1. How many potholes were reported on Wokingham roads in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017? Please provide the data broken down by year, for example: Year Number of potholes reported on the roads
In Wokingham Borough, potholes are not treated separately from other road surface defects. Monthly summaries of numbers of road defects repaired, including potholes, are available as individual PDFs for download from the Wokingham Borough public website at: https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/roadworks-and-outdoor-maintenance/roadworks-and-road-maintenance/pothole-and-road-repairs-schedule/?p=1

Downloads are available to cover the period November 2018 to June 2021. For the period January 2017 to October 2018, i.e., the remainder of the 5 year period requested, see attached file.

2. How many potholes were repaired by Wokingham Borough Council in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017? Please provide the data broken down by year, for example: Year Number of potholes repaired by the council
In Wokingham Borough, potholes are not treated separately from other road surface defects. Monthly summaries of numbers of road defects repaired, including potholes, are available as individual PDFs for download from the Wokingham Borough public website at: https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/roadworks-and-outdoor-maintenance/roadworks-and-road-maintenance/pothole-and-road-repairs-schedule/?p=1

Downloads are available to cover the period November 2018 to June 2021. For the period January 2017 to October 2018, i.e., the remainder of the 5 year period requested, see attached file.

3. Which Wokingham roads are currently listed as being in need of resurfacing by the council due to potholes?
In Wokingham Borough, streets are selected for maintenance based primarily on the results of engineering condition surveys, which are carried out by independent contractors accredited to UK standards. This is in accordance with recommendations from the UK Department for Transport relating to effective asset management for highways. More details are given in the Wokingham Borough Highways Maintenance Management Plan, which is available online:

https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/roadworks-and-outdoor-maintenance/roadworks-and-road-maintenance/highways-maintenance-management-plan/

4. How much money was spent fixing potholes on Wokingham roads in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017? Please provide the data broken down by year, for example: Year The amount of money spent fixing potholes
In Wokingham Borough, potholes are not treated separately from other road surface defects. Monthly summaries of numbers of road defects repaired, including potholes, are available as individual PDFs for download from the Wokingham Borough public website at: https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/roadworks-and-outdoor-maintenance/roadworks-and-road-maintenance/pothole-and-road-repairs-schedule/?p=1

Downloads are available to cover the period November 2018 to June 2021. For the period January 2017 to October 2018, i.e., the remainder of the 5 year period requested, see attached file.

5. How many personal injury claims where a pothole was listed as the reason have been brought against the council in the past five years? Please provide the data broken down by year, for example:
Year Number of personal injury claims where potholes were listed as the reason brought against the council
a) 2021: Three
b) 2020: Four
c) 2019: Five
d) 2018: Four
e) 2017: Four

6. How many personal injury claims where a pothole was listed as the reason were settled by the council in the past five years? Please provide the data broken down by year, for example:
Year Number of personal injury claims where potholes were listed as the reason settled by the council
a) 2021: Zero
b) 2020: One
c) 2019: Two
d) 2018: Two
e) 2017: One

7. How much money did the council pay in personal injury settlements where potholes were listed as the main reason for the claim? Please provide the data broken down by year, for example:
Year The amount of money the council paid in personal injury settlements where potholes were listed as the main reason for the claim
a) 2021: £0
b) 2020: £2,575.00
c) 2019: £5,950.00
d) 2018: £30,500.00
e) 2017: £4,000.00