Crap Towns / Wirral / Road condition
How bad are the roads in Wirral?
In 2025-26, 5% of Wirral council's A roads, 6% of its B and C roads and 11% 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%, 2% and 5%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2% | 2% | 5% |
| 2016-17 | 1% | 1% | 6% |
| 2017-18 | 1% | 1% | 6% |
| 2018-19 | 2% | 2% | – |
| 2019-20 | – | – | – |
| 2020-21 | 4% | 5% | 13% |
| 2021-22 | 4% | 7% | 14% |
| 2022-23 | 4% | 8% | 15% |
| 2023-24 | 4% | 7% | 14% |
| 2024-25 | 5% | 7% | 12% |
| 2025-26 | 5% | 6% | 11% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sefton | 3% | 2% | 13% |
| Wirral | 5% | 6% | 11% |
| Liverpool | 5% | 6% | 10% |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 1% | 4% | 6% |
| Across England | 4% | 6% | 16% |