Statistical data set

Walking and cycling statistics (CW)

Data about walking and cycling, based on the National Travel Survey and Active Lives Survey.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 30 August 2018
• Last updated: 28 August 2024 — See all updates

This page is updated as new data tables are available following the publication of our annual walking and cycling report. We welcome suggestions for topics of interest by email to the active travel statistics team, and if you have any feedback on the presentation of our tables, please email [email protected].

Active Lives Survey

CW0301: Proportion of adults who do any walking or cycling, for any purpose, by frequency and local authority: England (ODS, 785 KB)

CW0302: Proportion of adults that cycle, by frequency, purpose and local authority: England (ODS, 597 KB)

CW0303: Proportion of adults that walk, by frequency, purpose and local authority: England (ODS, 782 KB)

CW0304: Usual time spent per day walking or cycling, by purpose and time interval: England (ODS, 9.74 KB)

CW0305: Proportion of adults that walk or cycle, by frequency, purpose and demographic: England (ODS, 211 KB)

CW0306: Weighted sample sizes - number of adults surveyed: England (ODS, 44.8 KB)

CW0307: All walking and cycling data in tables CW0301 to CW0303 (ODS, 2.86 MB)

CW0308: Significant changes in walking or cycling at least once per week by local authority, England (ODS, 45.9 KB)

National Travel Survey

CW0401: Total stages walked, England (ODS, 20.9 KB)

CW0402: Average number of stages walked per person, England (ODS, 29.8 KB)

CW0403: Total stages cycled, England (ODS, 19.6 KB)

CW0404: Average number of stages cycled per person, England (ODS, 25.2 KB)

CW0410: Percentage of children who usually walk or cycle to school, by age: England (ODS, 10.7 KB)

CW0413, CW0414, CW0415:  Average number and proportion of trips under five miles by rural-urban classification, England (ODS, 71.3 KB)

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Walking and cycling statistics

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Published 30 August 2018
Last updated 28 August 2024 + show all updates

1. 28 August 2024

   Data tables updated for the 2023 walking and cycling report.

2. 30 August 2023

   Data tables updated for the 2022 walking and cycling report.

3. 31 August 2022

   Data tables updated for the 2021 walking and cycling report.

4. 22 September 2021

   Data tables updated for the walking and cycling 2020 report.

5. 5 August 2020

   Data tables updated for the 2019 walking and cycling report.

6. 31 July 2019

   Updated for 31 July 2019 publication.

7. 30 August 2018

   First published.