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Street reports in Lewisham by area

In the last month people reported 278 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and fly Tipping came up most (41). 0 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

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278problems reportedin the last month
Fly Tippingmost reported41 reports, 15%
0marked fixed0% of this month’s reports so far
0neighbours askedfor street improvements

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Most reports this month: Sydenham (506), Grove Park (295) and Lewisham (163). The middle Lewisham area had 24. Most fixes marked: Sydenham (20), Grove Park (6) and Lewisham (4).

Every area, ranked

1SydenhamSE265064%20–Flytip
2Grove ParkSE122952%6–Flytip
3LewishamSE131632%4–Fly Tipping
4CatfordSE6920%––Fly Tipping
5ChinbrookSE12730%––Litter/Leaves
6New Cross GateSE14410%––Graffiti - General (Street)
7DownhamBR1390%––Flytip
8Lower SydenhamSE26360%––Abandoned vehicles
9New CrossSE14323%1–Fly Tipping
10BrockleySE4290%––Missed Collection
11Upper Sydenham (SE26)SE26240%––Pothole
12Bell GreenSE26230%––Abandoned vehicles
13BellinghamSE6210%––Abandoned vehicles
14Forest HillSE23200%––Fly Tipping
15Honor OakSE23170%––Fly Tipping
16BlackheathSE3140%––Fly Tipping
17Hither GreenSE13120%––Fly Tipping
18Catford SouthSE6110%––Abandoned vehicles
19LadywellSE1390%––Fly Tipping
20Perry ValeSE2360%––Rubbish (refuse and recycling)
21SouthendSE660%––Fly Tipping

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 Tipping4115%Lewisham (64)
Abandoned vehicles259%Grove Park (21)
Roads/highways238%Sydenham (13)
Litter/Leaves176%Chinbrook (21)
Flytip135%Sydenham (120)
Pothole124%Sydenham (9)
Street cleaning114%Catford (9)
Flytip in Park104%Chinbrook (10)
Rubbish (refuse and recycling)83%Catford (6)
Car parking73%Catford (5)
Street lighting73%Lewisham (6)
Flytipping - General (Street)62%New Cross Gate (4)
Missed Collection62%Catford (6)
Trees62%Grove Park (5)
Parks & Green Spaces52%Grove Park (4)

The 15 most common of 55 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 27 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 Lewisham have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in Sydenham (506), Grove Park (295), Lewisham (163), Catford (92) and Chinbrook (73). The middle Lewisham area had 24. Bigger and busier areas usually get more reports, so these are counts, not rates.

What is the most reported street problem in Lewisham?

Fly Tipping, with 41 of the 278 reports in the last month (15%), followed by abandoned vehicles (25) and roads/highways (23).

How many street problems get fixed in Lewisham?

0 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 278 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 Lewisham?

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.