Crap Towns / Welwyn Garden City / Reported problems
What gets reported on FixMyStreet in Welwyn Garden City?
In the year to 29 October 2026, 325 problems in Welwyn Garden City were reported on FixMyStreet: 63.1 per 10,000 people, 3.1 times the typical town's 20.4. Top of the list: potholes and bad road surfaces, with 106 reports (20.6 per 10,000 people, 6.1 times the typical town's 3.4).
| Problem | Reports | Per 10,000 | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potholes and road surface | 106 | 20.6 | 3.4 |
| Fly-tipping | 17 | 3.3 | 1.1 |
| Litter and bins | 7 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Dog fouling | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Graffiti and fly-posting | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Street lights | 16 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| Abandoned vehicles | 9 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
| Everything else | 169 | 32.8 | 10.6 |
| Town | Distance | Reports per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Potters Bar | 11.6 km | 111 |
| Hatfield | 5.0 km | 91.2 |
| Harpenden | 10.8 km | 69.4 |
| Hoddesdon | 13.6 km | 67.2 |
| Welwyn Garden City | – | 63.1 |
| Stevenage | 11.9 km | 63.1 |
| St Albans | 10.3 km | 50.0 |
| London Colney | 11.7 km | 47.9 |
| Hertford | 7.5 km | 45.5 |
| Redbourn | 14.2 km | 42.4 |
| Ware | 11.2 km | 40.3 |
| The typical town | – | 20.4 |