Crap Towns / Croydon / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Croydon?
In 2025-26, 9% of Croydon council's A roads, 35% of its B and C roads and 49% 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 6%, 3% and 15%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 6% | 3% | 15% |
| 2016-17 | 6% | 3% | 14% |
| 2017-18 | 6% | 3% | 16% |
| 2018-19 | 8% | 3% | 16% |
| 2019-20 | 8% | 4% | 15% |
| 2020-21 | 8% | 4% | 15% |
| 2021-22 | 8% | 4% | 15% |
| 2022-23 | 8% | 11% | 17% |
| 2023-24 | 7% | 11% | 17% |
| 2024-25 | 9% | – | 17% |
| 2025-26 | 9% | 35% | 49% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon | 9% | 35% | 49% |
| Bromley | 5% | 26% | 36% |
| Sutton | 7% | 9% | 28% |
| Surrey County Council | 5% | 5% | 25% |
| Merton | 6% | 4% | 10% |
| Lambeth | 8% | – | 9% |
| Lewisham | 7% | 8% | 6% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |