FOI request (FOIR-741641208)

Pothole data

Requested Mon 18 August 2025
Responded Wed 20 August 2025

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information.

Please may you provide me with the following details on pothole numbers and compensation in your area, specifically:

1. The total number of reported potholes for your authority area for the years 2023/24 and 2024/25 (or most recent 12 months if 2024/25 not available)?

2. How many people claimed for pothole related compensation in your area? And the overall/total amount of money claimed (in the most recent 12 month period).

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Response

Information not held.

All aspects of roads and footpaths, including potholes, are the responsibility of East Sussex County Council Highways, please visit their website for further information:

https://www.eastsussex gov.uk