Street reports

Street reports in St Albans by area

In the last month people reported 72 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and fly Tipping came up most (14). 0 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

72problems reportedin the last month

Fly Tippingmost reported14 reports, 19%

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

0neighbours askedfor street improvements

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Most reports this month: St Albans (19), Colney Heath (13) and Harpenden (12). The middle St Albans area had 3, and 5 areas had none.

Every area, ranked


1	St AlbansAL1	19	0%	–	–	Roads/highways
2	Colney HeathAL4	13	0%	–	–	Fly Tipping
3	HarpendenAL5	12	0%	–	–	Roads/highways
4	London ColneyAL2	11	0%	–	–	Fly Tipping
5	The CampAL1	11	0%	–	–	Fly Tipping
6	Bricket WoodAL2	7	0%	–	–	Pavements/footpaths
7	RedbournAL3	6	0%	–	–	Road traffic signs
8	Bernards HeathAL3	5	0%	–	–	Pavements/footpaths
9	FleetvilleAL1	5	0%	–	–	Roads/highways
10	SouthdownAL5	5	0%	–	–	Abandoned vehicles
11	WheathampsteadAL4	5	0%	–	–	Pavements/footpaths
12	FrogmoreAL2	4	0%	–	–	Fly Tipping
13	How WoodAL2	3	0%	–	–	Pothole
14	Park StreetAL2	3	0%	–	–	Pothole
15	TownsendAL3	3	0%	–	–	Abandoned vehicles
16	Chiswell GreenAL2	2	0%	–	–	Fly Tipping
17	Jersey FarmAL4	2	0%	–	–	Car parking
18	MarshalswickAL4	2	0%	–	–	Car parking
19	New GreensAL3	2	0%	–	–	Abandoned vehicles
20	SandridgeAL4	1	0%	–	–	Pothole

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	14	19%	Colney Heath (6)
Roads/highways	12	17%	St Albans (4)
Pavements/footpaths	8	11%	St Albans (3)
Pothole	6	8%	Bricket Wood (1)
Other	5	7%	Colney Heath (2)
Abandoned vehicles	4	6%	Harpenden (2)
Road traffic signs	4	6%	Redbourn (3)
Car parking	3	4%	Jersey Farm (1)
Parks/landscapes	2	3%	London Colney (2)
Street cleaning	2	3%	Bricket Wood (1)
Street lighting	2	3%	Bernards Heath (1)
Traffic lights	2	3%	Colney Heath (1)
Trees (along Public Rights of Way)	2	3%	Harpenden (2)
Trees (on the highway verge)	2	3%	Frogmore (1)
Dog fouling	1	1%	London Colney (1)

The 15 most common of 18 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 24 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 St Albans have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in St Albans (19), Colney Heath (13), Harpenden (12), London Colney (11) and The Camp (11). The middle St Albans 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 St Albans?

Fly Tipping, with 14 of the 72 reports in the last month (19%), followed by roads/highways (12) and pavements/footpaths (8).

How many street problems get fixed in St Albans?

0 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 72 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 St Albans?

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.