Crap Towns / Babergh / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Babergh?
Babergh council doesn't look after its roads: Suffolk County Council does. In 2025-26, 6% of Suffolk County Council's A roads, 6% of its B and C roads and 22% of its unclassified roads should have been considered for maintenance. Across England the figures were 4%, 6% and 16%. Ten years earlier, in 2015-16, the figures were 3%, 6% and 25%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3% | 6% | 25% |
| 2016-17 | 2% | 6% | 23% |
| 2017-18 | 2% | 6% | 24% |
| 2018-19 | 2% | 5% | 25% |
| 2019-20 | 2% | 4% | 23% |
| 2020-21 | 2% | 3% | 23% |
| 2021-22 | 2% | 3% | 29% |
| 2022-23 | 2% | 4% | 36% |
| 2023-24 | 3% | 4% | 18% |
| 2024-25 | 6% | 5% | 27% |
| 2025-26 | 6% | 6% | 22% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk County Council | 6% | 6% | 22% |
| Essex County Council | 4% | 3% | 10% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |