Crap Towns / South Staffordshire / Road condition
How bad are the roads in South Staffordshire?
South Staffordshire council doesn't look after its roads: Staffordshire County Council does. In 2025-26, 3% of Staffordshire County Council's A roads, 9% of its B and C roads and 10% 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 2%, 6% and 11%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2% | 6% | 11% |
| 2016-17 | 3% | 8% | 11% |
| 2017-18 | 3% | 8% | 11% |
| 2018-19 | 3% | 8% | 12% |
| 2019-20 | 3% | 7% | 10% |
| 2020-21 | 3% | 6% | 10% |
| 2021-22 | 2% | 5% | 8% |
| 2022-23 | 3% | 6% | – |
| 2023-24 | 3% | 8% | – |
| 2024-25 | 2% | 9% | 14% |
| 2025-26 | 3% | 9% | 10% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton | 3% | 2% | 27% |
| Sandwell | 2% | 2% | 22% |
| Walsall | 1% | 1% | 21% |
| Dudley | 1% | 2% | 18% |
| Shropshire | 10% | – | – |
| Staffordshire County Council | 3% | 9% | 10% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |