Crap Towns / East Devon / Road condition
How bad are the roads in East Devon?
East Devon council doesn't look after its roads: Devon County Council does. In 2025-26, 3% of Devon County Council's A roads, 13% of its B and C roads and 25% 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 2%, 12% and 23%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2% | 12% | 23% |
| 2016-17 | 3% | 13% | 23% |
| 2017-18 | 3% | 15% | 23% |
| 2018-19 | 3% | 16% | 23% |
| 2019-20 | 3% | 15% | 22% |
| 2020-21 | 3% | 15% | 18% |
| 2021-22 | 3% | 11% | 16% |
| 2022-23 | 2% | 12% | 16% |
| 2023-24 | 2% | 10% | 23% |
| 2024-25 | 3% | 11% | 24% |
| 2025-26 | 3% | 13% | 25% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devon County Council | 3% | 13% | 25% |
| Dorset | 3% | 8% | 12% |
| Somerset | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| Torbay | 3% | 7% | 4% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |