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  4. Repair response times for potholes in Rotherham

Repair response times for potholes in Rotherham

This table shows the percentage of potholes repaired on time in Rotherham from the financial year 2025/2026. It categorises the potholes repaired on both roads and footways separately and then combined.

Pothole repairs -  Response Times 2025/2026 Issued Achieved Delayed Percentage
Footways 4,328 4,097 231 94.7%
Carriageways 11,193 9,938 1,255 88.8%
Roads & Footways 15,521 14,035 1,486 90.4%

This table shows the percentage of potholes repaired on time in Rotherham from financial years 2016/2017 to 2025/2026. Works can be ordered for completion within a range of timescales.

Categories and timescales can be viewed in the Code of Practice for Highway Inspection & Assessment.

Pothole repairs -  Response Times Financial Year Issued Achieved Delayed Percentage
2016/2017 30,254 28,643 1,611 94.7%
2017/2018 17,627 16,453 1,174 93.3%
2018/2019 24,447 23,892 555 97.7%
2019/2020 17,738 17,209 529 97.0%
2020/2021 19,585 18,942 643 96.7%
2021/2022 18,938 18,400 538 96.6%
2022/2023 16,660 16,092 568 96.6%
2023/2024 18,013 17,460 553 96.9%
2024/2025 15,936 15,458 478 97.0%
2025/2026 15,521 14,035 1,486 90.4%
2026/2027 (Current) 1,578 1,564 14 99.1%

Updated 15 May 2026

90.4%

Percentage of potholes repaired on time during 2025 to 2026.

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