1. How many potholes were reported in your area between 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2023?
There were 56,785 public reports. 29.67% of these were verified as safety defects or serviceability defects and subsequently repaired.
2. How many potholes were repaired in your area between 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2023?
53,184 potholes were repaired. These included those from public reports and those identified by our highway inspectors either through our formal planned inspection regime, or whilst attending reactive assessments.
3. What was the expenditure for pothole repairs in your area from January 1st 2023 to December 31st 2023?
Devon County Council does not hold expenditure information relating specifically to potholes. Expenditure on potholes is contained within the total expenditure on Highway safety defect repairs.
Total spend on safety defect repairs from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2023 was
£8,237,219.