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Street reports in Cherwell by area

In the last month people reported 475 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and lamp Out of Light came up most (92). 4 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

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475problems reportedin the last month
Lamp Out of Lightmost reported92 reports, 19%
4marked fixed1% of this month’s reports so far
0neighbours askedfor street improvements

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Most reports this month: Banbury (189), Bicester (131) and Kidlington (54). The middle Cherwell area had 3, and 10 areas had none. Most fixes marked: Bicester (2) and Kidlington (2).

Every area, ranked

1BanburyOX161890%––Lamp Out of Light
2BicesterOX261312%2–Lamp Out of Light
3KidlingtonOX5544%2–Lamp On During Day
4Drayton (OX15)OX15220%––Lamp On During Day
5YarntonOX5170%––Lamp On During Day
6BegbrokeOX5150%––Lamp On During Day
7BloxhamOX15110%––Other
8AmbrosdenOX25100%––Lamp Out of Light
9Barford St MichaelOX15100%––Pothole
10BodicoteOX15100%––Lamp Out of Light
11ChestertonOX2680%––Blocked Drain / Gully
12DeddingtonOX1580%––Flashing Lamp
13LauntonOX2680%––Hedges
14AdderburyOX1750%––Lamp On During Day
15ArdleyOX2750%––Report a tree problem
16BletchingdonOX550%––Lamp Out of Light
17FewcottOX2750%––Report a tree problem
18ArncottOX2530%––Flashing Lamp
19Heyford ParkOX2530%––Roads and Carriageways
20Hook NortonOX1530%––Pothole
21IslipOX530%––Lamp On During Day
22MilcombeOX1530%––Roads and Carriageways
23Upper HeyfordOX2530%––Damaged Gully or Catchpit Ironwork
24CropredyOX1720%––Flashing Lamp
25FringfordOX2720%––Flooding on Road
26HorntonOX1520%––Lamp On During Day
27KirtlingtonOX520%––Pothole
28SheningtonOX1520%––Pothole
29SouldernOX2720%––Blocked Drain / Gully
30SwalcliffeOX1520%––Pothole
31WendleburyOX2520%––Blocked Drain / Gully
32Lower HeyfordOX2510%––Damaged Gully or Catchpit Ironwork
33Steeple AstonOX2510%––Pothole
34WardingtonOX1710%––Roads and Carriageways
35WiggintonOX1510%––Pothole
36WroxtonOX1510%––Roads and Carriageways

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

Lamp Out of Light9219%Bicester (44)
Lamp On During Day7616%Bicester (29)
Pothole5712%Banbury (24)
Footways and Pavement damage5211%Banbury (22)
Other368%Banbury (18)
Blocked Drain / Gully235%Banbury (12)
Roads and Carriageways204%Bicester (6)
Report a tree problem163%Banbury (8)
Hedges153%Bicester (7)
Flashing Lamp143%Banbury (8)
Manhole133%Banbury (5)
Traffic Signs123%Banbury (4)
Other Lighting Issue112%Banbury (5)
Flooding on Road61%Banbury (2)
Vegetation blocking Street Light51%Banbury (3)

The 15 most common of 28 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 4 of 4 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 17 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 Cherwell have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in Banbury (189), Bicester (131), Kidlington (54), Drayton (OX15) (22) and Yarnton (17). The middle Cherwell area had 3. Bigger and busier areas usually get more reports, so these are counts, not rates.

What is the most reported street problem in Cherwell?

Lamp Out of Light, with 92 of the 475 reports in the last month (19%), followed by lamp On During Day (76) and pothole (57).

How many street problems get fixed in Cherwell?

4 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 475 reports made in that time, 4 (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 Cherwell?

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.