FOI release

Number and cost of potholes filled in by Herefordshire Council between 2021-2025

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Case reference FOI2026/00151

Received 21 January 2026

Published 28 January 2026

Request

1) The number of potholes which have been reported to Herefordshire council 2021-2025 - year by year breakdown.

2) The number of potholes filled in by Herefordshire council 2021-2025 - year by year breakdown.

3) The cost of filling in potholes by Herefordshire council 2021-2025 - year by year breakdown.

Response

1) The number of potholes which have been reported to Herefordshire council 2021-2025 - year by year breakdown.

2) The number of potholes filled in by Herefordshire council 2021-2025 - year by year breakdown.

3) The cost of filling in potholes by Herefordshire council 2021-2025 - year by year breakdown.

 

Answer: The requested information for 2021-2024 is publically available on our council website and can be viewed via the following link:

https://herefordshire.disclosurelog.co.uk/disclosures/e4f48c4c-641a-4790-9685-5f3942dc3669?preserveHistory

As such we consider this information to be exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 because it is reasonably accessible to you via other means. Please take this letter as a refusal notice under S17 of the Act.

 

The requested information for 2025 is as follows:

Year	1)    Number of Potholes Reported	2)    Number of Potholes Filled In	3)    Cost (to date)
2025	24,857	24,051	£1,386,517.09

 

 

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