Crap Towns / Northampton / Reported problems
What gets reported on FixMyStreet in Northampton?
In the year to 29 October 2026, 11,231 problems in Northampton were reported on FixMyStreet: 461 per 10,000 people, 22.6 times the typical town's 20.4. Top of the list: potholes and bad road surfaces, with 4,388 reports (180 per 10,000 people, 52.9 times the typical town's 3.4).
| Problem | Reports | Per 10,000 | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potholes and road surface | 4,388 | 180 | 3.4 |
| Fly-tipping | 6 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Litter and bins | 6 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Dog fouling | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Graffiti and fly-posting | 116 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Street lights | 422 | 17.3 | 0.7 |
| Abandoned vehicles | 200 | 8.2 | 0.9 |
| Everything else | 6,093 | 250 | 10.6 |
| Town | Distance | Reports per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Towcester | 13.7 km | 723 |
| Rushden | 21.1 km | 484 |
| Daventry | 18.8 km | 482 |
| Northampton | – | 461 |
| Kettering | 21.3 km | 427 |
| Wellingborough | 15.2 km | 335 |
| Brixworth | 9.8 km | 310 |
| Burton Latimer | 20.2 km | 305 |
| Earls Barton | 10.5 km | 305 |
| Newport Pagnell | 20.8 km | 15.1 |
| Olney | 15.7 km | 10.6 |
| The typical town | – | 20.4 |