Potholes - Metropolitan Councils
Dear Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council,
Please could you answer the following questions in relation to potholes
1. Total no. of potholes reported in your council area for the years (i) 2020, (ii) 2021, (iii) 2022 and (iv) 2023 to date
2. Total no. of potholes fixed in your council area for the years (i) 2020, (ii) 2021, (iii) 2022 and (iv) 2023 to date
3. Total amount made in claims for compensation due to pothole damage broken down by financial year for the years (i) 2020/21, (ii) 2021/22, (iii) 2022/23, and (iv) 2023/24 to date
4. Total amount paid out in claims for compensation due to pothole damage broken down by financial year for the years (i) 2020/21, (ii) 2021/22, (iii) 2022/23, and (iv) 2023/24 to date
If possible if time allows:
5. The road name in your area which has received the most pothole reports over the past 5 years, and the total amount of reports made.
Yours faithfully,
Matthew Davis
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Many Thanks
Emma Murphy
Information Management Officer
Dear Mr Davis
Please see our response below.
1. Total no. of potholes reported in your council area
for the years (i) 2020, (ii) 2021, (iii) 2022 and (iv) 2023 to date
2020 2021 2022 2023
January 124 134 43 106
February 81 93 54 84
March 76 77 70 154
April 12 86 68 93
May 20 100 79 68
June 30 96 46 45
July 45 114 45 49
August 37 71 26 50
September 33 66 21 33
October 39 64 62 32
November 25 62 40 59
December 45 63 57
2. Total no. of potholes fixed in your council area for
the years (i) 2020, (ii) 2021, (iii) 2022 and (iv) 2023 to date
2020 2021 2022
2023
January 46 39
29 56
February 49 36
36 54
March 41 49
73 44
April 23 35
57 85
May 9 171
55 97
June 5 170
34 55
July 25 152
69 70
August 21 115
31 60
September 16 125
36 58
October 18 110
34 55
November 14 99
65 82
3. Total amount made in claims for compensation due to
pothole damage broken down by financial year for the years (i) 2020/21,
(ii) 2021/22, (iii) 2022/23, and (iv) 2023/24 to date
2018/19 – 35. 2019/20 – 36. 2020/21 – 16. 2021/2022 – 16. 2022/23 – 7.
4. Total amount paid out in claims for compensation due
to pothole damage broken down by financial year for the years (i) 2020/21,
(ii) 2021/22, (iii) 2022/23, and (iv) 2023/24 to date
If possible if time allows: 2020/21 – £0. 2021/2022 – £1224.19. 2022/23 –
£0. 2023/24
5. The road name in your area which has received the
most pothole reports over the past 5 years, and the total amount of
reports made.
New Chester Road
Yours sincerely
Lynette Paterson
Principal Information Management Officer
Finance – Digital and Improvement
Wirral Council
PO Box 290
Brighton Street
Wallasey
CH27 9FQ
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