Crap Towns / Thanet / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Thanet?
Thanet council doesn't look after its roads: Kent County Council does. In 2025-26, 7% of Kent County Council's A roads, 7% of its B and C roads and 36% 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%, 3% and 20%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2% | 3% | 20% |
| 2016-17 | 3% | 5% | 22% |
| 2017-18 | 4% | 6% | 23% |
| 2018-19 | 4% | 7% | 24% |
| 2019-20 | 4% | 5% | 16% |
| 2020-21 | 5% | 5% | 16% |
| 2021-22 | 5% | 8% | 18% |
| 2022-23 | 6% | 9% | 28% |
| 2023-24 | 6% | 8% | 39% |
| 2024-25 | 4% | 7% | 35% |
| 2025-26 | 7% | 7% | 36% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County Council | 7% | 7% | 36% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |