Crap Towns / Hartlepool / Reported problems
What gets reported on FixMyStreet in Hartlepool?
In the year to 29 October 2026, 386 problems in Hartlepool were reported on FixMyStreet: 43.9 per 10,000 people, 2.2 times the typical town's 20.4. Top of the list: fly-tipping, with 71 reports (8.1 per 10,000 people, 7.4 times the typical town's 1.1).
| Problem | Reports | Per 10,000 | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potholes and road surface | 40 | 4.5 | 3.4 |
| Fly-tipping | 71 | 8.1 | 1.1 |
| Litter and bins | 25 | 2.8 | 0.9 |
| Dog fouling | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Graffiti and fly-posting | 3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Street lights | 40 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| Abandoned vehicles | 10 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Everything else | 195 | 22.2 | 10.6 |
| Town | Distance | Reports per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 15.5 km | 53.5 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 14.3 km | 49.4 |
| Hartlepool | – | 43.9 |
| Eston | 13.8 km | 32.7 |
| Billingham | 10.2 km | 23.9 |
| Redcar | 12.5 km | 18.6 |
| Horden | 11.0 km | 7.3 |
| Peterlee | 12.0 km | 4.1 |
| Middlesbrough | 15.0 km | 3.8 |
| Easington | 13.7 km | 1.4 |
| The typical town | – | 20.4 |