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