Crap Towns / Dunstable / Reported problems
What gets reported on FixMyStreet in Dunstable?
In the year to 29 October 2026, 2,843 problems in Dunstable were reported on FixMyStreet: 824 per 10,000 people, 40.4 times the typical town's 20.4. Top of the list: fly-tipping, with 968 reports (281 per 10,000 people, 255.5 times the typical town's 1.1).
| Problem | Reports | Per 10,000 | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potholes and road surface | 801 | 232 | 3.4 |
| Fly-tipping | 968 | 281 | 1.1 |
| Litter and bins | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Dog fouling | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Graffiti and fly-posting | 10 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Street lights | 285 | 82.6 | 0.7 |
| Abandoned vehicles | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Everything else | 779 | 226 | 10.6 |
| Town | Distance | Reports per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Houghton Regis | 2.5 km | 1,088 |
| Dunstable | – | 824 |
| Leighton Buzzard | 9.8 km | 644 |
| Flitwick | 13.5 km | 487 |
| Ampthill | 15.7 km | 377 |
| Tring | 13.1 km | 182 |
| Berkhamsted | 14.0 km | 122 |
| Luton | 7.4 km | 122 |
| Hemel Hempstead | 15.6 km | 82.8 |
| Harpenden | 14.8 km | 69.4 |
| Redbourn | 13.1 km | 42.4 |
| The typical town | – | 20.4 |