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Street reports in Luton by area

In the last month people reported 84 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and fly Tipping came up most (20). 0 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

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84problems reportedin the last month
Fly Tippingmost reported20 reports, 24%
0marked fixed0% of this month’s reports so far
0neighbours askedfor street improvements

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Most reports this month: Luton (48), Hart Hill (17) and High Town (15). The middle Luton area had 8.

Every area, ranked

1LutonLU1480%––Fly Tipping
2Hart HillLU2170%––Abandoned vehicles
3High TownLU2150%––Illegal car parking
4Park TownLU1130%––Fly Tipping
5Round GreenLU2110%––Fly Tipping
6Bury ParkLU1100%––Illegal car parking
7BiscotLU390%––Fly Tipping
8New TownLU190%––Fly Tipping
9LimburyLU380%––Roads/highways
10Warden HillLU280%––Fly Tipping
11WigmoreLU270%––Abandoned vehicles
12LeagraveLU450%––Illegal car parking
13Lewsey FarmLU440%––Illegal car parking
14StopsleyLU240%––Illegal car parking
15Bramingham ParkLU330%––Abandoned vehicles
16Marsh FarmLU330%––Illegal car parking
17Sundon ParkLU330%––Fly Tipping
18Farley HillLU120%––Dog fouling

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 Tipping2024%Luton (15)
Illegal car parking1720%Luton (9)
Abandoned vehicles1619%Luton (9)
Roads/highways810%Limbury (5)
Pavements/footpaths56%Luton (2)
Other34%Hart Hill (2)
Street lighting34%Luton (1)
Council parking permits22%Hart Hill (1)
Pothole22%High Town (1)
Rubbish (refuse and recycling)22%Hart Hill (1)
Broken / Damaged Cover11%Warden Hill (1)
Dog fouling11%Bury Park (1)
Fly-posting11%Farley Hill (1)
Parks/landscapes11%Luton (1)
Road traffic signs11%Stopsley (1)

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 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 Luton have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in Luton (48), Hart Hill (17), High Town (15), Park Town (13) and Round Green (11). The middle Luton area had 8. Bigger and busier areas usually get more reports, so these are counts, not rates.

What is the most reported street problem in Luton?

Fly Tipping, with 20 of the 84 reports in the last month (24%), followed by illegal car parking (17) and abandoned vehicles (16).

How many street problems get fixed in Luton?

0 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 84 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 Luton?

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.