1. How many potholes were reported to the local authority in the financial year 2021/2022?
The number of potholes reported in the financial year 2021/2022 to Wokingham Borough Council via the “Report a problem” feature on the Council’s website was 1010.

2. How many potholes were reported in 2022/2023?
The number of potholes reported in the financial year 2022/2023 to Wokingham Borough Council was 1863.

3. How many potholes were reported in 2023/2024?
The number of potholes reported in the financial year 2023/2024 to Wokingham Borough Council was 2173.

4. How many potholes were repaired by the local authority in the financial year 2021/2022?
The number of potholes repaired in financial year 2021/2022 by Wokingham Borough Council was 2449.

5. How many potholes were repaired by the local authority in 2022/2023?
The number of potholes repaired in financial year 2022/2023 by Wokingham Borough Council was 1580.

6. How many potholes were repaired by the local authority in 2023/2024?
The number of potholes repaired in financial year 2023/2024 by Wokingham Borough Council was 2817.

7. How many potholes compensation claims were received by the local authority in the financial year 2021/2022?
Please note that the council records claims information by calendar year and not by financial year. We have therefore provided our response by calendar year.
In 2021 the council received 43 pothole-related claims of which 31 have been paid at a total cost of £38,156.75.
In 2022 the council received 31 pothole-related claims of which 13 have been paid at a total cost of £4,572.12.
In 2023 the council received 144 pothole-related claims of which 50 have been paid at a total cost of £13,552.56.
In 2024 the council has received 82 pothole-related claims of which 20 have been paid at a total cost of £6,104.72.

8. How many potholes compensation claims were received by the local authority in 2022/2023?
Please see answer to question 7

9. How many potholes compensation claims were received by the local authority in 2023/2024?
Please see answer to question 7

10. How many pothole compensation claims were paid out by the local authority in the financial year 2021/2022? Can you also please reveal the total sum paid by the council?
Please see answer to question 7

11. How many pothole compensation claims were paid out by the local authority in the financial year 2022/2023? Can you please reveal the total sum paid by the council?
Please see answer to question 7

12. How many pothole compensation claims were paid out by the local authority in the financial year 2023/2024? Can you please reveal the total sum paid by the council?
Please see answer to question 7

13. What was the budget for repairing potholes in the financial year 2021/2022?
Wokingham Borough Council has no separate budget for the repair of potholes. However, in financial year 2021/2022 a total of £219,313 was spent on the repair of potholes.

14. What was the budget for repairing potholes in 2022/2023?
Wokingham Borough Council has no separate budget for the repair of potholes. However, in financial year 2022/2023 a total of £196,642 was spent on the repair of potholes.

15. What was the budget for repairing potholes in 2023/2024?
Wokingham Borough Council has no separate budget for the repair of potholes. However, in financial year 2023/2024 a total of £317,038 was spent on the repair of potholes.

16. How many potholes did the local authority record in the financial year 2021/2022?
Please refer to the answer to question 4.

17. How many potholes did the local authority record in the financial year 2022/2023?
Please refer to the answer to question 5.

18. How many potholes did the local authority record in the financial year 2023/2024?
Please refer to the answer to question 6.

19. What was the largest pothole, both in diameter and depth, the local authority recorded in the financial year 2021/2022?
Wokingham Borough does not keep records of pothole dimensions.

20. What was the largest, both in diameter and depth, pothole the local authority recorded in the financial year 2022/2023?
Wokingham Borough does not keep records of pothole dimensions.

21. What was the largest, both in diameter and depth, pothole the local authority recorded in the financial year 2023/2024?
Wokingham Borough does not keep records of pothole dimensions.