Crap Towns / Portsmouth / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Portsmouth?
In 2025-26, 2% of Portsmouth council's A roads, 1% of its B and C roads and 3% 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 4%, 3% and 9%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 4% | 3% | 9% |
| 2016-17 | 5% | 4% | 11% |
| 2017-18 | 7% | 7% | 11% |
| 2018-19 | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| 2019-20 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| 2020-21 | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| 2021-22 | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| 2022-23 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| 2023-24 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| 2024-25 | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| 2025-26 | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire County Council | 5% | 5% | 8% |
| Isle of Wight | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Portsmouth | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |