Crap Towns / Cheshire East / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Cheshire East?
In 2025-26, 4% of Cheshire East council's A roads, 5% of its B and C roads and 17% 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 8%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3% | 5% | 8% |
| 2016-17 | 2% | 4% | 9% |
| 2017-18 | 3% | 4% | 10% |
| 2018-19 | 3% | 4% | 10% |
| 2019-20 | 4% | 4% | 11% |
| 2020-21 | 5% | 5% | 12% |
| 2021-22 | 3% | 5% | 13% |
| 2022-23 | 4% | 5% | 13% |
| 2023-24 | 3% | 5% | 11% |
| 2024-25 | 4% | 5% | 15% |
| 2025-26 | 4% | 5% | 17% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire East | 4% | 5% | 17% |
| Derbyshire County Council | 6% | 5% | 15% |
| Stockport | 5% | 5% | 14% |
| Manchester | 7% | 6% | 13% |
| Warrington | 2% | 1% | 13% |
| Trafford | 5% | 4% | 12% |
| Shropshire | 10% | – | – |
| Staffordshire County Council | 3% | 9% | 10% |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 1% | 4% | 6% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |