Collection

Road conditions

Data and statistics about the condition of roads.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 27 June 2013
• Last updated: 17 December 2024 — See all updates

For information on road lengths, please visit this web page.

Road condition statistics

Road condition statistics provides information on the condition of local authority road, motorways and trunk roads in England.

The statistics are drawn from a number of sources, including SCANNER surveys (machine surveys of local authorities’ classified roads), TRACS surveys (machine surveys of the National Highways road network), manual surveys of unclassified roads, and skidding resistance surveys.

Road condition information on current and previous road condition statistics are available.

• Road conditions in England to March 2024
  • 17 December 2024
  • Official Statistics
• Road conditions in England to March 2023
  • 23 November 2023
  • Official Statistics
• Road conditions in England to March 2022
  • 3 November 2022
  • Official Statistics
• Road conditions in England to March 2020 and March 2021
  • 10 November 2021
  • Official Statistics
• Road condition statistics: data tables (RDC)
  • 17 December 2024
  • Statistical data set

Other related data tables

• Road construction and taxation (RDE)
  • 16 December 2021
  • Statistical data set

About the road condition data and reports

All road condition statistics for England are published by the department are official statistics. The department’s view is that these statistics are robust and have been produced to a suitable standard.

Statistics for Scotland, Wales are published separately by the Scottish and Welsh Governments respectively.

• Road condition statistics information
  • 17 December 2024
  • Guidance
• Road condition statistics: Technical note
  • 17 December 2024
  • Guidance
• Road condition statistics: pre-release access
  • 17 December 2024
  • Guidance

Published 27 June 2013
Last updated 17 December 2024 + show all updates

1. 17 December 2024

   Road conditions in England to March 2024 published.

2. 23 November 2023

   Road conditions in England to March 2023 added.

3. 3 November 2022

   Road conditions in England to March 2022 report added.

4. 10 November 2021

   Road conditions in England to March 2020 and March 2021 added.

5. 4 February 2021

   Road lengths in Great Britain 2020 added to collection.

6. 23 January 2020

   Collection page updated for the Road lengths in Great Britain 2019 report.

7. 3 October 2019

   Collection page updated for 'Road conditions in England to March 2019'.

8. 14 May 2019

   New statistics release published - Road lengths in Great Britain: 2018.

9. 31 January 2019

   New release published.

10. 5 July 2018

    New release published.

11. 18 January 2018

    New release published.

12. 27 April 2017

    New release published.

13. 23 March 2017

    New road conditions report published.

14. 24 March 2016

    New road condition release published.

15. 5 March 2015

    National statistics section updated.

16. 27 June 2013

    First published.