Street reports

Street reports in Lincoln by area

In the last month people reported 381 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and fly Tipping came up most (61). 4 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

381problems reportedin the last month

Fly Tippingmost reported61 reports, 16%

4marked fixed1% of this month’s reports so far

0neighbours askedfor street improvements

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Most reports this month: Lincoln (227), Bracebridge (190) and New Boultham (59). The middle Lincoln area had 27. Most fixes marked: Lincoln (3), Bracebridge (2) and Boultham (1).

Every area, ranked


1	LincolnLN2	227	1%	3	–	Fly Tipping
2	BracebridgeLN6	190	1%	2	–	Street light
3	New BoulthamLN6	59	2%	1	–	Fly Tipping
4	BirchwoodLN6	54	0%	–	–	Problem at LCC roadworks
5	BoulthamLN6	43	2%	1	–	Fly Tipping
6	Boultham MoorLN6	32	0%	–	–	Pothole on road/cycleway
7	HartsholmeLN6	27	4%	1	–	Problem at LCC roadworks
8	Glebe ParkLN2	25	0%	–	–	Damaged/missing pedestrian guardrail
9	St GilesLN2	25	0%	–	–	Street light
10	ErmineLN2	21	0%	–	–	Pothole on road/cycleway
11	Ermine WestLN1	21	0%	–	–	Street light
12	Ermine EastLN2	18	0%	–	–	Pothole on road/cycleway
13	Swanpool Garden SuburbLN6	12	0%	–	–	Street light
14	SwanpoolLN6	7	0%	–	–	Manhole/drain cover on road/cycleway

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 Tipping	61	16%	Lincoln (49)
Street light	59	15%	Bracebridge (44)
Problem at LCC roadworks	28	7%	Birchwood (18)
Trip hazard/uneven surface	24	6%	Lincoln (14)
Pothole on road/cycleway	21	6%	Lincoln (10)
Litter	17	4%	Lincoln (13)
Obstruction (Road/Pavement)	12	3%	Bracebridge (8)
Sign (unlit)	12	3%	Lincoln (8)
Problem at other roadworks	11	3%	Birchwood (6)
Tree/hedge restricting available highway	9	2%	Lincoln (8)
Hanging tree or branch	8	2%	Lincoln (5)
Car parking	7	2%	Lincoln (4)
Rubbish (refuse and recycling)	7	2%	Lincoln (5)
Timing issue	7	2%	Boultham Moor (6)
Manhole/drain cover on pavement/verge	6	2%	Lincoln (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.

Recently fixed


Street light fault on Doddington Road	Hartsholme	23 Oct
Fly-tipping on Glenwood Grove	Boultham	20 Oct
Damaged/missing paving slab on Hillside Avenue	Lincoln	16 Oct
Fallen tree on Albert Crescent	Lincoln	13 Oct

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 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

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Questions people ask

Which areas of Lincoln have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in Lincoln (227), Bracebridge (190), New Boultham (59), Birchwood (54) and Boultham (43). The middle Lincoln area had 27. Bigger and busier areas usually get more reports, so these are counts, not rates.

What is the most reported street problem in Lincoln?

Fly Tipping, with 61 of the 381 reports in the last month (16%), followed by street light (59) and problem at LCC roadworks (28).

How many street problems get fixed in Lincoln?

4 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 381 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 Lincoln?

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.