Crap Towns / Rotherham / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Rotherham?
In 2025-26, 2% of Rotherham council's A roads, 2% of its B and C roads and 9% 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 3%, 6% and 24%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3% | 6% | 24% |
| 2016-17 | 3% | 7% | 23% |
| 2017-18 | 2% | 5% | 23% |
| 2018-19 | 2% | 4% | 23% |
| 2019-20 | 2% | 3% | 22% |
| 2020-21 | 2% | 2% | 19% |
| 2021-22 | 2% | 3% | 16% |
| 2022-23 | 2% | 3% | 14% |
| 2023-24 | 3% | 2% | 13% |
| 2024-25 | 3% | 3% | 11% |
| 2025-26 | 2% | 2% | 9% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2% | 4% | 26% |
| Nottinghamshire County Council | 4% | 14% | 19% |
| Sheffield | 1% | 1% | 18% |
| Derbyshire County Council | 6% | 5% | 15% |
| Doncaster | 3% | 3% | 12% |
| Rotherham | 2% | 2% | 9% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |