Crap Towns / Wem / Reported problems
What gets reported on FixMyStreet in Wem?
In the year to 29 October 2026, 268 problems in Wem were reported on FixMyStreet: 427 per 10,000 people, 20.9 times the typical town's 20.4. Top of the list: potholes and bad road surfaces, with 69 reports (110 per 10,000 people, 32.4 times the typical town's 3.4).
| Problem | Reports | Per 10,000 | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potholes and road surface | 69 | 110 | 3.4 |
| Fly-tipping | 14 | 22.3 | 1.1 |
| Litter and bins | 35 | 55.7 | 0.9 |
| Dog fouling | 1 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| Graffiti and fly-posting | 3 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Street lights | 21 | 33.4 | 0.7 |
| Abandoned vehicles | 4 | 6.4 | 0.9 |
| Everything else | 121 | 193 | 10.6 |
| Town | Distance | Reports per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Whitchurch | 12.7 km | 745 |
| Market Drayton | 16.8 km | 729 |
| Oswestry | 22.0 km | 710 |
| Shrewsbury | 16.4 km | 609 |
| Wem | – | 427 |
| Bayston Hill | 20.6 km | 320 |
| Acrefair and Cefn-mawr | 27.0 km | 29.0 |
| Telford | 25.1 km | 28.3 |
| Rhosllannerchrugog | 27.8 km | 17.2 |
| Newport | 25.4 km | 14.1 |
| Nantwich | 27.0 km | 10.7 |
| The typical town | – | 20.4 |