Street reports

Street reports in New Forest by area

In the last month people reported 48 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and pothole came up most (15). 0 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

48problems reportedin the last month

Potholemost reported15 reports, 31%

0marked fixed0% of this month’s reports so far

0neighbours askedfor street improvements

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Most reports this month: Sway (12), Hythe (8) and Lymington (6). The middle New Forest area had 0, and 25 areas had none.

Every area, ranked


1	SwaySO41	12	0%	–	–	Pothole
2	HytheSO45	8	0%	–	–	Rights of way
3	LymingtonSO41	6	0%	–	–	Pothole
4	New MiltonBH25	6	0%	–	–	Pothole
5	MarchwoodSO40	4	0%	–	–	Abandoned vehicles
6	LyndhurstSO43	3	0%	–	–	Other Road Issues
7	PenningtonSO41	3	0%	–	–	Fly-tipping
8	WalhamptonSO41	3	0%	–	–	Other Road Issues
9	CalmoreSO40	2	0%	–	–	Fly-tipping
10	Dibden PurlieuSO45	2	0%	–	–	Fly-tipping
11	ElingSO40	2	0%	–	–	Fly-tipping
12	Milford on SeaSO41	2	0%	–	–	Graffiti
13	Netley MarshSO40	2	0%	–	–	Fly-tipping
14	TottonSO40	2	0%	–	–	Fly-tipping
15	Barton on SeaBH25	1	0%	–	–	Pothole
16	BeaulieuSO42	1	0%	–	–	Street cleaning
17	DibdenSO45	1	0%	–	–	Other (non-highways)
18	Emery DownSO43	1	0%	–	–	Other Road Issues
19	FordingbridgeSP6	1	0%	–	–	Pothole
20	HolburySO45	1	0%	–	–	Pothole
21	HordleSO41	1	0%	–	–	Other Road Issues
22	TestwoodSO40	1	0%	–	–	Other (non-highways)
23	West TottonSO40	1	0%	–	–	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


Pothole	15	31%	Sway (6)
Other Road Issues	7	15%	Lyndhurst (3)
Fly-tipping	4	8%	New Milton (1)
Other (non-highways)	4	8%	New Milton (1)
Pavements/Cycleway	3	6%	Sway (2)
Rights of way	3	6%	Hythe (2)
Graffiti	2	4%	New Milton (1)
Street nameplates	2	4%	Lymington (1)
Abandoned vehicles	1	2%	Marchwood (1)
Dog fouling	1	2%	Hythe (1)
Non-highway trees	1	2%	Hythe (1)
Road traffic signs	1	2%	New Milton (1)
Street cleaning	1	2%	Beaulieu (1)
Street Furniture	1	2%	Marchwood (1)
Street lighting	1	2%	Marchwood (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 New Forest have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in Sway (12), Hythe (8), Lymington (6), New Milton (6) and Marchwood (4). The middle New Forest area had 0. Bigger and busier areas usually get more reports, so these are counts, not rates.

What is the most reported street problem in New Forest?

Pothole, with 15 of the 48 reports in the last month (31%), followed by other Road Issues (7) and fly-tipping (4).

How many street problems get fixed in New Forest?

0 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 48 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 New Forest?

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.