

 

[JTG]

I walked down the full length of the Stapleton Road last week. It was just like any other shopping street in Bristol

 

[Gerry1time]

You're just lucky, i walked down there the other day and got shot repeatedly in the face with a crack gun made of heroin.

 

[BlackArab]

I live quite far away and had to go into Bristol for something. Somebody told me they bought something from Stapleton Road so I wanted the same but I didn't buy it because of the people looking at me in a strange way and I didn't know what they would do. I asked a bus driver how to get there a while ago and he said that at night drug dealers shoot each other there, so I might have been paranoid, but I thought that he might have been exaggerating so I went there anyway. I remember ages ago my friend had to drive to Bristol, so I asked him to drive through St Pauls and go past the notorious Black and White cafe to see what it was like and he had to stop at traffic lights, then these men started coming up to the car so I'm glad he could drive away and maybe feelings of this made me have the same feelings in Stapleton Road.

Glad you found out it scary, last thing we need in Easton is paranoid, ghetto-tourists from the sticks bad-mouthing the area. I've circulated you're description to da homiez on da block, we got our gats and shit ready, stay in Somerset, you have been warned!!!

Schnizzle my pizzle

 

[gentlegreen]

I can see I'll have to take a detour via "stab bridge" o)on the way home this evening to remind myself ...

 

[Lost Zoot]

i did get laughed at for being white there

 

[Geri]

i did get laughed at for being white there

I don't think that can be the reason. The majority of people in Easton are white.

 

[butterfly child]

You're just lucky, i walked down there the other day and got shot repeatedly in the face with a crack gun made of heroin.

Ver' funny