There were anti-capitalism and anti-corporation riots in Stokes Croft on the evening of 21 April 2011 following a raid on a squat called Telepathic Heights. Police had intelligence of petrol bombs on the premises, designated for the Tesco development opposite. Further riots broke out a week later, on 28 and 29 April. These were considered to be more violent and the theory circulated that people from outside Bristol had attended, spurred on by nationwide media coverage from the previous riots.