Crap Towns / Tameside / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Tameside?
In 2025-26, 26% of Tameside council's unclassified roads should have been considered for maintenance. Across England the figure was 16%. Ten years earlier, in 2015-16, the figure was 10%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 5% | 4% | 10% |
| 2016-17 | 5% | 4% | 12% |
| 2017-18 | 4% | 4% | 16% |
| 2018-19 | 3% | 3% | 18% |
| 2019-20 | 3% | 3% | 18% |
| 2020-21 | 3% | 3% | 16% |
| 2021-22 | 4% | 2% | 16% |
| 2022-23 | 5% | 3% | 18% |
| 2023-24 | 5% | 3% | 19% |
| 2024-25 | 5% | 2% | 23% |
| 2025-26 | – | – | 26% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tameside | – | – | 26% |
| Oldham | 4% | 3% | 17% |
| Derbyshire County Council | 6% | 5% | 15% |
| Stockport | 5% | 5% | 14% |
| Manchester | 7% | 6% | 13% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |