Street reports

Street reports in Wakefield by area

In the last month people reported 20 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and trees came up most (4). 0 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

20problems reportedin the last month

Treesmost reported4 reports, 20%

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

0neighbours askedfor street improvements

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Most reports this month: Horbury (5), Castleford (4) and South Elmsall (4). The middle Wakefield area had 0, and 53 areas had none.

Every area, ranked


1	HorburyWF4	5	0%	–	–	Fly-tipping
2	CastlefordWF10	4	0%	–	–	Other
3	South ElmsallWF9	4	0%	–	–	Trees
4	Newton HillWF1	3	0%	–	–	Abandoned vehicles
5	South KirkbyWF9	3	0%	–	–	Trees
6	Lofthouse GateWF3	2	0%	–	–	Car parking
7	OssettWF5	2	0%	–	–	Fly-tipping
8	OutwoodWF1	2	0%	–	–	Car parking
9	StanleyWF3	2	0%	–	–	Car parking
10	WhitwoodWF10	2	0%	–	–	Pavements/footpaths
11	City FieldsWF3	1	0%	–	–	Abandoned vehicles
12	EastmoorWF1	1	0%	–	–	Abandoned vehicles
13	GlasshoughtonWF10	1	0%	–	–	Street lighting
14	HavercroftWF4	1	0%	–	–	Abandoned vehicles
15	Horbury BridgeWF4	1	0%	–	–	Fly-tipping
16	KettlethorpeWF2	1	0%	–	–	Pavements/footpaths
17	LupsetWF2	1	0%	–	–	Other
18	MilnthorpeWF2	1	0%	–	–	Pavements/footpaths
19	NewmillerdamWF2	1	0%	–	–	Pavements/footpaths
20	NormantonWF6	1	0%	–	–	Roads/highways
21	North ElmsallWF9	1	0%	–	–	Trees
22	Pinders HeathWF1	1	0%	–	–	Abandoned vehicles
23	PledwickWF2	1	0%	–	–	Pavements/footpaths
24	RyhillWF4	1	0%	–	–	Abandoned vehicles
25	Sharlston CommonWF4	1	0%	–	–	Trees
26	StreethouseWF7	1	0%	–	–	Trees
27	WakefieldWF1	1	0%	–	–	Abandoned vehicles
28	WheldonWF10	1	0%	–	–	Other
29	WoolgreavesWF2	1	0%	–	–	Pavements/footpaths
30	WrenthorpeWF2	1	0%	–	–	Car parking

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


Trees	4	20%	South Elmsall (3)
Abandoned vehicles	2	10%	City Fields (1)
Fly-tipping	2	10%	Horbury (2)
Other	2	10%	Castleford (1)
Pavements/footpaths	2	10%	Castleford (1)
Street cleaning	2	10%	Castleford (1)
Street lighting	2	10%	Castleford (1)
Car parking	1	5%	Lofthouse Gate (1)
Pothole	1	5%	Horbury (1)
Roads/highways	1	5%	Normanton (1)
Road traffic signs	1	5%	South Elmsall (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 19 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

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Questions people ask

Which areas of Wakefield have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in Horbury (5), Castleford (4), South Elmsall (4), Newton Hill (3) and South Kirkby (3). The middle Wakefield area had 0. Bigger and busier areas usually get more reports, so these are counts, not rates.

What is the most reported street problem in Wakefield?

Trees, with 4 of the 20 reports in the last month (20%), followed by abandoned vehicles (2) and fly-tipping (2).

How many street problems get fixed in Wakefield?

0 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 20 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 Wakefield?

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.