Crap Towns / City of Edinburgh / Road condition
How bad are the roads in City of Edinburgh?
In 2025-26, 25% of City of Edinburgh council's A roads, 26% of its B and C roads and 33% of its unclassified roads should have been considered for maintenance. Across Scotland the figures were 30%, 33% and 36%. Ten years earlier, in 2015-16, the figures were 29%, 29% and 38%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 29% | 29% | 38% |
| 2016-17 | 24% | 22% | 38% |
| 2017-18 | 27% | 25% | 39% |
| 2018-19 | 28% | 28% | 39% |
| 2019-20 | 29% | 26% | 35% |
| 2020-21 | 32% | 29% | 39% |
| 2021-22 | 30% | 26% | 39% |
| 2022-23 | 27% | 24% | 38% |
| 2023-24 | 29% | 26% | 36% |
| 2024-25 | 29% | 28% | 30% |
| 2025-26 | 25% | 26% | 33% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midlothian | 25% | 27% | 37% |
| East Lothian | 26% | 28% | 34% |
| City of Edinburgh | 25% | 26% | 33% |
| Fife | 29% | 29% | 32% |
| West Lothian | 29% | 39% | 31% |
| Across Scotland | 30% | 33% | 36% |