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flag Hampshire repaired 32,419 potholes in 2024/25, a 59% drop from the prior year, due to a shift to strategic, long-term road repairs.

flag Hampshire County Council reported a 59% drop in pothole and road defect repairs in 2024/25, fixing 32,419 issues compared to 79,573 the previous year. flag So far in 2025/26, 22,172 defects have been addressed, focusing on safety-critical problems. flag The council says the decline reflects a shift to strategic, planned maintenance, backed by £55.9 million in highway funding and a £132 million government resurfacing program, part of an £8.3 billion national effort to replace temporary fixes with long-lasting road solutions.

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