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Street reports in Central Bedfordshire by area

In the last month people reported 1,333 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and fly Tipping came up most (443). 7 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

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1,333problems reportedin the last month
Fly Tippingmost reported443 reports, 33%
7marked fixed1% of this month’s reports so far
0neighbours askedfor street improvements

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Most reports this month: Houghton Regis (296), Dunstable (283) and Leighton Buzzard (228). The middle Central Bedfordshire area had 10, and 2 areas had none. Most fixes marked: Leighton Buzzard (3), Linslade (3) and Dunstable (2).

Every area, ranked

1Houghton RegisLU52961%2–Fly Tipping
2DunstableLU62831%2–Fly Tipping
3Leighton BuzzardLU72281%3–Fly Tipping
4LinsladeLU71762%3–Fly Tipping
5BiggleswadeSG18600%––Street light not working
6StotfoldSG5590%––Street light not working
7ArleseySG15550%––Street light not working
8SandySG19550%––Fly Tipping
9FlitwickMK45480%––Street light not working
10SheffordSG17480%––Fly Tipping
11AmpthillMK45290%––Road surface
12Barton-le-ClayMK45240%––Road Potholes
13HenlowSG16230%––Pavement and Cycle path
14StudhamLU6205%1–Fly Tipping
15HarlingtonLU5200%––Fly Tipping
16Marston MoretaineMK43180%––Fly Tipping
17ToddingtonLU5180%––Drains/Ditches Blocked
18CliftonSG17170%––Street light not working
19TotternhoeLU6170%––Fly Tipping
20WhipsnadeLU6170%––Fly Tipping
21ClophillMK45150%––Drains/Ditches Blocked
22LidlingtonMK43150%––Fly Tipping
23CranfieldMK43140%––Road Potholes
24Heath and ReachLU7130%––Pavement and Cycle path
25LangfordSG18130%––Vegetation obstructing visibility, footway, road, or sign
26PottonSG19120%––Drains/Ditches Blocked
27FlittonMK45110%––Fly Tipping
28KensworthLU6110%––Fly Tipping
29Upper StondonSG16110%––Road Potholes
30Houghton ConquestMK451010%1–Street light not working
31FairfieldSG5100%––Street light not working
32HockliffeLU7100%––Road surface
33Lower StondonSG16100%––Road Potholes
34WestoningMK45100%––Fly Tipping
35CaddingtonLU190%––Fly Tipping
36Chaul EndLU190%––Fly Tipping
37Eaton BrayLU690%––Public Rights of way
38SilsoeMK4590%––Fly Tipping
39Slip EndLU190%––Fly Tipping
40CamptonSG1780%––Street light not working
41Upper CaldecoteSG1880%––Drains/Ditches Blocked
42BroomSG1870%––Road Potholes
43MauldenMK4570%––Fly Tipping
44MeppershallSG1770%––Fly Tipping
45BlunhamMK4460%––Road surface
46HaynesMK4560%––Fly Tipping
47PulloxhillMK4560%––Street light not working
48SouthillSG1860%––Fly Tipping
49Upper GravenhurstMK4560%––Fly Tipping
50DuntonSG1850%––Kerbs
51Aspley GuiseMK1740%––Street light not working
52EggingtonLU740%––Fly Tipping
53NorthillSG1830%––Hazardous or dead tree
54SteppingleyMK4530%––Drains/Ditches Blocked
55WrestlingworthSG1930%––Fallen branches (over 25mm diameter)
56EvertonSG1920%––Bus stops and shelters
57MoggerhangerMK4420%––Fallen branches (over 25mm diameter)
58WoburnMK1720%––Pavement and Cycle path
59ShillingtonSG510%––Pavement and Cycle path

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

Fly Tipping44333%Houghton Regis (150)
Street light not working18314%Leighton Buzzard (49)
Road Potholes13510%Dunstable (31)
Pavement and Cycle path997%Dunstable (21)
Road surface725%Dunstable (10)
Drains/Ditches Blocked534%Houghton Regis (11)
Vegetation obstructing visibility, footway, road, or sign413%Houghton Regis (8)
Road markings and lining343%Leighton Buzzard (9)
Hazardous or dead tree282%Leighton Buzzard (4)
Broken / Damaged Cover272%Stotfold (4)
Damaged242%Leighton Buzzard (5)
Public Rights of way232%Totternhoe (4)
Kerbs202%Dunstable (3)
Spillages191%Dunstable (9)
Fallen branches (over 25mm diameter)151%Ampthill (1)

The 15 most common of 47 kinds of problem reported in the last month, in the councils’ own words. Councils name some problems differently, so a few appear more than once.

Recently fixed

The latest 7 of 7 reports marked fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month, by the council or by the person who reported it.

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 23 Sept, 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 Central Bedfordshire have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in Houghton Regis (296), Dunstable (283), Leighton Buzzard (228), Linslade (176) and Biggleswade (60). The middle Central Bedfordshire area had 10. Bigger and busier areas usually get more reports, so these are counts, not rates.

What is the most reported street problem in Central Bedfordshire?

Fly Tipping, with 443 of the 1,333 reports in the last month (33%), followed by street light not working (183) and road Potholes (135).

How many street problems get fixed in Central Bedfordshire?

7 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 1,333 reports made in that time, 7 (1%) 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 Central Bedfordshire?

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.