Cycling Statistics
This will mainly be about numbers cycling and where
London Cycling Performance
See analysis of recent trends in cycling in Central London here. From 2014-2019 only 3% per year growth, way below TfL/GLA target.
See analysis of recent trends in cycling in Central London here. From 2014-2019 only 3% per year growth, way below TfL/GLA target.
Which Borough has most cyclists in London? Some analysis here. Or have a look at my Hackney v Westminster blog. Or read my article in London Cyclist (Feb/Mar 2013)
Where is cycling increasing fastest?
We have data on cycling to work in the Census for 2011 and for 2001. This shows the biggest increases in the City and in Hackney. In contrast cycling to work fell in 4 outer London boroughs. For more information and map go here.
We have data on cycling to work in the Census for 2011 and for 2001. This shows the biggest increases in the City and in Hackney. In contrast cycling to work fell in 4 outer London boroughs. For more information and map go here.
Finding information about cycling numbers
This info is a bit out of date. But still probably useful. May get round to updating some time.....
Download this file for current sources of cycling numbers:
For Borough level stats there are 3 useful sources:
the Active People Survey (http://www.sportengland.org/research/active_people_survey.aspx),
TfL's Travel Demand Survey (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/london-travel-demand-survey.pdf) and
the Census (http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census-analysis/method-of-travel-to-work-in-england-and-wales/art-method-of-travel-to-work.html). The census only has info on travel to work, but in London that is quite a significant proportion of cycling.
Census is nice because the sample size is huge. Active People Survey is a phone survey. Mostly about sports participation, but it has questions on cycling for leisure and travel. Samples 500 each year in every local authority region in England. So sample size is small. I pooled data from 4 years for the article. I have now found another year (2010-2011) and this data is on my web page. Frustratingly, the sample size is so small that one cannot look reliably at trends. We should get the 2011-2012 data soon. This might be enough to get an idea of trends.
If you are interested in larger areas, e.g. all London, then there are 2 much better surveys, Taking Part (http://www.culture.gov.uk/what_we_do/research_and_statistics/4828.aspx) and the Health Survey of England (occasionally, last in 2008)(http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2011/12/health-survey-for-england/).
The Census does have a nice summary report on travel modes, including cycling. The TfL Demand Survey also has a report with cycling numbers, but only to 1 sig fig!! None of the others publish reports on cycling. So you have to get the survey data. For the Active People Survey this is straightforward - ask me if you cannot figure it. The census data is also easy to access. But the other surveys are harder. The full datasets for the Active People Survey, the HEalth Survey for England and the Taking Part survey are on the national data archive, https://www.esds.ac.uk/. I have access to this via my university (UCL). Nor sure how you access it otherwise, but must be possible. I have contacted TfL about accessing the dataset for the London Travel Demand Survey. So far have not sorted this out, but they say it is possible....
This info is a bit out of date. But still probably useful. May get round to updating some time.....
Download this file for current sources of cycling numbers:
For Borough level stats there are 3 useful sources:
the Active People Survey (http://www.sportengland.org/research/active_people_survey.aspx),
TfL's Travel Demand Survey (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/london-travel-demand-survey.pdf) and
the Census (http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census-analysis/method-of-travel-to-work-in-england-and-wales/art-method-of-travel-to-work.html). The census only has info on travel to work, but in London that is quite a significant proportion of cycling.
Census is nice because the sample size is huge. Active People Survey is a phone survey. Mostly about sports participation, but it has questions on cycling for leisure and travel. Samples 500 each year in every local authority region in England. So sample size is small. I pooled data from 4 years for the article. I have now found another year (2010-2011) and this data is on my web page. Frustratingly, the sample size is so small that one cannot look reliably at trends. We should get the 2011-2012 data soon. This might be enough to get an idea of trends.
If you are interested in larger areas, e.g. all London, then there are 2 much better surveys, Taking Part (http://www.culture.gov.uk/what_we_do/research_and_statistics/4828.aspx) and the Health Survey of England (occasionally, last in 2008)(http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2011/12/health-survey-for-england/).
The Census does have a nice summary report on travel modes, including cycling. The TfL Demand Survey also has a report with cycling numbers, but only to 1 sig fig!! None of the others publish reports on cycling. So you have to get the survey data. For the Active People Survey this is straightforward - ask me if you cannot figure it. The census data is also easy to access. But the other surveys are harder. The full datasets for the Active People Survey, the HEalth Survey for England and the Taking Part survey are on the national data archive, https://www.esds.ac.uk/. I have access to this via my university (UCL). Nor sure how you access it otherwise, but must be possible. I have contacted TfL about accessing the dataset for the London Travel Demand Survey. So far have not sorted this out, but they say it is possible....