Department For Transport
Details
Please note that following user feedback collated by the department, publishing frequency for these statistics has changed from weekly to monthly. The first monthly statistics were released on Wednesday 14 December 2022, and will be subsequently published on the Wednesday following the second Tuesday of each month.
The final weekly publication was released on Wednesday 7 December 2022.
These statistics on transport use are published weekly.
For each day, the Department for Transport (DfT) produces statistics on domestic transport:
- road traffic in Great Britain
- rail passenger journeys in Great Britain
- Transport for London (TfL) tube and bus routes
- bus travel in Great Britain (excluding London)
- cycling in England
The associated methodology notes set out information on the data sources and methodology used to generate these headline measures.
The table below provides the reference of regular statistics collections published by DfT on these topics, with their last and upcoming publication dates.
| Mode | Publication and link | Latest period covered and next publication |
|---|---|---|
| Road traffic | Road traffic statistics | Full annual data up to December 2021 was published in September 2022. Quarterly data up to October 2022 was published December 2022. Full annual data up to December 2022 is scheduled to be published in May 2023. |
| Rail usage | The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publishes a range of statistics including passenger and freight rail performance and usage. Statistics are available at the ORR website Statistics for rail passenger numbers and crowding on weekdays in major cities in England and Wales are published by DfT | ORRs latest quarterly rail usage statistics, covering July to September 2022, was published in December 2022 DfTs most recent annual passenger numbers and crowding statistics for 2021 were published September 2022. |
| Bus usage |