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Street reports in Hertsmere by area

In the last month people reported 65 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and pothole came up most (13). 0 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

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65problems reportedin the last month
Potholemost reported13 reports, 20%
0marked fixed0% of this month’s reports so far
0neighbours askedfor street improvements

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Most reports this month: Borehamwood (35), Bushey (29) and Elstree (19). The middle Hertsmere area had 7.

Every area, ranked

1BorehamwoodWD6350%––Fly Tipping
2BusheyWD23290%––Car parking
3ElstreeWD6190%––Fly Tipping
4Potters BarEN6130%––Fly Tipping
5Bushey HeathWD23120%––Car parking
6RadlettWD770%––Pothole
7AldenhamWD2540%––Road traffic signs
8Merry HillWD2340%––Car parking
9South MimmsEN630%––Pothole
10ShenleyWD720%––Abandoned vehicles
11Letchmore HeathWD2510%––Road traffic signs

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

Pothole1320%Borehamwood (7)
Fly Tipping1117%Borehamwood (9)
Roads/highways711%Bushey (3)
Car parking58%Bushey (6)
Road traffic signs58%Aldenham (3)
Other46%Borehamwood (4)
Pavements/footpaths46%Borehamwood (3)
Rubbish (refuse and recycling)46%Borehamwood (2)
Parks/landscapes35%Borehamwood (2)
Street lighting35%Borehamwood (3)
Abandoned vehicles12%Borehamwood (1)
Graffiti12%Potters Bar (1)
Street Name Plates12%Bushey (1)
Trees12%Borehamwood (1)
Trees (along Public Rights of Way)12%Bushey (2)

The 15 most common of 16 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.

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 Hertsmere have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in Borehamwood (35), Bushey (29), Elstree (19), Potters Bar (13) and Bushey Heath (12). The middle Hertsmere area had 7. Bigger and busier areas usually get more reports, so these are counts, not rates.

What is the most reported street problem in Hertsmere?

Pothole, with 13 of the 65 reports in the last month (20%), followed by fly Tipping (11) and roads/highways (7).

How many street problems get fixed in Hertsmere?

0 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 65 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 Hertsmere?

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.