Pothole Reports

Can I please request information on all road potholes reported to the council from 01 January 2000 to 31 October 2024 (including).

I would like the total annual number of potholes reported to the council – breakdown by calendar year. The information should relate to reports from both the public and from the council.

Please note, our data system only holds records dating back to 2007 and the information for 2007 is only for part of the year.

The information held prior to 2019 is the total of all potholes recorded.

2007 – 2615

2008 – 16,385

2009 – 42,143

2010 – 181,468

2011 – 125,514

2012 – 106,278

2013 – 90,931

2014 – 63,368

2015 – 44,318

2016 – 58,095

2017 – 49,479

2018 – 73,330

From 2019 onwards, information on the total reported by the public (Reports) and total recorded through County Council Inspections (Inspections) is available.

The information for 2024 is up to the 24th October.

Reports            Inspections      Total
2019    32,422              21,893              54,315
2020    29,335              25,194              54,529
2021    30,423              20,790              51,213
2022    24,572              14,437              39,009
2023    54,916              17,067              71,983
2024    43,026              17,285              60,311