Crap Towns / Shropshire / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Shropshire?
In 2025-26, 10% of Shropshire council's A roads should have been considered for maintenance. Across England the figure was 4%. Ten years earlier, in 2015-16, the figure was 4%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 4% | 9% | 18% |
| 2016-17 | 4% | 11% | 18% |
| 2017-18 | 4% | 9% | 16% |
| 2018-19 | 4% | 12% | 16% |
| 2019-20 | 4% | 13% | 22% |
| 2020-21 | 9% | 14% | 16% |
| 2021-22 | 9% | 14% | 16% |
| 2022-23 | 9% | – | 16% |
| 2023-24 | 9% | – | 16% |
| 2024-25 | – | – | – |
| 2025-26 | 10% | – | – |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton | 3% | 2% | 27% |
| Herefordshire | 5% | 9% | 25% |
| Dudley | 1% | 2% | 18% |
| Worcestershire County Council | 4% | 3% | 18% |
| Cheshire East | 4% | 5% | 17% |
| Stoke-on-Trent | – | 3% | 11% |
| Shropshire | 10% | – | – |
| Staffordshire County Council | 3% | 9% | 10% |
| Telford and Wrekin | 6% | 5% | 5% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |