Crap Towns / Bedford / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Bedford?
In 2025-26, 2% of Bedford council's A roads, 4% of its B and C roads and 18% 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 2%, 3% and 22%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2% | 3% | 22% |
| 2016-17 | 2% | 2% | 14% |
| 2017-18 | 2% | 2% | 18% |
| 2018-19 | 1% | 2% | 11% |
| 2019-20 | 1% | 2% | 11% |
| 2020-21 | 1% | 3% | 18% |
| 2021-22 | 2% | 3% | 20% |
| 2022-23 | 2% | 3% | 26% |
| 2023-24 | 1% | 5% | 30% |
| 2024-25 | 2% | 5% | 16% |
| 2025-26 | 2% | 4% | 18% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 2% | 4% | 18% |
| Milton Keynes | 1% | 2% | 16% |
| Central Bedfordshire | 2% | 3% | 13% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |