Crap Towns / Newmarket / Reported problems
What gets reported on FixMyStreet in Newmarket?
In the year to 29 October 2026, 138 problems in Newmarket were reported on FixMyStreet: 73.2 per 10,000 people, 3.6 times the typical town's 20.4. Top of the list: potholes and bad road surfaces, with 20 reports (10.6 per 10,000 people, 3.1 times the typical town's 3.4).
| Problem | Reports | Per 10,000 | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potholes and road surface | 20 | 10.6 | 3.4 |
| Fly-tipping | 11 | 5.8 | 1.1 |
| Litter and bins | 8 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Dog fouling | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Graffiti and fly-posting | 3 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| Street lights | 3 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
| Abandoned vehicles | 3 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| Everything else | 89 | 47.2 | 10.6 |
| Town | Distance | Reports per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | – | 73.2 |
| Mildenhall | 13.0 km | 32.0 |
| Haverhill | 18.5 km | 28.5 |
| Red Lodge | 8.4 km | 27.7 |
| Burwell | 6.4 km | 20.3 |
| Soham | 10.6 km | 11.3 |
| Cambridge | 19.2 km | 7.5 |
| Waterbeach | 15.4 km | 5.6 |
| Ely | 19.6 km | 3.1 |
| Histon and Impington | 20.3 km | 1.3 |
| The typical town | – | 20.4 |