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Street reports in Merton by area

In the last month people reported 1,110 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and fly Tipping came up most (502). 28 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

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1,110problems reportedin the last month
Fly Tippingmost reported502 reports, 45%
28marked fixed3% of this month’s reports so far
0neighbours askedfor street improvements

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Most reports this month: Wimbledon (622), Mitcham (170) and Lonesome (170). The middle Merton area had 86. Most fixes marked: Wimbledon (18), Merton (4) and Mitcham (4).

Every area, ranked

1WimbledonSW196223%18–Fly Tipping
2MitchamCR41702%4–Fly Tipping
3LonesomeCR41702%3–Fly Tipping
4MertonSW191682%4–Fly Tipping
5Collier's WoodSW191442%3–Fly Tipping
6Merton ParkSW19862%2–Fly Tipping
7Pollards HillCR4861%1–Fly Tipping
8Cottenham ParkSW20840%––Fly Tipping
9Raynes ParkSW20790%––Fly Tipping
10MordenSM4723%2–Fly Tipping
11Lower MordenSM4510%––Fly Tipping
12West BarnesKT3427%3–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 Tipping50245%Wimbledon (220)
Litter or Weeds on a Street19017%Wimbledon (161)
Litter Bins on a Street424%Wimbledon (29)
Abandoned vehicles404%Wimbledon (19)
Damaged Footway383%Wimbledon (30)
Dead animal303%Wimbledon (15)
Dog fouling262%Wimbledon (16)
Graffiti202%Merton Park (7)
Fly-Posting161%Wimbledon (7)
Overhanging Vegetation from private land161%Wimbledon (8)
Light Out151%Mitcham (4)
Other Roads or Carriageway issue151%Wimbledon (5)
Potholes and Surface Problems151%Wimbledon (11)
Damage to Street Furniture141%Wimbledon (10)
Obstruction on a Road or Pavement141%Wimbledon (7)

The 15 most common of 43 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 20 of 28 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 20 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 Merton have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in Wimbledon (622), Mitcham (170), Lonesome (170), Merton (168) and Collier's Wood (144). The middle Merton area had 86. Bigger and busier areas usually get more reports, so these are counts, not rates.

What is the most reported street problem in Merton?

Fly Tipping, with 502 of the 1,110 reports in the last month (45%), followed by litter or Weeds on a Street (190) and litter Bins on a Street (42).

How many street problems get fixed in Merton?

28 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 1,110 reports made in that time, 28 (3%) 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 Merton?

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.