Crap Towns / Barnsley / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Barnsley?
In 2025-26, 2% of Barnsley council's A roads, 4% of its B and C roads and 26% 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%, 5% and 26%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3% | 5% | 26% |
| 2016-17 | 2% | 5% | 19% |
| 2017-18 | 3% | 6% | 18% |
| 2018-19 | 3% | 6% | 25% |
| 2019-20 | 3% | 5% | 24% |
| 2020-21 | 2% | 3% | 20% |
| 2021-22 | – | – | – |
| 2022-23 | – | – | 24% |
| 2023-24 | 3% | 5% | 24% |
| 2024-25 | 2% | 4% | 27% |
| 2025-26 | 2% | 4% | 26% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2% | 4% | 26% |
| Kirklees | 5% | 5% | 22% |
| Wakefield | 2% | 2% | 19% |
| Sheffield | 1% | 1% | 18% |
| Doncaster | 3% | 3% | 12% |
| Rotherham | 2% | 2% | 9% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |