Crap Towns / Stowmarket / Reported problems
What gets reported on FixMyStreet in Stowmarket?
In the year to 29 October 2026, 49 problems in Stowmarket were reported on FixMyStreet: 22.8 per 10,000 people, 12% higher than the typical town's 20.4. Top of the list: potholes and bad road surfaces, with 16 reports (7.4 per 10,000 people, 2.2 times the typical town's 3.4).
| Problem | Reports | Per 10,000 | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potholes and road surface | 16 | 7.4 | 3.4 |
| Fly-tipping | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Litter and bins | 2 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Dog fouling | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Graffiti and fly-posting | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Street lights | 2 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Abandoned vehicles | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Everything else | 28 | 13.0 | 10.6 |
| Town | Distance | Reports per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Diss | 22.7 km | 121 |
| Harleston | 31.6 km | 49.3 |
| Woodbridge | 23.7 km | 44.4 |
| Needham Market | 4.9 km | 31.7 |
| Thetford | 30.7 km | 29.4 |
| Hadleigh | 15.7 km | 25.5 |
| Sudbury | 24.1 km | 24.2 |
| Stowmarket | – | 22.8 |
| Bury St Edmunds | 20.6 km | 21.1 |
| Ipswich | 17.7 km | 19.2 |
| Kesgrave | 21.4 km | 8.7 |
| The typical town | – | 20.4 |