Crap Towns / Stoke-on-Trent / Reported problems
What gets reported on FixMyStreet in Stoke-on-Trent?
In the year to 29 October 2026, 265 problems in Stoke-on-Trent were reported on FixMyStreet: 10.2 per 10,000 people, 50% lower than the typical town's 20.4. Top of the list: potholes and bad road surfaces, with 80 reports (3.1 per 10,000 people, 9% lower than the typical town's 3.4).
| Problem | Reports | Per 10,000 | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potholes and road surface | 80 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| Fly-tipping | 1 | less than 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Litter and bins | 1 | less than 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Dog fouling | 1 | less than 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Graffiti and fly-posting | 4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Street lights | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Abandoned vehicles | 23 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Everything else | 155 | 5.9 | 10.6 |
| Town | Distance | Reports per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Stoke-on-Trent | – | 10.2 |
| Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook | 6.1 km | 8.8 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 7.3 km | 7.8 |
| Stone | 10.3 km | 6.9 |
| Congleton | 20.2 km | 5.0 |
| Alsager | 15.5 km | 3.9 |
| Biddulph | 13.7 km | 1.7 |
| Werrington | 5.6 km | 1.7 |
| Leek | 15.0 km | 0.5 |
| The typical town | – | 20.4 |