1. How many potholes/road defects were reported to the local authority in each of the past five years for which data is available?
| Defects recorded by year | |
| Year | Defects |
| 2016 | 56369 |
| 2017 | 50085 |
| 2018 | 72578 |
| 2019 | 51494 |
| 2020 | 60057 |
Of those reported potholes/road defects, how many were reported as being on:
i. ‘A’ classified roads,
ii. ‘B’ classified roads,
iii. Unclassified roads?
| Defects recorded by road classification | |
| Road classification | Defects |
| A | 27102 |
| B | 11341 |
| Unclassified | 166730 |
How many potholes/road defects were repaired by the local authority in each of the past five years for which data is available?
| Defects completed by year | |
| Year | Defects |
| 2016 | 56178 |
| 2017 | 48541 |
| 2018 | 73407 |
| 2019 | 51525 |
| 2020 | 60773 |
Of those repaired potholes/road defects, how many were repaired on:
i. ‘A’ classified roads,
ii. ‘B’ classified roads,
iii. Unclassified roads?
| Defects completed by road classification | |
| Road classification | Defects |
| A | 26990 |
| B | 11289 |
| Unclassified | 166747 |
2. Does the local authority set target repair times for identified potholes/road defects?
Please refer to Section 5: Safety Inspection Regime in the published Highway Safety Policy,
For each of the past five years for which data is available, how many potholes/road defects were repaired within the local authority’s set target time?
| Defects completed within tolerance | |
| Year | Defects |
| 2016 | 49118 |
| 2017 | 39634 |
| 2018 | 50325 |
| 2019 | 43874 |
| 2020 | 52393 |