Crap Towns / Sheffield / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Sheffield?
In 2025-26, 1% of Sheffield council's A roads, 1% of its B and C roads and 18% 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 7%, 14% and 37%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 7% | 14% | 37% |
| 2016-17 | 5% | 8% | 25% |
| 2017-18 | 3% | 6% | 13% |
| 2018-19 | 2% | 4% | 7% |
| 2019-20 | 1% | 3% | 8% |
| 2020-21 | 1% | 2% | 8% |
| 2021-22 | 1% | 2% | 10% |
| 2022-23 | 2% | 3% | 10% |
| 2023-24 | 1% | 3% | 12% |
| 2024-25 | 1% | 3% | 14% |
| 2025-26 | 1% | 1% | 18% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2% | 4% | 26% |
| Sheffield | 1% | 1% | 18% |
| Derbyshire County Council | 6% | 5% | 15% |
| Rotherham | 2% | 2% | 9% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |