Crap Towns / Brighouse / Reported problems
What gets reported on FixMyStreet in Brighouse?
In the year to 29 October 2026, 163 problems in Brighouse were reported on FixMyStreet: 49.2 per 10,000 people, 2.4 times the typical town's 20.4. Top of the list: potholes and bad road surfaces, with 33 reports (10.0 per 10,000 people, 2.9 times the typical town's 3.4).
| Problem | Reports | Per 10,000 | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potholes and road surface | 33 | 10.0 | 3.4 |
| Fly-tipping | 15 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| Litter and bins | 20 | 6.0 | 0.9 |
| Dog fouling | 3 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Graffiti and fly-posting | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Street lights | 4 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Abandoned vehicles | 5 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Everything else | 83 | 25.0 | 10.6 |
| Town | Distance | Reports per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Brighouse | – | 49.2 |
| Halifax | 7.0 km | 28.5 |
| Queensbury | 8.0 km | 21.6 |
| Huddersfield | 6.3 km | 17.9 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 5.0 km | 17.4 |
| Elland | 3.7 km | 15.2 |
| Cleckheaton | 5.1 km | 6.0 |
| Heckmondwike | 7.7 km | 6.0 |
| Liversedge | 5.6 km | 5.7 |
| Mirfield | 6.5 km | 1.5 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 8.2 km | 1.4 |
| The typical town | – | 20.4 |