Few things seem to unite Britons in anger like potholes.
Pedestrians, drivers, cyclists, and anyone who leaves the house have probably, at some point, moaned about ruts and crevices that need to be fixed.
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But such outrage is understandable, considering that rutted roads can ruin a car’s suspension, causing crashes and injuries.
According to Which?, pothole claims increased by 40% between 2022 and 2023, with more than a third of them occurring between January and March of last year.
And, according to Admiral customer data, the average claim for pothole damage increased by 29% from £2,378 in 2022 to £3,070 in 2023.
But now, new research has revealed where potholes are most likely to be found, so help is at hand to avoid such costly expenses.
Which parts of the UK have the most potholes?
Data released by Smart Survey on Monday (5 February) appears to have uncovered Britain’s pothole capital.
The service analyzed pothole reports registered in 69 towns and cities in England, Scotland and Wales via FixMyStreet.com to generate its findings.
And the winner, if I may use the word, is Glasgow. Scotland’s second-largest city was found to have one reported pothole for every 86 people, putting it ahead of Scotland’s capital Edinburgh.
In third place is Hereford, with one pothole reported for every 127 residents.
Here are the top 10 worst places for potholes in the UK.
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glasgow,
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edinburgh,
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hereford,
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southampton,
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Wrexham,
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stoke-on-trent,
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sheffield,
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manchester,
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birmingham,
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Swansea.
Which areas in London have the most potholes?
For London as a whole, the results were not too bad. With an average of 1.7 potholes reported per 1,000 residents, it didn’t make it into the UK’s top 10 list.
But if you dig deeper into the pothole data (if you’ll pardon the pun), you’ll see that London’s boroughs don’t match up.
Sadly, Barnet residents live in the worst area of the advertised area, with 12 reported potholes per 1,000 residents. After that, he fell way back to second place and third place, with Richmond and Kingston giving him a 2.6.
Things are much better if you live in Lewisham. Your municipality is definitely the quickest to respond, as it fixed 98.45 percent of reported potholes.
This was followed by the City of London (94.34 per cent) and Bromley (91.21 per cent).