Recurring concern
Inadequate and unreliable public-road street lighting
- Reports that mention this concern
- 34
- Times this concern has been raised
- 38
- Stated actions linked to this concern
- 28
What this concern includes
Includes deficiencies in the provision, functioning, inspection, maintenance, repair or unobstructed performance of street lighting serving public roads, crossings, junctions, bus stops or comparable roadside pedestrian areas.
What is not included
- Excludes warning signs, traffic signs, crossings, barriers, speed limits and other road-safety controls unless the assertion specifically concerns street-lighting performance.
- Excludes lighting systems unrelated to public roads, such as prison, residential, workplace or fire-detection lighting.
- Excludes generic visibility, road-design or environmental hazards that do not identify a deficiency in the street-lighting system.
Trends
Reports over time
Reports mentioning this concern, over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Reports and published responses 34 reports
See individual reports that have raised this concern, and the actions taken in response
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Concerns raised2
Delays in repairing reported unlit streetlights
Insufficient proactive inspection for unreported faulty streetlights
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- Milton Keynes City Council – Highways & Transportation Directorate
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.4
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Milton Keynes City Council – Highways & Transportation Directorate
Reiterate the streetlight repair-time requirements to the maintenance contractor through formal notification.
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Milton Keynes City Council – Highways & Transportation Directorate
Inspect a sample comprising 10% of contractor-completed streetlight repairs.
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Milton Keynes City Council – Highways & Transportation Directorate
Review repair reports at operational lighting team meetings and formalise them into contractual key performance indicators.
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Milton Keynes City Council – Highways & Transportation Directorate
Install remote monitoring across most highway streetlighting assets, including all grid-road and high-priority lighting, to identify outages proactively.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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Milton Keynes City Council – Highways & Transportation Directorate
Repair timelines for some streetlight faults cannot be met where electricity supply or grid-road circumstances are outside the council’s control.
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Concerns raised1
Poor street lighting failing to provide adequate visibility for drivers
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- Sandwell Borough Council
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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Sandwell Borough Council
Design and deliver enhanced street lighting and an improved lighting layout on High Street.
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Concerns raised1
Lack of adequate street lighting
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- Bradford City Council
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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Bradford City Council
Install a new street-lighting column at the Dryden Street and Buck Street corner facing approaching traffic.
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Concerns raised1
Insufficient street lighting obscuring the left turn and wall
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- Bradford City Council
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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Bradford City Council
Install a new street-lighting column at the Dryden Street and Buck Street corner facing approaching traffic.
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Concerns raised1
Deficient road lighting
This report raised 2 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- Durham County Council
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.2
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Durham County Council
Trim vegetation obstructing illumination around street-lighting columns 333 and 334.
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Durham County Council
Continue scheduled highway safety inspections to assess condition and identify issues meeting investigatory levels for remedial action.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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Durham County Council
Scheduled highway safety inspections will identify issues meeting investigatory levels for remedial action, providing the ongoing response to highway-condition concerns.
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Concerns raised1
Unavailability of street lighting due to underground cabling faults
Linked response
- the Council
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.4
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the Council
Repair the damaged cabling, replace the damaged lighting column, and restore full operation of the Trinity Road street lighting.
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the Council
Recruit two additional street lighting team employees to increase capacity for detecting street lighting faults.
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the Council
Interrogate the central management system daily through an appropriately qualified officer to detect faults not automatically alerted or publicly reported.
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the Council
Continue working with Telensa to pursue a solution for automatically detecting complete power loss to street lighting columns.
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Concerns raised1
Lack of working lights on a pedestrian refuge
Linked response
- Hertfordshire County Council
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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Hertfordshire County Council
Add the site to the asset inventory and inspect and maintain its bollards and beacon every 20 days, attending to faults when necessary.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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Hertfordshire County Council
The refuge beacon is not designed to provide lighting for crossing users; it only identifies the island for motorists from a distance.
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Concerns raised1
Lack of lighting at the A66 dual carriageway crossing point
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- National Highways
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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National Highways
Road lighting cannot be justified on this A66 section because whole-life costs outweigh expected collision-reduction benefits.
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Concerns raised1
Lack of lighting on the initial stretch of the A66
This report raised 2 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked responses
- Head of Economy and Highways
- National Highways
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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National Highways
Assess the suitability of existing road lighting and speed-limit extents at the A66 Stairnburn Bypass in daylight and darkness.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.3
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National Highways
The existing road-lighting extent is appropriate and guidance-compliant, so no additional lighting is proposed; further lighting may encourage pedestrian use.
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Head of Economy and Highways
The road network and collision concerned are outside the County Council’s responsibility.
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Head of Economy and Highways
Highways England will address the safety issue raised because it concerns its road network.
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Concerns raised1
Lack of street lighting at the school crossing area
This report raised 6 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- Lincolnshire County Council
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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Lincolnshire County Council
Install streetlighting at the school entrance as an authorised exceptional measure.
Actions and positions describe what organisations say in published responses. Implementation is not independently verified.
Data last updated 7 September 2026