Transport Statistics Great Britain (TSGB) provides statistics on:

• the use of different modes of transport
• aviation activity at UK and international airports and of airlines
• transport energy consumption, greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions
• road and rail freight
• port freight and sea passenger traffic at UK sea ports
• use of public transport
• road traffic volumes and congestion
• road and rail accidents and casualties
• licensed vehicles and MOT and driving test rates
• walking and cycling as methods of transport
• the use of transport by people with mobility difficulties
• transport expenditure

You can now use our https://maps.dft.gov.uk/tsgb-table-catalogue/index.html">interactive table catalogue to find TSGB tables by title, topic or table number.

Further information related to the statistics contained in each chapter is available on the TSGB guidance page.

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These statistics on transport use are published monthly.

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)

The associated methodology notes set out information on the data sources and methodology used to generate these headline measures.

From September 2023, these statistics include a second rail usage time series which excludes Elizabeth Line service (and other relevant services that have been replaced by the Elizabeth line) from both the travel week and its equivalent baseline week in 2019. This allows for a more meaningful like-for-like comparison of rail demand across the period because the effects of the Elizabeth Line on rail demand are removed. More information can be found in the methodology document.

The table below provides the reference of regular statistics collections published by DfT on these topics, with their last and upcoming publication dates.

These statistics on transport use are published weekly.

For each day, the Department for Transport produces statistics on domestic transport:

1. road traffic in Great Britain
2. rail passenger journeys in Great Britain
3. Transport for London (TfL) tube and bus routes
4. bus travel in Great Britain (excluding London)
5. cycling in England

The full time series for these statistics, starting 1 March 2020, is usually published here every Wednesday at 9.30am.

The associated methodology notes set out information on the data sources and methodology used to generate these headline measures.

For the charts previously published alongside daily coronavirus press conferences, please see the slides and datasets to accompany coronavirus press conferences.

Passenger transport

TSGB0101: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6762e055cdb5e64b69e307ab/tsgb0101.ods">Passenger transport by mode from 1952 (ODS, 24.2 KB)

TSGB0102: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6762e05eff2c870561bde7ef/tsgb0102.ods">Passenger journeys on public transport vehicles from 1950 (ODS, 13.9 KB)

Mode share

TSGB0103 (NTS0303): https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/821414/nts0303.ods" class="govuk-link">Average number of trips, stages, miles and time spent travelling by main mode (ODS, 55KB)

TSGB0104 (NTS0409a): https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/821479/nts0409.ods" class="govuk-link">Average number of trips by purpose and main mode (ODS, 122KB)

TSGB0105 (NTS0409b): https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/821479/nts0409.ods" class="govuk-link">Average distance travelled by purpose and main mode (ODS, 122KB)

Passenger casualty rates

TSGB0107 (RAS0203): https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67600227b745d5f7a053ef74/ras0203.ods" class="govuk-link">Passenger casualty rates by mode (ODS, 21KB)

Travel to work

TSGB0108: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/675968b1403b5cf848a292b2/tsgb0108.ods">Usual method of travel to work by region of residence (ODS, 50.1 KB)

TSGB0109: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6751b8c60191590a5f351191/tsgb0109.ods">Usual method of travel to work by region of workplace (ODS, 51.9 KB)

TSGB0110: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6751b8cf19e0c816d18d1e13/tsgb0110.ods">Time taken to travel to work by region of workplace (ODS, 40 KB)

TSGB0111: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6751b8e72086e98fae35119d/tsgb0111.ods">Average time taken to travel to work by region of workplace and usual method of travel (ODS, 42.5 KB)

TSGB0112: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6751b8f26da7a3435fecbd60/tsgb0112.ods">How workers usually travel to work by car by region of workplace (ODS, 24.7 KB)

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Analysis of the National Travel Survey for 2019 shows disabled adults (aged 16 years and over) in England made on average 26% fewer trips and travelled 41% fewer miles than non-disabled adults.

Both disabled and non-disabled adults rely predominantly on car travel. It accounts for around 3 in 5 trips for both groups. However, around a third of the trips made by disabled adults where car was the main mode were as a passenger, whereas for non-disabled adults around a fifth were as a passenger.

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Statistics on road freight transported by Great Britain and UK registered Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) in the United Kingdom and internationally from July 2019 to June 2020.

Domestic road freight activity by Great Britain registered HGVs operating in the UK decreased in the 12-month period ending June 2020 compared to the 12-month period ending June 2019.

The amount of goods:

• lifted decreased by 8% to 1.3 billion tonnes
• moved decreased by 10% to 140 billion tonne kilometres

International road freight activity by UK-registered HGVs transporting freight internationally decreased in the 12-month period ending June 2020 compared to the 12-month period ending June 2019.

The amount of goods:

• lifted decreased by 23% to 7.0 million tonnes
• moved decreased by 26% to 4.2 billion tonne kilometres

These statistics cover the period following the government’s announcement of measures to limit the impact and transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In early March 2020 the UK government set out four phases in its response to the coronavirus pandemic. The evolving situation may have also impacted the activity of road goods vehicles prior to this stage. Coronavirus has had a wide impact on UK society and economic activity since March 2020.

As these data are affected by the coronavirus pandemic, caution should be taken when interpreting these data and comparing them with previous time periods.

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Estimates of road traffic by:

• vehicle type
• road type
• geographical region
• time of the day
• day of the week
• month

in Great Britain for the year 2019.

Motor vehicle traffic on Great Britain roads increased by 2.0% compared to 2018 to 356.5 billion vehicle miles (bvm).

When compared to the year 2018:

• car traffic increased by 2.2%
• the figure of 278.2 billion car miles was a new all-time high
• van traffic grew by 2.0%
• lorry traffic remained broadly stable (increasing by 0.3%)
• the Strategic Road Network increased by 2.2%
• motorways increased by 2.1%
• ‘A’ roads saw a 1.1% rise in traffic
• minor road traffic increased by 2.9%

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Statistics on the number of trips made by road goods vehicles which travel from Great Britain to Europe between October 2019 and September 2020.

In the 12-month period ending 30 September 2020, 3.1 million trips were made by road goods vehicles travelling from Great Britain to Europe, of which:

• 2.1 million were by powered vehicles
• 1 million were by unaccompanied trailers

In the 12-month period ending 30 September 2020, the number of trips made by powered vehicles that travelled from Great Britain to Europe decreased by 10% compared to 2019, of which:

• 0.3 million were by UK-registered
• 1.8 million were by foreign-registered

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Statistics on the number of local bus:

• passenger journeys
• fares

in Great Britain.

For the year ending December 2020, the number of local bus passenger journeys in:

• England was 2.12 billion, a 50% decrease
• London decreased by 48%
• England outside London decreased by 51%

Comparing local bus passenger journeys for October to December 2020 to October to December 2019, we see:

• a 52% decrease in England
• London decreased by 50%
• England outside London decreased by 54%
• Scotland decreased by 55%
• Wales decreased by 68%

The local bus fares index increased by 1.3% in England between December 2019 and December 2020.

For other areas, the local bus fares index change was a:

• 0.0% increase in London
• 1.6% increase in metropolitan areas
• 2.3% increase in non-metropolitan areas
• 2.1% in Scotland
• 0.4% in Wales

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) increased by 1.2% over the same 12-month period.

This publication covers October to December 2020, which coincides with the application of movement restrictions due to COVID-19 in Great Britain. The collection of passenger data is not granular enough to distinguish numbers of passenger journeys before and after restrictions were announced. An indication of changes in bus passenger volume during this period can be found in the separate weekly release covering transport use during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Provisional estimates of road traffic, by

• vehicle type
• road class

in Great Britain for the year ending March 2020.

Provisional estimates show motor vehicles travelled 322.7 billion vehicle miles (bvm) in Great Britain for the year ending March 2020.

When compared to the year ending March 2019:

• all motor vehicle traffic decreased by 2.1%
• van traffic decreased by 1.5% to 50.4 billion vehicle miles
• lorry traffic decreased by 1.3% to 16.9 billion vehicle miles
• car traffic decreased by 2.2% to 250.6 billion vehicle miles
• traffic on motorways decreased by 2.3% to 67.2 billion vehicle miles
• traffic on ‘A’ roads decreased by 2.1% to 146.8 billion vehicle miles
• traffic on minor roads decreased by 1.9% to 108.7 billion vehicle miles

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