X3 potholes entrance to Barlow Close

Updates

• Thank you for your enquiry. This issue has been passed onto the relevant team for investigation.

  State changed to: Investigating

  Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 14:13, Friday 9 January 2026

• Thank for you for your report, Oxfordshire County Council are receiving large volumes of enquiries at present. To assist us further with your enquiry, please could you provide an image of the issue including the surrounding area of its location as a benchmark. This information will support us in delivering a quicker and more effective service. PLEASE NOTE – Only take photographs where safe in doing so, please do not obstruct live traffic flows, step into a live carriageway, or put yourself at any risk in taking a photo. Thank you in advance for supporting the local community.

  Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 14:42, Friday 9 January 2026

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  In a very poor state.

  Posted anonymously at 20:51, Sunday 11 January 2026

• This is now filled with water and so hard to see

  Posted anonymously at 21:55, Thursday 22 January 2026

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  Potholes are worsening. To avoid them it’s causing drivers to deviate onto other side of the road, which is causing a risk especially when cars are parked near to the entrance of the close

  Posted anonymously at 04:47, Friday 23 January 2026

• Car nearly hit me trying to avoid this pothole please sort asap

  Posted anonymously at 19:11, Friday 23 January 2026

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  Some hot water and I could have a bath in this one. Very dangerous right on the corner and very deep.

  Posted by Glynn Carter at 16:03, Monday 26 January 2026

• These potholes are getting worse and cars routinely drive on the wrong side of the road to avoid them, which is dangerous

  Posted anonymously at 08:47, Friday 13 February 2026

• Wheatley is beyond a joke with potholes even the ones being repaired fail within a matter of days

  Posted anonymously at 09:10, Friday 13 February 2026

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  Reported 9th Jan and still not fixed - another hole opening next to it now

  Posted anonymously at 08:18, Friday 20 February 2026

• Still not fixed these are huge now and motorists are moving to the other side of the road to avoid them when turning into the junction which is going to cause an accident and injury.

  Posted anonymously at 08:01, Sunday

• The Current Situation • Extreme Danger: Drivers are instinctively swerving into the opposite lane at a blind junction to avoid the crater. This is no longer a "road defect"; it is a collision trap that is actively facilitating head-on crashes. • Negligence: This hazard was formally reported months ago. The continued lack of intervention is a documented failure of the Council’s duty of care. • Imminent Risk: With every rain cycle and heavy vehicle pass, the crater expands, further narrowing the "safe" path and increasing the likelihood of a fatal incident.

  Posted anonymously at 08:07, Sunday