Crap Towns / Spalding / Reported problems
What gets reported on FixMyStreet in Spalding?
In the year to 29 October 2026, 1,535 problems in Spalding were reported on FixMyStreet: 502 per 10,000 people, 24.6 times the typical town's 20.4. Top of the list: potholes and bad road surfaces, with 512 reports (168 per 10,000 people, 49.4 times the typical town's 3.4).
| Problem | Reports | Per 10,000 | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potholes and road surface | 512 | 168 | 3.4 |
| Fly-tipping | 124 | 40.6 | 1.1 |
| Litter and bins | 133 | 43.5 | 0.9 |
| Dog fouling | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Graffiti and fly-posting | 16 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Street lights | 161 | 52.7 | 0.7 |
| Abandoned vehicles | 15 | 4.9 | 0.9 |
| Everything else | 573 | 188 | 10.6 |
| Town | Distance | Reports per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Peterborough | 24.2 km | 957 |
| Boston | 23.5 km | 614 |
| Market Deeping | 15.4 km | 548 |
| Spalding | – | 502 |
| Holbeach | 11.7 km | 496 |
| Kirton | 18.1 km | 487 |
| Bourne | 14.7 km | 461 |
| Long Sutton | 18.8 km | 372 |
| Deeping St James | 14.7 km | 363 |
| Eye | 18.8 km | 332 |
| Whittlesey | 24.9 km | 8.0 |
| The typical town | – | 20.4 |