Crap Towns / Waltham Forest / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Waltham Forest?
In 2025-26, 7% of Waltham Forest council's A roads, 29% of its B and C roads and 18% 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 4%, 5% and 35%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 4% | 5% | 35% |
| 2016-17 | 4% | 4% | 35% |
| 2017-18 | 4% | 4% | 40% |
| 2018-19 | 2% | 3% | 40% |
| 2019-20 | 2% | 3% | – |
| 2020-21 | 2% | 3% | – |
| 2021-22 | – | – | – |
| 2022-23 | 6% | – | – |
| 2023-24 | 5% | 20% | 27% |
| 2024-25 | 7% | 15% | 24% |
| 2025-26 | 7% | 29% | 18% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redbridge | 9% | 21% | 49% |
| Haringey | 6% | 27% | 28% |
| Hackney | 11% | – | 19% |
| Waltham Forest | 7% | 29% | 18% |
| Newham | 12% | 9% | 16% |
| Enfield | 7% | 5% | 14% |
| Tower Hamlets | 8% | 12% | 11% |
| Essex County Council | 4% | 3% | 10% |
| Islington | 10% | – | 3% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |