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Street reports in Blackfen

People reported 73 street problems on FixMyStreet within 0.6 miles of the middle of Blackfen in the last month, more than the middle Bexley area (62). That makes it the 10th busiest of 34 Bexley areas for reports. The problem reported most here was dead animal (9 of 73); across Bexley it is pavement. Reports of flooding in the road are more common here than in most of Bexley: 7% of reports (5), against 3% across Bexley. 1 report was marked fixed, and 1% of this month’s reports here are already sorted (across Bexley: 2%).

DA15, Bexley · within 0.6 miles of the middle of Blackfen

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73problems reportedin the last month
1marked fixed1% of this month’s reports so far
Dead animalmost reported9 of 73
10 of 34Bexley rank1st has the most reports

Reported in the last month

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What gets reported here

ProblemReportsShare in BlackfenShare in Bexley
Dead animal912%5%
Lamp post912%9%
Damaged pavement57%4%
Flooding in the road57%3%
Obstructions on pavements and roads57%8%
Damaged road45%3%
Street45%5%
Street cleaning and litter45%8%

In the councils’ own words; councils name some problems differently.

Blackfen against Bexley

Last monthBlackfenMiddle Bexley area
Problems reported7362
Fixes marked11
Neighbours asked the council00

Counts within 0.6 miles of the middle of Blackfen. 1% of its reports are already marked fixed, against 2% across Bexley. Bigger and busier areas get more reports, and people in some areas report more readily than others.

Nearby areas

AreaReportsFixedAskedMost reported
Belle Grove10000Pavement
Welling9610Pavement
Halfway Street7510Obstructions on pavements and roads
Blackfen7310Dead animal
Penhill6420Abandoned and untaxed vehicles
Blendon5910Abandoned and untaxed vehicles
Falconwood5400Other street defect
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Questions people ask

What street problems are reported in Blackfen?

73 street problems were reported on FixMyStreet within 0.6 miles of the middle of Blackfen in the last month, ranking it 10th of 34 Bexley areas. The most common were dead animal (9), lamp post (9) and damaged pavement (5). The middle Bexley area had 62.

Do street problems get fixed in Blackfen?

1 report near Blackfen was marked fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month, and 1 of the 73 reports made in that time (1%) are already marked fixed. Across Bexley it is 2%. Councils don’t always mark reports as fixed, so the real number may be higher.