Crap Towns / Lewisham / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Lewisham?
In 2025-26, 7% of Lewisham council's A roads, 8% of its B and C roads and 6% 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 75%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 6% | 3% | 75% |
| 2016-17 | 6% | 5% | 60% |
| 2017-18 | 5% | 5% | 65% |
| 2018-19 | 4% | 4% | 64% |
| 2019-20 | – | – | – |
| 2020-21 | – | – | – |
| 2021-22 | – | – | – |
| 2022-23 | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| 2023-24 | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| 2024-25 | 7% | 8% | 6% |
| 2025-26 | 7% | 8% | 6% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon | 9% | 35% | 49% |
| Bromley | 5% | 26% | 36% |
| City of London | 7% | 56% | 20% |
| Newham | 12% | 9% | 16% |
| Greenwich | 8% | 4% | 14% |
| Bexley | 5% | 3% | 13% |
| Tower Hamlets | 8% | 12% | 11% |
| Lambeth | 8% | – | 9% |
| Wandsworth | 9% | – | – |
| Lewisham | 7% | 8% | 6% |
| Southwark | 9% | 10% | 6% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |