Road conditions in England to March 2026
Road condition statistics on local authority roads and National Highways managed roads in England.
Applies to England
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Information on the condition of roads in England, as well as other aspects of highways maintenance in the year ending March 2026.
The data comes from multiple sources including National Highways (formerly Highways England) and local authorities. Some data from local authorities form part of the Single Data List, making the provision of data a mandatory requirement.
In the period ending March 2026, local authorities in England reported that:
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4% of their ‘A’ road network
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6% of their ‘B’ and ‘C’ road network
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16% of their unclassified road network
were categorised as red (should have been considered for maintenance).
Of the roads managed by National Highways:
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4% of motorways
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6% of ‘A’ roads
should have been considered for maintenance in period ending March 2026.
Local authorities continue to provide data on a voluntary basis for their amber and green roads with data included for the financial year ending 2026. This information was first published for ‘A’ roads in the 2019 release, and for ‘B’ and ‘C’ roads in the 2021 release.
In the period ending March 2026, local authorities in England reported that:
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6.9% of their ‘A’ road network
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3% of their minor road network
received maintenance treatment.
The statistical release does not present skidding resistance statistics. This is because the department is currently reviewing how this data is collected and reported by local authorities to ensure its quality and accuracy.
This publication is the end of the current data series. From 2027, Road Condition statistics will be based on the PAS 2161 Road Condition Monitoring standard and will report five condition categories, moving away from the current red, amber and green categorisation and will therefore introduce a break in the time series for this statistical series.
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