Street reports

Street reports in Sandwell by area

In the last month people reported 36 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and fly Tipping came up most (16). 0 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

36problems reportedin the last month

Fly Tippingmost reported16 reports, 44%

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

0neighbours askedfor street improvements

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Most reports this month: Cape Hill (34), Warley Salop (23) and Bearwood (21). The middle Sandwell area had 3, and 5 areas had none.

Every area, ranked


1	Cape HillB66	34	0%	–	–	Fly Tipping
2	Warley SalopB68	23	0%	–	–	Fly Tipping
3	BearwoodB66	21	0%	–	–	Fly Tipping
4	Warley WigornB67	21	0%	–	–	Fly Tipping
5	TiptonDY4	17	0%	–	–	Pothole
6	SmethwickB67	16	0%	–	–	Fly Tipping
7	Cradley HeathB64	14	0%	–	–	Pothole
8	WarleyB67	14	0%	–	–	Fly Tipping
9	Old HillB64	13	0%	–	–	Pothole
10	Rowley RegisDY2	10	0%	–	–	Pothole
11	BrandhallB68	6	0%	–	–	Abandoned vehicles
12	BlackheathB65	5	0%	–	–	Pothole
13	Rowley VillageB65	5	0%	–	–	Pothole
14	TividaleB69	4	0%	–	–	Pothole
15	Causeway GreenB68	3	0%	–	–	Pothole
16	Langley GreenB68	3	0%	–	–	Pothole
17	Langley VillageB69	2	0%	–	–	Pothole
18	Rood EndB68	2	0%	–	–	Roads/highways
19	West BromwichB70	2	0%	–	–	Roads/highways
20	Fallings HeathWS10	1	0%	–	–	Street lighting
21	Hill TopB70	1	0%	–	–	Car parking
22	King’s HillWS10	1	0%	–	–	Street lighting
23	OakhamB69	1	0%	–	–	Pothole
24	OldburyB69	1	0%	–	–	Street lighting
25	Princes EndDY4	1	0%	–	–	Rubbish (refuse and recycling)
26	WednesburyWS10	1	0%	–	–	Street lighting
27	Wood GreenWS10	1	0%	–	–	Street lighting

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 Tipping	16	44%	Cape Hill (22)
Abandoned vehicles	5	14%	Warley Wigorn (5)
Street lighting	3	8%	Smethwick (2)
Pothole	2	6%	Tipton (16)
Roads/highways	2	6%	Bearwood (2)
Rubbish (refuse and recycling)	2	6%	Warley Salop (7)
Bus stops	1	3%	Bearwood (1)
Car parking	1	3%	Cape Hill (1)
Other	1	3%	Blackheath (1)
Pavements/footpaths	1	3%	Bearwood (1)
Street cleaning	1	3%	Bearwood (1)
Street nameplates	1	3%	Cape Hill (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 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 Sandwell have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in Cape Hill (34), Warley Salop (23), Bearwood (21), Warley Wigorn (21) and Tipton (17). The middle Sandwell area had 3. Bigger and busier areas usually get more reports, so these are counts, not rates.

What is the most reported street problem in Sandwell?

Fly Tipping, with 16 of the 36 reports in the last month (44%), followed by abandoned vehicles (5) and street lighting (3).

How many street problems get fixed in Sandwell?

0 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 36 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 Sandwell?

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.