Crap Towns / Oswestry / Reported problems
What gets reported on FixMyStreet in Oswestry?
In the year to 29 October 2026, 1,244 problems in Oswestry were reported on FixMyStreet: 710 per 10,000 people, 34.8 times the typical town's 20.4. Top of the list: potholes and bad road surfaces, with 398 reports (227 per 10,000 people, 66.8 times the typical town's 3.4).
| Problem | Reports | Per 10,000 | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potholes and road surface | 398 | 227 | 3.4 |
| Fly-tipping | 71 | 40.5 | 1.1 |
| Litter and bins | 116 | 66.2 | 0.9 |
| Dog fouling | 6 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Graffiti and fly-posting | 1 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Street lights | 92 | 52.5 | 0.7 |
| Abandoned vehicles | 21 | 12.0 | 0.9 |
| Everything else | 539 | 308 | 10.6 |
| Town | Distance | Reports per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Whitchurch | 27.3 km | 745 |
| Oswestry | – | 710 |
| Shrewsbury | 25.6 km | 609 |
| Wem | 22.0 km | 427 |
| Bayston Hill | 27.4 km | 320 |
| Welshpool | 22.6 km | 89.8 |
| Acrefair and Cefn-mawr | 13.5 km | 29.0 |
| Rhosllannerchrugog | 16.7 km | 17.2 |
| Gwersyllt | 24.0 km | 14.1 |
| Wrexham | 22.1 km | 11.2 |
| Brynteg | 24.2 km | 5.4 |
| The typical town | – | 20.4 |