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Street reports in Northumberland by area

In the last month people reported 2,244 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and fly Tipping came up most (259). 22 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

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2,244problems reportedin the last month
Fly Tippingmost reported259 reports, 12%
22marked fixed1% of this month’s reports so far
0neighbours askedfor street improvements

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Most reports this month: Newsham (321), Hirst (297) and Blyth (288). The middle Northumberland area had 9, and 5 areas had none. Most fixes marked: Ashington (4), Hirst (4) and Alnwick (3).

Every area, ranked

1NewshamNE243210%––Fly Tipping
2HirstNE632971%4–Fly Tipping
3BlythNE242880%––Fly Tipping
4AshingtonNE632851%4–Fly Tipping
5CowpenNE242800%––Fly Tipping
6CramlingtonNE232371%2–Fly Tipping
7Bedlington StationNE221541%1–Fly Tipping
8BedlingtonNE221471%1–Fly Tipping
9MorpethNE611471%1–Lamp Out
10HexhamNE461183%3–Lamp Out
11TweedmouthTD151101%1–Lamp Out
12Newbiggin-by-the-SeaNE641060%––Fly Tipping
13Berwick-upon-TweedTD151051%1–Lamp Out
14Seaton DelavalNE25930%––Fly Tipping
15West WylamNE42783%2–Abandoned vehicles
16PrudhoeNE42773%2–Abandoned vehicles
17AlnwickNE66674%3–Lamp Out
18PontelandNE20490%––Blocked - Flooding of Road/Path
19AmbleNE65480%––Obstruction (Not Vegetation)
20West SleekburnNE62440%––Fly Tipping
21ChoppingtonNE62430%––Surface Condition
22BebsideNE24350%––Fly Tipping
23CorbridgeNE45300%––Lamp Out
24SpittalTD15293%1–Lamp Out
25HolywellNE25290%––Obstruction (Not Vegetation)
26BomarsundNE62270%––Pothole
27East OrdTD15260%––Littering
28Heddon-on-the-WallNE15250%––Surface Condition
29Seaton SluiceNE26240%––Abandoned vehicles
30PegswoodNE61230%––Fly Tipping
31SeahousesNE68220%––Lamp Out
32SeghillNE23220%––Abandoned vehicles
33New HartleyNE25200%––Signal Failure all out
34MickleyNE43190%––Abandoned vehicles
35RothburyNE65186%1–Lamp Out
36Darras HallNE20170%––Fly Tipping
37LonghorsleyNE65170%––Pothole
38EllingtonNE61160%––Offensive Graffiti
39LynemouthNE61160%––Fly Tipping
40Old HartleyNE26160%––Abandoned vehicles
41BamburghNE69150%––Littering
42OvinghamNE42150%––Dog fouling
43WarkworthNE65150%––Full Litter Bin
44WoolerNE71119%1–Abandoned vehicles
45BelfordNE70110%––Surface Condition
46FeltonNE65110%––Surface Condition
47HadstonNE65110%––Blocked - Flooding of Road/Path
48HaltwhistleNE49110%––Obstruction (Not Vegetation)
49StocksfieldNE43911%1–Pothole
50BellinghamNE4890%––Road Markings - Worn/Faded
51LonghoughtonNE6690%––Lamp Out
52StobswoodNE6190%––Abandoned vehicles
53Widdrington StationNE6190%––Abandoned vehicles
54WylamNE4180%––Blocked - Flooding of Road/Path
55AlnmouthNE66714%1–Road Sweeping
56AcombNE4670%––Full Litter Bin
57LintonNE6170%––Dead Animal
58Red RowNE6170%––Blocked - Flooding of Road/Path
59AllendaleNE4760%––Blocked - Flooding of Road/Path
60PowburnNE6660%––Flooding (Out Of Hours)
61PrestwickNE2060%––Police Request
62Cornhill-on-TweedTD12520%1–Dead Animal
63Holy IslandTD1550%––Dead Animal
64LongframlingtonNE6550%––Abandoned vehicles
65ShilbottleNE6650%––Obstruction (Not Vegetation)
66BeadnellNE6740%––Blocked - Flooding of Private Property
67BroomhillNE6540%––Lamp Out
68Haydon BridgeNE4740%––Obstruction (Not Vegetation)
69Riding MillNE4440%––Blocked - Flooding of Road/Path
70StanningtonNE6140%––Dead Animal
71NorhamTD1530%––Blocked - Flooding of Road/Path
72OtterburnNE1930%––Dog fouling
73SwarlandNE6530%––Restricted Visibility
74ThroptonNE6530%––Pothole
75WhaltonNE6130%––Blocked - Flooding of Private Property
76GlantonNE66250%1–Debris on Road
77AcklingtonNE6520%––Other (Verges)
78ChollerfordNE4620%––Fly Tipping
79CrasterNE6620%––Lamp Out
80EmbletonNE6620%––Mud on Road
81FrankhamNE4720%––Lamp Out
82HumshaughNE4620%––Fly Tipping
83MilfieldNE7120%––Lamp On During Day
84StamfordhamNE1820%––Obscured by vegetation or Dirty
85WarkNE4820%––Lantern damaged/hanging
86CresswellNE6110%––Vandalised
87FalstoneNE4810%––Other (Bridges/Structure)
88FordTD1510%––Blocked - Flooding of Road/Path
89FourstonesNE4710%––Missing or damaged signpost
90GilslandCA810%––Pothole
91GreenheadCA810%––Surface Condition
92LowickTD1510%––Slabs - Uneven / Damaged / Cracked
93LuckerNE7010%––Vehicle Impact
94MatfenNE2010%––Trees damaging private property
95West WoodburnNE4810%––Dead Animal

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 Tipping25912%Cowpen (69)
Lamp Out1788%Cramlington (21)
Surface Condition1246%Newsham (18)
Obstruction (Not Vegetation)1085%Hirst (14)
Abandoned vehicles1075%Ashington (19)
Blocked - Flooding of Road/Path904%Newsham (10)
Pothole814%Cramlington (13)
Littering693%Blyth (23)
Road Sweeping643%Ashington (17)
Full Litter Bin613%Bedlington (11)
Dog fouling593%Ashington (11)
Restricted Visibility / Overgrown / Overhanging573%Cramlington (10)
Trees affecting highways or pavements542%Cramlington (12)
Other (Litter)382%Ashington (8)
Slabs - Uneven / Damaged / Cracked352%Morpeth (6)

The 15 most common of 125 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 22 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 1 Oct, 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 Northumberland have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in Newsham (321), Hirst (297), Blyth (288), Ashington (285) and Cowpen (280). The middle Northumberland area had 9. Bigger and busier areas usually get more reports, so these are counts, not rates.

What is the most reported street problem in Northumberland?

Fly Tipping, with 259 of the 2,244 reports in the last month (12%), followed by lamp Out (178) and surface Condition (124).

How many street problems get fixed in Northumberland?

22 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 2,244 reports made in that time, 22 (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 Northumberland?

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.