Crap Towns / Leicester / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Leicester?
In 2025-26, 4% of Leicester council's A roads, 4% of its B and C roads and 24% 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%, 4% and 10%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 5% | 4% | 10% |
| 2016-17 | 4% | 4% | 10% |
| 2017-18 | 4% | 4% | 15% |
| 2018-19 | 3% | 3% | 14% |
| 2019-20 | 6% | 6% | 17% |
| 2020-21 | 6% | 7% | – |
| 2021-22 | 7% | 7% | – |
| 2022-23 | 4% | 4% | 24% |
| 2023-24 | 4% | 3% | 24% |
| 2024-25 | 4% | 3% | 24% |
| 2025-26 | 4% | 4% | 24% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | 4% | 4% | 24% |
| Leicestershire County Council | 3% | 4% | 11% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |