Crap Towns / Brighton and Hove / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Brighton and Hove?
In 2025-26, 17% of Brighton and Hove council's A roads, 14% of its B and C roads and 8% 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 7%, 4% and 28%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 7% | 4% | 28% |
| 2016-17 | 11% | 6% | 14% |
| 2017-18 | 9% | 5% | 14% |
| 2018-19 | 9% | 4% | 16% |
| 2019-20 | 8% | 5% | 16% |
| 2020-21 | 6% | 4% | 13% |
| 2021-22 | 6% | 4% | 11% |
| 2022-23 | 6% | 4% | 11% |
| 2023-24 | 18% | 15% | 8% |
| 2024-25 | 14% | 12% | 8% |
| 2025-26 | 17% | 14% | 8% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Sussex County Council | 5% | 4% | 19% |
| East Sussex County Council | 5% | 6% | 18% |
| Brighton and Hove | 17% | 14% | 8% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |