Crap Towns / Forest of Dean / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Forest of Dean?
Forest of Dean council doesn't look after its roads: Gloucestershire County Council does. In 2025-26, 1% of Gloucestershire County Council's A roads, 3% of its B and C roads and 26% 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%, 4% and 13%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2% | 4% | 13% |
| 2016-17 | 2% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017-18 | 2% | 5% | 12% |
| 2018-19 | 2% | 6% | 13% |
| 2019-20 | 2% | 5% | 13% |
| 2020-21 | 2% | 4% | 12% |
| 2021-22 | 2% | 4% | 12% |
| 2022-23 | 2% | 5% | – |
| 2023-24 | 1% | 4% | 18% |
| 2024-25 | 1% | 4% | 24% |
| 2025-26 | 1% | 3% | 26% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire County Council | 1% | 3% | 26% |
| Herefordshire | 5% | 9% | 25% |
| Worcestershire County Council | 4% | 3% | 18% |
| South Gloucestershire | 3% | 8% | 9% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |