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The Department for Transport publishes official statistics relating to the transport system in Great Britain. A range of commentary, tables and data on statistical trends in transport can be accessed from these pages.
Latest transport statistics
7 November 2013: Reported road casualties Great Britain: provisional estimates quarter 2 2013
7 November 2013: Renewable transport fuel obligation statistics: year 6, 2013 to 2014, report 1
7 November 2013: Renewable transport fuel obligation statistics: year 5, 2012 to 2013, report 5
29 October 2013: Public attitudes towards buses, Great Britain: March 2013
26 September 2013: Reported road casualties Great Britain: annual report 2012
25 September 2013: Port freight statistics: 2012 final figures
Statistical series
- Aviation
- Biofuels
- Buses
- Disabled parking badges
- Driving tests and instructors
- Free flow speeds
- Light rail and tram
- Maritime and shipping
- National Travel Survey
- Rail
- Road accidents and safety
- Road congestion and reliability
- Road freight: domestic and international
- Road network size and condition
- Road traffic
- Statistics on public attitudes to transport
- Taxis
- Transport connectivity and accessibility of key services
- Transport energy and environment
- Transport Statistics Great Britain
- Vehicles
- Walking and cycling
Forthcoming publications
This schedule gives the planned publication dates of all of the department’s annual, quarterly and compendium statistical releases for the coming year.
For reasons of brevity, we have omitted monthly releases from this list. There are three such releases, statistics on reliability on Highways Agency’s motorway and ‘A’ roads and statistics on vehicles registered for the first time are usually released on the second Thursday of each calendar month. Statistics on UK international sea passengers is usually released on the second Wednesday of each calendar month:
Statistics on reliability on Highways Agency’s motorway and ‘A’ roads - CGN0104
Statistics on vehicles registered for the first time - VEH0150
Statistics on UK international sea passengers - SPAS0107
| Publication date | Release title |
|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2013 | Sea passenger statistics: 2012 final figures Maritime and shipping |
| 14 Nov 2013 | Congestion statistics on local authority managed ‘A’ roads, England: Jul to Sep 2013 Road congestion and reliability |
| 14 Nov 2013 | Reliability of journeys on the Highways Agency’s motorway and ‘A’ road network: Jul to Sep 2013 Road congestion and reliability |
| 14 Nov 2013 | Quarterly road traffic estimates: Great Britain (Jul to Sep) Q3 2013 Road traffic |
| 21 Nov 2013 | Road goods vehicles travelling to mainland Europe: quarter 3 2013 Road freight: domestic and international |
| 5 Dec 2013 | Vehicle excise duty evasion estimates: 2013 Vehicles |
| 11 Dec 2013 | Waterborne freight in the United Kingdom: 2012 Maritime and shipping |
| 12 Dec 2013 | Transport statistics Great Britain: 2013 edition Transport statistics Great Britain |
| 12 Dec 2013 | Vehicle licensing statistics: quarter 3 2013 Vehicles |
| 12 Dec 2013 | Driver and rider tests and instructor statistics: quarter 2 2013/14 Driving tests and instructors |
| 17 Dec 2013 | Quarterly bus statistics: quarter 3 2013 and annual bus statistics - local authority bus expenditure: final estimates Buses |
| 17 Dec 2013 | Blue badge scheme statistics 2012/13 Disabled parking badges |
| 18 Dec 2013 | Port freight statistics: quarter 3 2013 Maritime and shipping |
| Jan 2014 | Seafarer statistics: 2013 Maritime and shipping |
| 6 Feb 2014 | Reported road casualties in Great Britain: Provisional Estimates: quarter 3 2013 Road accidents and safety |
| 6 Feb 2014 | Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Year 5 (2012 to 2013) report 6 (15 April 2012 to 14 April 2013 supply) Biofuels |
| 6 Feb 2014 | Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Year 6 (2013 to 2014) report 2 (15 April 2013 to 14 October 2013 supply) Biofuels |
| 13 Feb 2014 | Congestion statistics on local authority managed ‘A’ roads, England: October to December 2013 Road congestion and reliability |
| 13 Feb 2014 | Reliability of journeys on the Highways Agency’s motorway and ‘A’ road network: October to December 2013 Road congestion and reliability |
| 13 Feb 2014 | Road traffic estimates for Great Britain: quarter 4 2013 Road traffic |
| Feb 2014 | Road goods vehicles travelling to mainland Europe: 2013 Road freight: domestic and international |
| Feb 2014 | Sea passenger statistics: 2013 Maritime and shipping |
| Feb 2014 | Road conditions in England: 2013 Road network size and condition |
| 11 Mar 2014 | Quarterly bus statistics: quarter 4 2013 Buses |
| 12 Mar 2014 | Port freight statistics: quarter 4 2013 Maritime and shipping |
| 13 Mar 2014 | Driver and rider tests and instructor statistics: quarter 3 2013/14 Driving tests and instructors |
| 10 Apr 2014 | Vehicle licensing statistics: 2013 Vehicles |
| Apr 2014 | Local area walking and cycling in England: 2012/13 Walking and cycling |
| Apr 2014 | Road freight statistics: 2011/12 Road freight: domestic and international |
| 1 May 2014 | Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Year 6 (2013/14) report 3 (15 April 2013 to 14 January 2014 supply) Biofuels |
| 8 May 2014 | Congestion statistics on local authority managed ‘A’ roads, England: January to March 2014 Road congestion and reliability |
| 8 May 2014 | Reliability of journeys on the Highways Agency’s motorway and ‘A’ road network: January to March 2014 Road congestion and reliability |
| 8 May 2014 | Road traffic estimates for Great Britain: quarter 1 2014 Road traffic |
| 22 May 2014 | Road goods vehicles travelling to mainland Europe: Q1 2014 Road freight: domestic and international |
| 12 Jun 2014 | Vehicle licensing statistics: Q1 2014 Vehicles |
| 17 Jun 2014 | Quarterly bus statistics: quarter 1 2014 Buses |
| 18 Jun 2014 | Port freight statistics: quarter 1 2014 Maritime and shipping |
| Jun 2014 | Port freight statistics: provisional annual 2013 Maritime and shipping |
| Jun 2014 | Road traffic estimates in Great Britain: 2013 Road traffic |
| Jun 2014 | Road lengths in Great Britain: 2013 Road network size and condition |
| Jun 2014 | Free flow vehicle speeds in Great Britain: 2013 Free flow speeds |
| Jun 2014 | Driver and rider tests and instructor statistics: annual 2013/14 Driving tests and instructors |
| Jun 2014 | Reported road casualties in Great Britain: main results 2013 Road accidents and safety |
| Jun 2014 | Air passenger experience of security screening: 2013 Aviation |
| Jul 2014 | Rail passenger numbers and crowding on weekdays in major cities in England and Wales: 2013 Rail |
| Jul 2014 | Accessibility statistics: 2013 Transport connectivity and accessibility of key services |
| Jul 2014 | National Travel Survey: 2013 National Travel Survey series |
| 7 Aug 2014 | Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Year 5 (2013/14) report 4 (15 April 2013 to 14 April 2014 supply) Biofuels |
| 7 Aug 2014 | Reported road casualties in Great Britain: provisional estimates: quarter 1 2014 Road accidents and safety |
| 7 Aug 2014 | Reported road casualties in Great Britain: 2013 provisional estimates for accidents involving illegal alcohol levels Road accidents and safety |
| 14 Aug 2014 | Congestion statistics on local authority managed ‘A’ roads, England: April to June 2014 Road congestion and reliability |
| 14 Aug 2014 | Reliability of journeys on the Highways Agency’s motorway and ‘A’ road network: April to June 2014 Road congestion and reliability |
| 14 Aug 2014 | Road traffic estimates for Great Britain: quarter 2 2014 Road traffic |
| 21 Aug 2014 | Road goods vehicles travelling to mainland Europe: quarter 2 2014 Road freight: domestic and international |
| 11 Sep 2014 | Driver and rider tests and instructor statistics: quarter 1 2014 Driving tests and instructors |
| 11 Sep 2014 | Vehicle licensing statistics: quarter 2 2014 Vehicles |
| Sep 2014 | Port freight statistics: quarter 2 2014 Maritime and shipping |
| Sep 2014 | Port freight statistics: 2013 final figures Maritime and shipping |
| Sep 2014 | Reported road casualties in Great Britain: annual report 2013 Road accidents and safety |
| Oct 2014 | Concessionary travel statistics: 2013/14 Buses |
| Oct 2014 | Annual bus statistics: 2013/14 Buses |
| Oct 2014 | Quarterly bus statistics quarter 2 2014 Buses |
| 6 Nov 2014 | Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Year 7 (2014/15) report 1 (15 April 2014 – 14 July 2014 supply) Biofuels |
| 6 Nov 2014 | Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Year 6 (2013/14) report 5 (15 April 2013 – 14 April 2014 supply) Biofuels |
| 6 Nov 2014 | Reported road casualties in Great Britain provisional estimates: quarter 2 2014 Road accidents and safety |
| 13 Nov 2014 | Congestion statistics on local authority managed ‘A’ roads, England: July to September 2014 Road congestion and reliability |
| 13 Nov 2014 | Reliability of journeys on the Highways Agency’s motorway and ‘A’ road network: July to September 2013 Road congestion and reliability |
| 13 Nov 2014 | Road traffic estimates for Great Britain: quarter 3 2013 Road traffic |
| 20 Nov 2014 | Road goods vehicles travelling to mainland Europe: quarter 3 2014 Road freight: domestic and international |
| Dec 2014 | Transport statistics Great Britain: 2014 edition Transport statistics Great Britain |
| Dec 2014 | Vehicle licensing statistics: quarter 3 2014 Vehicles |
| Dec 2014 | Driver and rider tests and instructor statistics: quarter 2 2014 to 2015 Driving tests and instructors |
| Dec 2014 | Quarterly bus statistics: quarter 3 2014 Buses |
| Dec 2014 | Port freight statistics: quarter 3 2014 Maritime and shipping |
| Dec 2014 | Waterborne freight in the United Kingdom: 2013 Maritime and shipping |
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