Official figures have revealed the country’s slowest roads – and Greenwich tops the list.

We have all been stuck in an endless traffic jam, crawling along at a snail’s pace, but now we can see in cold hard facts just how slow we have been going.

The Department for Transport has released statistics showing the average speeds of England’s A roads during the morning rush hour last year.

Confirming what we have all thought – Blackwall Lane northbound is officially the slowest road in the country.

The A2203, managed by Greenwich Council, has an average speed of just 3.8 miles per hour during the scramble to get to work.

MORE TOP STORIES Mapped on a month-by-month basis, the slowest speed clocked was 3.5 miles per hour in December last year, and at no point did mileage top 4 miles per hour.

The paltry pace ranks it joint first as the slowest road alongside with the A407 in Barnet. Unsurprisingly, the top 10 slowest roads are all in the capital, with all but three managed by Transport for London (TfL).

TfL’s chief operating officer for surface transport, Garrett Emmerson, claimed the sloth-like speeds were merely a short-term problem.

He said: “London’s continued success and unprecedented population growth means that ours is a very busy city with a huge range of construction projects underway.”

A Greenwich Council spokesman said: "Blackwall Lane is frequently highly congested as it is the closest local road leading to the Blackwall Tunnel approach - which is frequently at a standstill. 

"We are working closely with Transport for London to reduce congestion since many local problems relate to their roads.

"The Council supports the proposed Silvertown link as part of a package of road crossings with integrated public transport."

Below, a table of the top 10 slowest roads

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