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Street reports in Braintree by area

In the last month people reported 19 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and graffiti came up most (9). 0 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

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19problems reportedin the last month
Graffitimost reported9 reports, 47%
0marked fixed0% of this month’s reports so far
0neighbours askedfor street improvements

Darker means more street reports. Tap an area for its page.

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Most reports this month: Witham (10), Bocking (7) and Braintree (4). The middle Braintree area had 0, and 27 areas had none.

Every area, ranked

1WithamCM8100%––Graffiti
2BockingCM770%––Car parking
3BraintreeCM740%––Car parking
4Bocking ChurchstreetCM730%––Pavements/footpaths
5Colne EngaineCO610%––Other
6Earls ColneCO610%––Other
7FeeringCO510%––Rubbish (refuse and recycling)
8Great NotleyCM7710%––Car parking
9KelvedonCO510%––Rubbish (refuse and recycling)

Reports made on FixMyStreet in the last month within each area’s circle. “Already fixed” is the share of those reports now marked fixed; “Fixes marked” counts every report marked fixed in that time, whenever it was made. Bigger and busier areas get more reports, and areas overlap, so one report can count in more than one area. Tap a column to sort.

What gets reported most

Graffiti947%Witham (9)
Car parking316%Bocking (3)
Abandoned vehicles211%Bocking (1)
Other15%Colne Engaine (1)
Pavements/footpaths15%Bocking (1)
Roads/highways15%Bocking (1)
Rubbish (refuse and recycling)15%Feering (1)
Trees overhanging roads/paths15%Bocking (1)

Every kind of problem reported in the last month, in the councils’ own words. Councils name some problems differently, so a few appear more than once.

Spotted a problem? Report it

Fly-tipping, a pothole, a broken street light or an overflowing bin: the quickest way to get it sorted is to report it on FixMyStreet. It’s free, you don’t need to know which council looks after the street, and you can see what your neighbours have already reported so you don’t report it twice. More reports in an area often means people there are good at speaking up, not that it is worse kept.

Where the figures come from

Street reports and fixes come from FixMyStreet, run by the charity mySociety, through its public Open311 feed. We keep only the kind of problem, where and when it was reported, and whether it has been fixed, and link to the report itself. We never store the name of the person who reported it, their words or their photos. Street names come from OpenStreetMap. Our figures start on 6 Oct, so “the last month” may be a little shorter for now.

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. See our sources and their licences.

Street reports in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Braintree have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in Witham (10), Bocking (7), Braintree (4), Bocking Churchstreet (3) and Colne Engaine (1). The middle Braintree area had 0. Bigger and busier areas usually get more reports, so these are counts, not rates.

What is the most reported street problem in Braintree?

Graffiti, with 9 of the 19 reports in the last month (47%), followed by car parking (3) and abandoned vehicles (2).

How many street problems get fixed in Braintree?

0 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 19 reports made in that time, 0 (0%) are already marked fixed. Councils don’t always mark reports as fixed, so the real number may be higher.

How do I report a problem on my street in Braintree?

Use FixMyStreet (fixmystreet.com), a free service run by the charity mySociety. Put in your postcode, drop a pin on the problem and say what it is; it goes straight to the right council, and it shows up on MeBabber within a day.