Crap Towns / East Ayrshire / Road condition
How bad are the roads in East Ayrshire?
In 2025-26, 15% of East Ayrshire council's A roads, 27% of its B and C roads and 37% 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 21%, 37% and 45%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 21% | 37% | 45% |
| 2016-17 | 19% | 36% | 46% |
| 2017-18 | 20% | 38% | 44% |
| 2018-19 | 21% | 36% | 44% |
| 2019-20 | 23% | 36% | 42% |
| 2020-21 | 22% | 33% | 42% |
| 2021-22 | 17% | 28% | 41% |
| 2022-23 | 16% | 28% | 41% |
| 2023-24 | 18% | 29% | 39% |
| 2024-25 | 18% | 28% | 37% |
| 2025-26 | 15% | 27% | 37% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Ayrshire | 22% | 31% | 38% |
| East Ayrshire | 15% | 27% | 37% |
| East Renfrewshire | 20% | 25% | 36% |
| South Lanarkshire | 27% | 31% | 33% |
| North Ayrshire | 28% | 31% | 31% |
| Across Scotland | 30% | 33% | 36% |