Crap Towns / Bury / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Bury?
In 2025-26, 5% of Bury council's A roads, 6% of its B and C roads and 19% 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 5%, 4% and 9%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 5% | 4% | 9% |
| 2016-17 | 8% | 6% | 12% |
| 2017-18 | 7% | 4% | 13% |
| 2018-19 | 5% | 4% | 14% |
| 2019-20 | 4% | 4% | 15% |
| 2020-21 | 5% | 4% | 28% |
| 2021-22 | 4% | 3% | 35% |
| 2022-23 | 6% | 7% | 21% |
| 2023-24 | 6% | 8% | 21% |
| 2024-25 | 6% | 7% | 26% |
| 2025-26 | 5% | 6% | 19% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire County Council | 4% | 6% | 26% |
| Bolton | 2% | 2% | 19% |
| Bury | 5% | 6% | 19% |
| Salford | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Manchester | 7% | 6% | 13% |
| Rochdale | 4% | 5% | 11% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |