Crap Towns / Kettering / Reported problems
What gets reported on FixMyStreet in Kettering?
In the year to 29 October 2026, 2,698 problems in Kettering 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 1,474 reports (233 per 10,000 people, 68.5 times the typical town's 3.4).
| Problem | Reports | Per 10,000 | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potholes and road surface | 1,474 | 233 | 3.4 |
| Fly-tipping | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Litter and bins | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Dog fouling | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Graffiti and fly-posting | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Street lights | 46 | 7.3 | 0.7 |
| Abandoned vehicles | 59 | 9.3 | 0.9 |
| Everything else | 1,116 | 177 | 10.6 |
| Town | Distance | Reports per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Raunds | 13.7 km | 479 |
| Kettering | – | 427 |
| Irthlingborough | 10.9 km | 363 |
| Corby | 10.6 km | 362 |
| Desborough | 8.4 km | 357 |
| Higham Ferrers | 13.3 km | 340 |
| Wellingborough | 10.5 km | 335 |
| Brixworth | 14.7 km | 310 |
| Burton Latimer | 4.7 km | 305 |
| Thrapston | 13.4 km | 265 |
| Rothwell | 6.4 km | 262 |
| The typical town | – | 20.4 |