Problems in Walcot
10 problems reported in Walcot in the last week, and 31 still open on the council’s list. The most common this month: excessive or dangerous littering (6).
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Used needle near bike ramps
Member of public phoned about use needle at the bike ramps where kids play, they need it to be picked up so kids don't pick it up, but also want the surrounding areas to all be…
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Concrete cover not replaced flat trip hazard
A CATV pavement cover was opened by a cable engineer on 2026-10-02.
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Red mesh that won’t flourish
Although this has been reported several times and some has been cleared there is still red mesh in Kensington Meadows.
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Street lights not working
Two of the three street lights on York Mews / York Place are not working - it might just be the bulbs.
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Abandoned vehicle
Abandoned vehicle - all windows to vehicle have been smashed.
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Cover is off the lamppost
Cover is off the lamppost could be a electrical hazzard
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Red mesh tangled in the grass
Red mesh left by National Grid contractors.
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Who is responsible for this overgrown vegetation obstructing vehicles travelling up Snow Hill
Overgrown vegetation on this wall
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Chair and excess rubbish dumped at corner of Kensington Place.
There has been an office chair and excess waste dumped and left on the corner of Kensington Place, by the phone box, Morrisons End, for several days now.
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Blocked drain at top of footpath from Snow Hill
The drain appears to have been blocked for months, when it does rain it gushes down rhe footpath adding to the rain water flooding down Snow Hill, which possibly contributed to…
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New trees
Newly planted Ginkgo trees (approximately 10) have lost their watering bags.
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Weekly fly-tipping of bagged up cardboard d
I’m a resident at 1 Thomas St and every single week without fail, someone brings their clear bag full of cardboard down the hill and leaves it outside my apartment on rubbish day.
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After a little pick event we left three bags of rubbish next to this bin
After a litter pick event we left three litter bags next to this bin
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An item of furniture left at bottom of Margaret’s hill
The table was originally left at no 7 Walcot parafe and after a couple of days it was moved to the bottom of Margaret Hill
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Overgrown apple trees and brambles obstructing path by river.
The apple trees in Kensington Meadows are overgrown, please can they be cut back.
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Domestic bags by bin
I am concerned that these bags will be ripped open by animals before bin is emptied
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Fox (or other animal) poo on public steps
Location is on the steps leading up to Camden Terrace off main Camden Road.
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Spring on pavement
You described this as resolved (and have closed this) with a previous photo showing a fairly dry pavement and now a message that you cannot find the problem (despite providing…
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Upper Hedgemead Road
There is a lot of leaf debris lying and rotting on the road and pavement.
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Dog mess on pavement on Camden Road
Dog mess near red postbox on Camden Road