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Street reports in Isle of Wight by area

In the last month people reported 710 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and rough/Uneven or Surface Issue came up most (67). 14 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

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710problems reportedin the last month
Rough/Uneven or Surface Issuemost reported67 reports, 9%
14marked fixed2% of this month’s reports so far
0neighbours askedfor street improvements

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Most reports this month: Lake (135), Newport (122) and Carisbrooke (104). The middle Isle of Wight area had 14, and 1 area had none. Most fixes marked: Ryde (5), Carisbrooke (3) and Newport (3).

Every area, ranked

1LakePO361351%2–Dog fouling
2NewportPO301222%3–Abandoned vehicles
3CarisbrookePO301043%3–Abandoned vehicles
4SandownPO361041%1–Dog fouling
5ShanklinPO37912%2–Dog fouling
6RydePO33866%5–Abandoned vehicles
7CowesPO31862%2–Veg Impeding FW/CW
8East CowesPO32862%2–Abandoned vehicles
9BradingPO36480%––General (Gras/Hedge/Tree)
10FreshwaterPO40380%––Rough/Uneven or Surface Issue
11MiddletonPO40380%––Rough/Uneven or Surface Issue
12BinsteadPO33336%2–Abandoned vehicles
13WoottonPO33290%––Rough/Uneven or Surface Issue
14VentnorPO38280%––Car Park Machine Not Working
15GodshillPO38240%––Carcass - Large
16GurnardPO31225%1–Veg Impeding FW/CW
17BembridgePO35210%––Veg Impeding FW/CW
18Colwell BayPO40190%––Rough/Uneven or Surface Issue
19TotlandPO39190%––Rough/Uneven or Surface Issue
20WhippinghamPO32190%––Abandoned vehicles
21BonchurchPO38160%––Dog fouling
22WinfordPO36160%––Rough/Uneven or Surface Issue
23EastonPO40150%––Cleanliness Sub Standard
24St HelensPO33140%––Veg Impeding FW/CW
25YaverlandPO36120%––Abandoned vehicles
26NettlestonePO34110%––Lamp: Outage (Single Unit)
27SeaviewPO34110%––Lamp: Outage (Single Unit)
28NitonPO38100%––Sign Twisted/Misaligned
29NewchurchPO3690%––Utility Issue
30WroxallPO3890%––Utility Issue
31YarmouthPO4190%––Rough/Uneven or Surface Issue
32RookleyPO3880%––Carcass - Large
33Rookley GreenPO3880%––Abandoned vehicles
34Freshwater BayPO4070%––Car Park Machine Not Working
35NorthwoodPO3170%––Abandoned vehicles
36BlackwaterPO3060%––Fence Damage/Missing No Hazard
37Fishbourne (PO33)PO3360%––Rough/Uneven or Surface Issue
38NortonPO4160%––Rough/Uneven or Surface Issue
39Upper BonchurchPO3860%––Carcass - Large
40WhitwellPO3860%––Utility Issue
41BrighstonePO3040%––Debris - Hazardous
42ShorwellPO30333%1–Carcass - Large
43ShalfleetPO3030%––Drainage Structure: Blockage
44ArretonPO30250%1–Debris - Hazardous
45CalbournePO3020%––Abandoned vehicles
46St. LawrencePO3820%––Rough/Uneven or Surface Issue

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

Rough/Uneven or Surface Issue679%Freshwater (14)
Abandoned vehicles649%Newport (19)
Dog fouling558%Lake (38)
Fly-tipping355%Ryde (10)
Utility Issue355%Sandown (6)
Cleanliness Sub Standard274%Lake (8)
Veg Impeding FW/CW264%Cowes (11)
General (Gras/Hedge/Tree)243%Brading (16)
Lamp: Outage (Single Unit)243%Lake (8)
Pothole In CW/FW233%Carisbrooke (5)
Hedge Oversized223%Bembridge (3)
Drainage Structure: Blockage183%Godshill (3)
Vegetation Encroachment183%Lake (4)
Road Markings Missing/Faded162%Carisbrooke (8)
Carcass - Large152%Godshill (4)

The 15 most common of 87 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 14 of 14 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 Isle of Wight have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in Lake (135), Newport (122), Carisbrooke (104), Sandown (104) and Shanklin (91). The middle Isle of Wight area had 14. Bigger and busier areas usually get more reports, so these are counts, not rates.

What is the most reported street problem in Isle of Wight?

Rough/Uneven or Surface Issue, with 67 of the 710 reports in the last month (9%), followed by abandoned vehicles (64) and dog fouling (55).

How many street problems get fixed in Isle of Wight?

14 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 710 reports made in that time, 14 (2%) 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 Isle of Wight?

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.