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Street light not working

Reported via desktop in the Light Out category anonymously at 20:11, Sat 29 November 2025

Sent to Merton Council less than a minute later. Council ref: SRQ-1265125-V6T7Y0.

No light outside central wards club potentially dangerous as there is a lot of traffic in and out of the club.

Also very dark causing the surrounding properties to to be vulnerable to theft in the properties and dangerous pedestrians

Updates

  • Thank you for reporting a problem with a street light.

    A highway officer will inspect the site within 5 working days.
    Minor repairs, such as lanterns not working, doors missing, or lanterns staying on during the day, are usually carried out within 3 to 5 working days.
    If a fault poses a serious safety risk to the public, we will carry out an emergency repair within 4 hours of the inspection.
    If the issue is with the electricity supply, it is the responsibility of UK Power Networks, the distribution network operator for London.

    Did you know…?
    We maintain over 17,000 items of street lighting infrastructure in Merton.

    Posted by Merton Council at 20:11, Sat 29 November 2025

  • It has now been 14 days since i reported this faulty street light. It is now becoming very dangerous and someone will be very seriously hurt if this light is not fixed and working correctly.

    Posted anonymously at 11:06, Fri 12 December 2025

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