Street reports

Street reports in Oldham by area

In the last month people reported 41 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and pothole came up most (9). 0 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

41problems reportedin the last month

Potholemost reported9 reports, 22%

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

0neighbours askedfor street improvements

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Most reports this month: Oldham (9), Shaw (9) and Greenfield (8). The middle Oldham area had 1, and 18 areas had none.

Every area, ranked


1	OldhamOL1	9	0%	–	–	Street cleaning
2	ShawOL2	9	0%	–	–	Pothole
3	GreenfieldOL3	8	0%	–	–	Pothole
4	RoytonOL2	8	0%	–	–	Pothole
5	UppermillOL3	8	0%	–	–	Pothole
6	ChaddertonOL9	7	0%	–	–	Street cleaning
7	LeesOL4	7	0%	–	–	Street lighting
8	FailsworthM35	6	0%	–	–	Abandoned vehicles
9	CowlishawOL2	5	0%	–	–	Pothole
10	Shaw SideOL2	5	0%	–	–	Pothole
11	Spring HillOL4	5	0%	–	–	Car parking
12	CoppiceOL8	4	0%	–	–	Street cleaning
13	Shaw EdgeOL2	4	0%	–	–	Pothole
14	SholverOL1	4	0%	–	–	Rubbish (refuse and recycling)
15	WernethOL8	4	0%	–	–	Street cleaning
16	Copster HillOL8	3	0%	–	–	Abandoned vehicles
17	DenshawOL3	3	0%	–	–	Pothole
18	DerkerOL1	3	0%	–	–	Street lighting
19	HeysideOL2	3	0%	–	–	Pothole
20	HigginshawOL1	3	0%	–	–	Street lighting
21	HollinsOL8	3	0%	–	–	Abandoned vehicles
22	Luzley BrookOL2	3	0%	–	–	Pothole
23	MoorsideOL4	3	0%	–	–	Rubbish (refuse and recycling)
24	MumpsOL1	3	0%	–	–	Street lighting
25	WatersheddingsOL4	3	0%	–	–	Car parking
26	Butler GreenOL9	2	0%	–	–	Pavements/footpaths
27	Clough (OL2)OL2	2	0%	–	–	Fly Tipping
28	CowhillOL9	2	0%	–	–	Pavements/footpaths
29	GrasscroftOL4	2	0%	–	–	Abandoned vehicles
30	HollinwoodOL8	2	0%	–	–	Car parking
31	New DelphOL3	2	0%	–	–	Rubbish (refuse and recycling)
32	Nimble NookOL9	2	0%	–	–	Pavements/footpaths
33	WaterheadOL4	2	0%	–	–	Pothole
34	White GateOL9	2	0%	–	–	Fly Tipping
35	Chadderton ParkOL9	1	0%	–	–	Other
36	Crompton FoldOL2	1	0%	–	–	Fly Tipping
37	DelphOL3	1	0%	–	–	Street cleaning
38	DobcrossOL3	1	0%	–	–	Rubbish (refuse and recycling)
39	GlodwickOL4	1	0%	–	–	Fly Tipping
40	HathershawOL8	1	0%	–	–	Roads/highways
41	HeyOL4	1	0%	–	–	Pavements/footpaths
42	HoltsOL4	1	0%	–	–	Pavements/footpaths
43	Lime GateOL8	1	0%	–	–	Fly Tipping
44	Lydgate (OL4)OL4	1	0%	–	–	Abandoned vehicles
45	Middleton JunctionM24	1	0%	–	–	Parks/landscapes
46	MoorheyOL4	1	0%	–	–	Fly Tipping
47	Primrose BankOL8	1	0%	–	–	Street cleaning
48	SpringheadOL4	1	0%	–	–	Pavements/footpaths
49	Thatch LeachOL9	1	0%	–	–	Pavements/footpaths
50	Wood EndOL2	1	0%	–	–	Fly Tipping
51	WoodhousesM35	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	9	22%	Cowlishaw (4)
Fly Tipping	5	12%	Shaw (2)
Street cleaning	5	12%	Chadderton (3)
Rubbish (refuse and recycling)	4	10%	Moorside (2)
Abandoned vehicles	3	7%	Failsworth (1)
Pavements/footpaths	3	7%	Butler Green (1)
Street lighting	3	7%	Derker (3)
Parks/landscapes	2	5%	Middleton Junction (1)
Roads/highways	2	5%	Coppice (1)
Car parking	1	2%	Failsworth (1)
Graffiti	1	2%	Greenfield (1)
Other	1	2%	Chadderton (1)
Road traffic signs	1	2%	Failsworth (1)
Trees	1	2%	Failsworth (1)

Every kind 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 21 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.

Questions people ask

Which areas of Oldham have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in Oldham (9), Shaw (9), Greenfield (8), Royton (8) and Uppermill (8). The middle Oldham area had 1. Bigger and busier areas usually get more reports, so these are counts, not rates.

What is the most reported street problem in Oldham?

Pothole, with 9 of the 41 reports in the last month (22%), followed by fly Tipping (5) and street cleaning (5).

How many street problems get fixed in Oldham?

0 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 41 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 Oldham?

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.