Crap Towns / Aberdeenshire / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Aberdeenshire?
In 2025-26, 22% of Aberdeenshire council's A roads, 18% of its B and C roads and 27% of its unclassified roads should have been considered for maintenance. Across Scotland the figures were 30%, 33% and 36%. Ten years earlier, in 2015-16, the figures were 23%, 19% and 31%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 23% | 19% | 31% |
| 2016-17 | 25% | 20% | 30% |
| 2017-18 | 27% | 23% | 29% |
| 2018-19 | 27% | 24% | 31% |
| 2019-20 | 28% | 22% | 30% |
| 2020-21 | 23% | 19% | 30% |
| 2021-22 | 20% | 18% | 27% |
| 2022-23 | 21% | 18% | 28% |
| 2023-24 | 22% | 18% | 27% |
| 2024-25 | 22% | 19% | 26% |
| 2025-26 | 22% | 18% | 27% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moray | 25% | 20% | 35% |
| Angus | 29% | 33% | 33% |
| Aberdeen City | 21% | 20% | 28% |
| Aberdeenshire | 22% | 18% | 27% |
| Across Scotland | 30% | 33% | 36% |