Number of potholes per mile in Lancashire revealed in new report

Motoring experts at Bill Plant Driving School submitted Freedom of Information requests to all local authorities in England and Wales, asking for the total number of potholes reported in 2022, as well as the number of potholes repaired by the council.

Lancashire came third in the list, with 67,493 potholes reported, equivalent to 15.32 potholes per mile.

Lancashire is the third-worst affected place in the country for potholes (Image: Bill Plant Driving School)

This was the highest number of recorded potholes that made the top 10, but when averaged out compared to the miles of road within the county, Lancashire dropped down to third.

Joining Lancashire in the top three are the London borough of Islington and the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire.

A spokesperson for Lancashire County Council said: "Lancashire's climate means we will always have to deal with potholes, and the approach we take is to identify and repair them in good time to keep our roads safe.

The top 20 places in the country with the most reported potholes (Image: Bill Plant Driving School)

"Our highways inspectors regularly check major roads and footways for defects, and we're also grateful to the public for reporting potholes which could be a risk to safety so that we can inspect them promptly and schedule any repairs which may be needed. We aim to fix 90% of potholes reported to us within 20 working days.

"Over the next year we will be focusing £6.8m of investment on resurfacing residential roads which will help to prevent potholes appearing in future and have allocated £2.2m to carry out mini resurfacing schemes where there are multiple potholes on roads which otherwise would have to wait for repair. We will also be spending £500,000 to 'find and fix' defects before they become more serious potholes.

"People can report potholes via our website, the Love Clean Streets mobile app, or by calling our customer service centre."