Crap Towns / Harborough / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Harborough?
Harborough council doesn't look after its roads: Leicestershire County Council does. In 2025-26, 3% of Leicestershire County Council's A roads, 4% of its B and C roads and 11% 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 1%, 2% and 9%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1% | 2% | 9% |
| 2016-17 | 1% | 2% | 9% |
| 2017-18 | 1% | 2% | 12% |
| 2018-19 | 1% | 2% | 15% |
| 2019-20 | 2% | 3% | 16% |
| 2020-21 | 2% | 4% | – |
| 2021-22 | 2% | 3% | 11% |
| 2022-23 | 2% | 4% | 10% |
| 2023-24 | 3% | 4% | 12% |
| 2024-25 | 3% | 4% | 12% |
| 2025-26 | 3% | 4% | 11% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | 4% | 4% | 24% |
| Warwickshire County Council | 4% | 4% | 13% |
| West Northamptonshire | 3% | 10% | 13% |
| Leicestershire County Council | 3% | 4% | 11% |
| North Northamptonshire | 3% | 8% | 8% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |