FOI Request - Pothole Reports and Spend
Request 101003660668
1. For each of the past five years (2019-2024) how much did the council spend on fixing potholes?
2. For each of the past five years (2019-2024) how many reports of potholes did the council receive?
Response 15-11-2024
1.& 2. Our financial figures are available in Financial Years – therefore both questions have been answered based on Financial Year.
| 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25* | |
| Expenditure on Carriageway Patching | £558,989.28 | £532,171.53 | £792,832.39 | £768,694.26 | £1,199,743.75 | £649,319.32 |
| No of Enquires received that are categorised as either a 'Carriageway Defect' or 'Pothole'** | 749 | 680 | 740 | 754 | 1193 | 464 |
* year to date
** these enquiries could be for a single issue or multiple issues per enquiry.