Crap Towns / Swanage / Reported problems
What gets reported on FixMyStreet in Swanage?
In the year to 29 October 2026, 45 problems in Swanage were reported on FixMyStreet: 49.4 per 10,000 people, 2.4 times the typical town's 20.4. Top of the list: potholes and bad road surfaces, with 20 reports (22.0 per 10,000 people, 6.5 times the typical town's 3.4).
| Problem | Reports | Per 10,000 | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potholes and road surface | 20 | 22.0 | 3.4 |
| Fly-tipping | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Litter and bins | 1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Dog fouling | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Graffiti and fly-posting | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Street lights | 2 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| Abandoned vehicles | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Everything else | 22 | 24.1 | 10.6 |
| Town | Distance | Reports per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Swanage | – | 49.4 |
| Ferndown | 21.7 km | 41.5 |
| Wareham | 13.4 km | 32.3 |
| Wimborne Minster | 21.2 km | 24.1 |
| Upton | 14.3 km | 20.2 |
| Corfe Mullen | 17.2 km | 11.0 |
| Wool | 21.4 km | 6.0 |
| Christchurch | 21.1 km | 4.9 |
| Bournemouth | 15.6 km | 4.5 |
| Poole | 12.5 km | 2.6 |
| The typical town | – | 20.4 |