Crap Towns / Hastings / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Hastings?
Hastings council doesn't look after its roads: East Sussex County Council does. In 2025-26, 5% of East Sussex County Council's A roads, 6% of its B and C roads and 18% 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 5%, 6% and 22%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 5% | 6% | 22% |
| 2016-17 | 5% | 6% | 19% |
| 2017-18 | 4% | 7% | 14% |
| 2018-19 | 5% | 7% | 9% |
| 2019-20 | 5% | 5% | 14% |
| 2020-21 | 4% | 4% | 14% |
| 2021-22 | 5% | 6% | 19% |
| 2022-23 | 5% | 6% | 13% |
| 2023-24 | 4% | 5% | 17% |
| 2024-25 | 5% | 6% | – |
| 2025-26 | 5% | 6% | 18% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County Council | 7% | 7% | 36% |
| East Sussex County Council | 5% | 6% | 18% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |