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Street reports in Oxford by area

In the last month people reported 1,054 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and fly Tipping came up most (186). 26 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

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1,054problems reportedin the last month
Fly Tippingmost reported186 reports, 18%
26marked fixed2% of this month’s reports so far
0neighbours askedfor street improvements

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Most reports this month: Oxford (334), North Hinksey (145) and Cowley (119). The middle Oxford area had 58. Most fixes marked: Risinghurst (14), Sandhills (13) and Barton (11).

Every area, ranked

1OxfordOX13341%4–Lamp Out of Light
2North HinkseyOX21451%1–Lamp Out of Light
3CowleyOX41193%4–Fly Tipping
4East OxfordOX41140%––Fly Tipping
5HeadingtonOX3971%1–Fly Tipping
6Rose HillOX4941%1–Fly Tipping
7LittlemoreOX4911%1–Fly Tipping
8HolywellOX1850%––Lamp Out of Light
9St EbbesOX1830%––Lamp Out of Light
10RisinghurstOX38217%14–Lamp Out of Light
11Blackbird LeysOX4801%1–Fly Tipping
12KidlingtonOX5753%2–Lamp On During Day
13JerichoOX2730%––Lamp Out of Light
14BartonOX36716%11–Lamp On During Day
15IffleyOX4670%––Fly Tipping
16New MarstonOX3642%1–Lamp Out of Light
17Wood FarmOX3630%––Fly Tipping
18Walton ManorOX2582%1–Lamp Out of Light
19North OxfordOX2562%1–Lamp Out of Light
20Greater LeysOX4550%––Other
21GrandpontOX1510%––Lamp Out of Light
22SunnymeadOX2510%––Lamp Out of Light
23Norham ManorOX2490%––Lamp Out of Light
24KenningtonOX1470%––Lamp Out of Light
25OsneyOX2442%1–Lamp Out of Light
26CuttesloweOX2420%––Lamp Out of Light
27MarstonOX3380%––Fly Tipping
28SandhillsOX33735%13–Lamp On During Day
29NorthwayOX3370%––Fly Tipping
30SummertownOX2370%––Lamp Out of Light
31West OxfordOX2343%1–Abandoned vehicles & bicycles
32South OxfordOX1323%1–Fly Tipping
33New HinkseyOX1244%1–Fly Tipping
34South HinkseyOX1244%1–Lamp On During Day
35WolvercoteOX2210%––Lamp Out of Light
36BinseyOX2617%1–Lamp Out of Light

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 Tipping18618%Oxford (50)
Lamp Out of Light18618%Oxford (78)
Lamp On During Day909%Kidlington (19)
Other727%Blackbird Leys (15)
Rubbish (refuse and recycling)586%Oxford (28)
Abandoned vehicles & bicycles565%Oxford (23)
Footways and Pavement damage555%Oxford (17)
Pothole363%Headington (10)
Hedges343%Oxford (10)
Street cleaning262%Oxford (10)
Graffiti212%Rose Hill (13)
Dog fouling202%Oxford (7)
Report a tree problem192%Oxford (7)
Roads and Carriageways192%East Oxford (5)
Unauthorised objects on other highway infrastructure162%Oxford (6)

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 26 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 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 Oxford have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in Oxford (334), North Hinksey (145), Cowley (119), East Oxford (114) and Headington (97). The middle Oxford area had 58. Bigger and busier areas usually get more reports, so these are counts, not rates.

What is the most reported street problem in Oxford?

Fly Tipping, with 186 of the 1,054 reports in the last month (18%), followed by lamp Out of Light (186) and lamp On During Day (90).

How many street problems get fixed in Oxford?

26 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 1,054 reports made in that time, 26 (2%) 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 Oxford?

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.