Crap Towns / Orkney Islands / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Orkney Islands?
In 2025-26, 35% of Orkney Islands council's A roads, 25% of its B and C roads and 24% of its unclassified roads should have been considered for maintenance. Across Scotland the figures were 30%, 33% and 36%. Ten years earlier, in 2015-16, the figures were 20%, 17% and 25%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 20% | 17% | 25% |
| 2016-17 | 22% | 17% | 24% |
| 2017-18 | 22% | 19% | 20% |
| 2018-19 | 25% | 19% | 20% |
| 2019-20 | 27% | 18% | 21% |
| 2020-21 | 26% | 18% | 24% |
| 2021-22 | 25% | 18% | 23% |
| 2022-23 | 26% | 17% | 24% |
| 2023-24 | 29% | 19% | 21% |
| 2024-25 | 34% | 25% | 23% |
| 2025-26 | 35% | 25% | 24% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland | 31% | 39% | 43% |
| Shetland Islands | 16% | 30% | 40% |
| Moray | 25% | 20% | 35% |
| Aberdeenshire | 22% | 18% | 27% |
| Orkney Islands | 35% | 25% | 24% |
| Across Scotland | 30% | 33% | 36% |