Crap Towns / Shetland Islands / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Shetland Islands?
In 2025-26, 16% of Shetland Islands council's A roads, 30% of its B and C roads and 40% 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 21%, 35% and 51%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 21% | 35% | 51% |
| 2016-17 | 20% | 33% | 50% |
| 2017-18 | 19% | 33% | 46% |
| 2018-19 | 17% | 34% | 47% |
| 2019-20 | 16% | 35% | 46% |
| 2020-21 | 16% | 34% | 45% |
| 2021-22 | 15% | 32% | 45% |
| 2022-23 | 13% | 29% | 41% |
| 2023-24 | 14% | 28% | 40% |
| 2024-25 | 16% | 32% | 42% |
| 2025-26 | 16% | 30% | 40% |
| 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% |