Crap Towns / Rochdale / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Rochdale?
In 2025-26, 4% of Rochdale council's A roads, 5% of its B and C roads and 11% 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%, 6% and 15%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 4% | 6% | 15% |
| 2016-17 | 4% | 6% | 23% |
| 2017-18 | 5% | 4% | 19% |
| 2018-19 | 4% | 5% | 18% |
| 2019-20 | 4% | 5% | 17% |
| 2020-21 | 3% | 4% | 16% |
| 2021-22 | 4% | 3% | 17% |
| 2022-23 | 6% | 7% | 15% |
| 2023-24 | 4% | 5% | 12% |
| 2024-25 | 6% | 6% | 12% |
| 2025-26 | 4% | 5% | 11% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire County Council | 4% | 6% | 26% |
| Calderdale | 9% | 14% | 23% |
| Bury | 5% | 6% | 19% |
| Oldham | 4% | 3% | 17% |
| Rochdale | 4% | 5% | 11% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |