Reporting Road & Pavement Problems

To report problems such as potholes and rocking or broken slabs, use this link:

Report a road and pavement problem (edinburgh.gov.uk)

If the issue is an immediate threat to safety please use the council’s emergency contact number

• 0800 23 23 23 Monday to Thursday 8am to 5pm and Friday 8am to 3.40pm

• 0131 200 2000 weekdays 5pm to 8am and weekends.

Example emergency issues are

• carriageway defects greater than 100mm

• footway defects greater than 50mm

• cycle lane defects greater than 50mm

• missing ironworks, for example manholes and gully grills

• damaged pedestrian guardrails likely to cause injury.