What Love Stapleton Road is, priorities for the area, community meetings and other community groups.
What Love Stapleton Road is
Love Stapleton Road is a partnership between:
- local residents
- local businesses
- Avon and Somerset Police
- Bristol City Council
- community organisations
The partnership will work together to make Stapleton Road and the surrounding areas safer, cleaner and more welcoming for everyone.
The name 'Love Stapleton Road' was chosen through a community vote in 2025. The logo was designed by local school children, and the final design was selected by the community.
Why Love Stapleton Road was set up
Love Stapleton Road was set up because of serious concerns from the local community about crime in the area. These concerns were shared by Bristol City Council and Avon and Somerset Police.
We needed to bring together different partners in the city and local area, so the Home Office's Clear, Hold, Build strategy (CHB) was adopted.
The CHB strategy focuses on:
- reducing serious organised crime
- tackling other crime and antisocial behaviour
- helping the community build long term resilience to crime
The starting ideas for this partnership are:
- community leadership
- a one city approach, using city and Stapleton Road area partner resources and expertise, for example businesses, charities, youth organisations, health centres and schools
- a focus on connecting residents, their communities, and local spaces
- recognising and working with the many resources, assets, groups, knowledge and skills already in the Stapleton Road and surrounding area communities
- positive action for equity and inclusion, a focus on Stapleton Road and surrounding areas as a welcoming space for all, and celebrating diversity
Priority issues for the area
Ten priority issues and a priority area map were agreed in the December 2024 community meeting:
The priority issues are:
- open drug dealing, associated crime, and the anti-social impact
- drug use with anti-social impacts on residents and retail customers
- waste management, litter and fly-tipping
- Trading Standards and food hygiene
- young people, finding positive things to do and anti-social behaviour
- environmental and physical improvements, for example parks, roads, buildings and lighting
- unsafe and illegal parking
- community development and community building
- business engagement and support for local businesses
- sex work
These priority issues will be reviewed by the community in 2026.
Community meetings
Community meetings happen every 2 to 3 months. Everyone is welcome.
The first official Love Stapleton Road community meeting took place in December 2024.
The community meetings change, but often include:
- an update from Avon and Somerset Police and Bristol City Council on recent activities
- an update from some community groups and organisations on their activities
- group discussions about the main issues and ideas, focusing on working together and finding solutions
Upcoming meetings
Thursday 12 February, 6:30pm to 8:30pm: Easton Christian Family Centre, Beauford Street, BS5 0SQ.
Accessibility
All community meetings are accessible to wheelchair users.
Email richard.sleight@bristol.gov.uk if you would like to attend and you have any accessibility needs.
Community groups connected to the Love Stapleton Road project
Community steering group
The community steering group for the Love Stapleton Road project is made up of community group representatives that have been very active in the project.
The steering group discusses what happens at future community meetings and how the whole project moves forward.
Stapleton Road business group
The Stapleton Road business group meets to talk about how local businesses can work together to improve the area.
They are currently looking at the idea of a street market. If you would like to be involved in these discussions, email richard.sleight@bristol.gov.uk.
Resident street groups
Two street resident groups are working with the council and the police to improve their roads and area. They are Fox Road, known as Fox Watch, and Belmont Street.
If you would like to create a street resident group, you could start by:
- having a street meeting or party
- setting up a street Facebook or WhatsApp group
If you would like support creating a street resident group, email richard.sleight@bristol.gov.uk.
Youth steering group
The youth steering group was created for young people to have a say about Stapleton Road and youth activities in the area.
If you're a young person interested in joining the group, or you know someone who is, email marlene.mcallister@bristol.gov.uk.
Litter picking group
The Stapleton Road litter picking group meet regularly. The group provide equipment such as grabbers and waste bags.
Join the WhatsApp group for this group.
If you would like to organise your own litter picking, you can collect equipment from Easton Leisure Centre. Email richard.sleight@bristol.gov.uk to make arrangements.
Women's walk group
The women's walk group meets regularly and is becoming increasingly popular with residents.
The group looks at:
- activities for women in the area
- how to encourage welcoming spaces for everyone
To join the group, email daisy.rajput@bristol.gov.uk.
Support for new or existing community groups
If you would like support to set up a new group, or for your existing group, email richard.sleight@bristol.gov.uk
Contact the Police
To keep up to date with your local Neighbourhood Policing team visit:
Report a crime
In an emergency always call 999.
For non-emergency matters, call 101 or report a crime online.
To report a crime anonymously, contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit the Crimestoppers website.
Contact us
Contact Bristol City Council or call 0117 922 2000 for more information on our services, or where to report an issue.
Visit Fix My Street to report issues such as fly-tipping, graffiti, broken streetlights or other environmental concerns.
Subscribe to the Love Stapleton Road newsletter.
View the January 2026 newsletter.
Supporters of Love Stapleton Road
Community organisations and businesses that support the project will be given a pdf Love Stapleton Road poster(551 KB) to display.
We'll list all the supporters on this page.