Crap Towns / High Peak / Road condition
How bad are the roads in High Peak?
High Peak council doesn't look after its roads: Derbyshire County Council does. In 2025-26, 6% of Derbyshire County Council's A roads, 5% of its B and C roads and 15% 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%, 5% and 23%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2% | 5% | 23% |
| 2016-17 | 2% | – | – |
| 2017-18 | 2% | – | – |
| 2018-19 | 12% | 10% | 18% |
| 2019-20 | 13% | 14% | 21% |
| 2020-21 | 17% | 24% | 43% |
| 2021-22 | 20% | 24% | 28% |
| 2022-23 | 24% | 35% | 39% |
| 2023-24 | 28% | 38% | 36% |
| 2024-25 | 29% | 43% | 36% |
| 2025-26 | 6% | 5% | 15% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tameside | – | – | 26% |
| Cheshire East | 4% | 5% | 17% |
| Derbyshire County Council | 6% | 5% | 15% |
| Stockport | 5% | 5% | 14% |
| Staffordshire County Council | 3% | 9% | 10% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |