Crap Towns / Kettering / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Kettering?
There were 2.4 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Kettering from 2021 to 2025, about the same as the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 3.3, up from 1.9 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Wellingborough | 10.5 km | 2.7 |
| Kettering | – | 2.4 |
| Corby | 10.6 km | 1.9 |
| Higham Ferrers | 13.3 km | 1.8 |
| Burton Latimer | 4.7 km | 1.7 |
| Irthlingborough | 10.9 km | 1.5 |
| Raunds | 13.7 km | 1.3 |
| Rothwell | 6.4 km | 1.2 |
| Thrapston | 13.4 km | 1.0 |
| Desborough | 8.4 km | 0.6 |
| Brixworth | 14.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |