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Street reports in Westminster by area

In the last month people reported 247 street problems on FixMyStreet across the areas we cover, and fly-tip Small - Less than one bag came up most (38). 15 were marked fixed. Here is every area ranked.

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247problems reportedin the last month
Fly-tip Small - Less than one bagmost reported38 reports, 15%
15marked fixed6% of this month’s reports so far
0neighbours askedfor street improvements

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Most reports this month: Maida Hill (366), Kensal Town (282) and Maida Vale (161). The middle Westminster area had 4, and 2 areas had none. Most fixes marked: Kensal Town (25), Maida Hill (23) and Maida Vale (7).

Every area, ranked

1Maida HillW93666%23–Street cleaning - Street needs sweeping
2Kensal TownW102829%25–Fly-tip Small - Less than one bag
3Maida ValeW91614%7–NCIL Daily Survey
4Covent GardenWC2E430%––Pavement Defect
5SohoW1F290%––Pavement Defect
6East MaryleboneW1W110%––Pavement Defect
7WestminsterSW1P60%––Fly Tipping
8BayswaterW250%––Other
9PimlicoSW1V40%––Street light
10MillbankSW1P30%––Pavements/footpaths
11KnightsbridgeSW720%––Signs and bollards
12MayfairW1K20%––Abandoned private bikes
13St. John's WoodNW820%––Trees and plants
14VictoriaSW1P20%––Pavement damage
15WestbourneW220%––Other
16BelgraviaSW1X10%––Pavement damage

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-tip Small - Less than one bag3815%Kensal Town (59)
NCIL Daily Survey3012%Maida Hill (41)
Fly-tip Medium - Up to medium size van load2711%Kensal Town (41)
Street cleaning - Street needs sweeping2611%Maida Hill (75)
Fly-tip Large - More than a van load146%Maida Hill (22)
Fly-tip Medium - Up to medium size van load (Estates)104%Maida Hill (23)
Fly-tip Small - Less than one bag (Estates)104%Maida Hill (10)
NCIL Weekly Survey94%Maida Hill (10)
Street needs sweeping94%Kensal Town (11)
Pavement damage62%Kensal Town (13)
Fly-tip Large - More than a van load (Estates)52%Maida Hill (17)
Pavement Defect52%Covent Garden (9)
Bollard damaged / Missing (not lit)42%Kensal Town (3)
Fly Tipping31%Westminster (3)
Missing Road Sign31%Soho (3)

The 15 most common of 51 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 15 of 15 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 4 Oct, 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 Westminster have the most street problems reported?

In the last month the most problems were reported on FixMyStreet in Maida Hill (366), Kensal Town (282), Maida Vale (161), Covent Garden (43) and Soho (29). The middle Westminster area had 4. Bigger and busier areas usually get more reports, so these are counts, not rates.

What is the most reported street problem in Westminster?

Fly-tip Small - Less than one bag, with 38 of the 247 reports in the last month (15%), followed by NCIL Daily Survey (30) and fly-tip Medium - Up to medium size van load (27).

How many street problems get fixed in Westminster?

15 reports were marked as fixed on FixMyStreet in the last month. Of the 247 reports made in that time, 15 (6%) 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 Westminster?

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.