FOI Request - Pothole Costs

Request 101003713926

1.  The cost to make a pothole safe (temporary repair). Please provide information for the listed years below only.

2022
2023
2024

2.  The cost to fully repair a pothole. Please provide information for the listed years below only.

2022
2023
2024

3.  How many potholes were recorded in your jurisdiction for the below years? Please provide information for the listed years below only.

2022
2023
2024

4.  Of those recorded, how many of those were fully repaired or made safe? Please provide information for the listed years below only and separate out by whether they were made safe or fully repaired.

2022
2023
2024

5.  What is the most times the same pothole has been ‘made safe’ (temporary repair) in one year. Please provide information for the listed years below only.

2022
2023
2024

Response 26-02-2025

1. Not applicable. All repairs carried out are considered permanent.

2. 

Financial Year
2021/2022 £791,684.54
2022/2023 £767,065.53
2023/2024 £1,196,335.66
2024/2025* £650,193.84

Note: The figures above are the expenditure values for General Maintenance Carriageway Patching.
Note: * 2024/2025 is year to date as at 19/02/2025
 

3. 

Financial Year
2021/2022 5852
2022/2023 5019
2023/2024 7277
2024/2025* 6496

Note: The figures above are the number of pothole or carriageway defect instructions that were issued in the year, this could be for 1 or multiple defects per instruction.
Note: * 2024/2025 is year to date as at 19/02/2025

4. 

2021/2022 5642
2022/2023 4754
2023/2024 6849
2024/2025* 6674

Note. The figures above are the number of pothole or carriageway defect instructions that were completed in the year, this could be for 1 or multiple defects per instruction.
Note: All repairs carried out are considered permanent.
Note: * 2024/2025 is year to date as at 19/02/2025.

5. Not applicable. All repairs carried out are considered permanent.