WORCESTERSHIRE has some of the best kept roads in the West Midlands, new figures show.

Three per cent of the county’s A roads needed fixing in 2016/17 putting them in equal fourth out of 14 local authorities in the West Midlands - despite having the second largest amount of A roads.

Figures provided by the BBC Shared Data Unit showed the state of Worcestershire’s roads over the past eight years and how much of our roads has needed attention.

Around five per cent of Worcestershire’s A roads needed fixing in 2009/10, a figure that fell to four per cent in 2010/11 and remained at that percentage in 2011/12.

The amount of road needed to be fixed fell by one per cent in 2012/13 and has remained at that level. Three per cent of the 466.3km of A road in Worcestershire needed fixing last year - equal to almost 14km.

Over eight years, the amount of road needing attention fell by two per cent.

The figures for Worcestershire’s 3,681km of minor roads paint a similar picture despite rising by one per cent last year.

Around 147km of the county’s minor roads, B, C and unclassified, needed fixing last year - equal to four per cent.

It is a sharp decline from 2012/13 when ten per cent of the county’s minor roads were in need of attention.

The state of Worcestershire’s roads is also a sharp contrast to the figures for neighbouring Herefordshire.

Almost 23km of A roads in Herefordshire needed fixing last year - a total of six per cent.

A Worcestershire County Council spokesman said: "In Worcestershire, we have some of the best roads and this is something that has been recognised recently by the Department for Transport.

"It is important that we continue to prioritise the quality of Worcestershire's roads.

"We are investing millions of pounds into reducing congestion, through various countywide initiatives to keep Worcestershire moving and our Highways team do an excellent job of repairing roads all year round using a variety of maintenance techniques."