Crap Towns / Kensington and Chelsea / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Kensington and Chelsea?
In 2025-26, 4% of Kensington and Chelsea council's A roads, 1% of its B and C roads and 2% 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 6%, 3% and 22%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 6% | 3% | 22% |
| 2016-17 | 4% | 2% | 23% |
| 2017-18 | 4% | 2% | 21% |
| 2018-19 | 3% | 1% | 21% |
| 2019-20 | – | – | – |
| 2020-21 | – | – | – |
| 2021-22 | – | – | – |
| 2022-23 | 4% | – | – |
| 2023-24 | 4% | – | – |
| 2024-25 | 4% | 8% | 13% |
| 2025-26 | 4% | 1% | 2% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of London | 7% | 56% | 20% |
| Camden | 9% | – | 18% |
| Brent | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 8% | 17% | 13% |
| Ealing | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| Lambeth | 8% | – | 9% |
| Wandsworth | 9% | – | – |
| Southwark | 9% | 10% | 6% |
| Westminster | 6% | 12% | 5% |
| Islington | 10% | – | 3% |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 4% | 1% | 2% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |