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Street reports in Sutton by area

In the last month people reported 240 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and fly Tipping came up most (75). 4 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

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240problems reportedin the last month
Fly Tippingmost reported75 reports, 31%
4marked fixed2% of this month’s reports so far
0neighbours askedfor street improvements

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Most reports this month: St Helier (337), North Cheam (165) and Cheam (87). The middle Sutton area had 16, and 3 areas had none. Most fixes marked: St Helier (19), Belmont (1) and North Cheam (1).

Every area, ranked

1St HelierSM53376%19–Fly Tipping
2North CheamSM31651%1–Graffiti
3CheamSM3870%––Graffiti
4SuttonSM1630%––Graffiti
5BelmontSM2592%1–Any other tree or roots issue
6StonecotSM3522%1–Fly Tipping
7RosehillSM1420%––Fly Tipping
8BenhiltonSM1320%––Graffiti
9CarshaltonSM5310%––Fly Tipping
10Worcester ParkKT4180%––Pothole on a road - More than 150mm wide and 40mm deep
11Beddington CornerCR0160%––Abandoned vehicles
12HackbridgeSM640%––Pavements/footpaths
13South BeddingtonSM630%––Dog fouling
14WallingtonSM630%––Dog fouling
15BeddingtonCR020%––Fly Tipping
16Carshalton BeechesSM510%––Rubbish (refuse and recycling)
17Carshalton-on-the-HillSM510%––Rubbish (refuse and recycling)
18RoundshawSM610%––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 Tipping7531%St Helier (150)
Graffiti3314%North Cheam (30)
Abandoned vehicles115%St Helier (14)
Fly-Posting104%St Helier (12)
Litter or Weeds on a Street94%St Helier (21)
Pothole on a road - More than 150mm wide and 40mm deep94%Belmont (9)
Pavements/footpaths63%Carshalton (4)
Any other tree or roots issue52%Belmont (12)
Pothole52%Cheam (3)
Light Out42%St Helier (9)
Other42%St Helier (3)
Overhanging Vegetation from private land42%St Helier (6)
Rubbish (refuse and recycling)42%Sutton (3)
Damaged Footway31%St Helier (6)
Damaged, missing or loose kerb causing a trip hazard higher than 2cm31%North Cheam (4)

The 15 most common of 47 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 4 of 4 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 27 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 Sutton have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in St Helier (337), North Cheam (165), Cheam (87), Sutton (63) and Belmont (59). The middle Sutton area had 16. Bigger and busier areas usually get more reports, so these are counts, not rates.

What is the most reported street problem in Sutton?

Fly Tipping, with 75 of the 240 reports in the last month (31%), followed by graffiti (33) and abandoned vehicles (11).

How many street problems get fixed in Sutton?

4 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 240 reports made in that time, 4 (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 Sutton?

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.