Crap Towns / Wellingborough / Reported problems
What gets reported on FixMyStreet in Wellingborough?
In the year to 29 October 2026, 1,825 problems in Wellingborough were reported on FixMyStreet: 335 per 10,000 people, 16.4 times the typical town's 20.4. Top of the list: potholes and bad road surfaces, with 1,068 reports (196 per 10,000 people, 57.6 times the typical town's 3.4).
| Problem | Reports | Per 10,000 | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potholes and road surface | 1,068 | 196 | 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 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Street lights | 8 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| Abandoned vehicles | 63 | 11.6 | 0.9 |
| Everything else | 686 | 126 | 10.6 |
| Town | Distance | Reports per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Rushden | 7.3 km | 484 |
| Raunds | 11.7 km | 479 |
| Northampton | 15.2 km | 461 |
| Kettering | 10.5 km | 427 |
| Irthlingborough | 6.6 km | 363 |
| Higham Ferrers | 7.4 km | 340 |
| Wellingborough | – | 335 |
| Brixworth | 14.0 km | 310 |
| Burton Latimer | 6.8 km | 305 |
| Earls Barton | 5.4 km | 305 |
| Rothwell | 15.0 km | 262 |
| The typical town | – | 20.4 |