2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Has the council taken clear steps to support active travel?

Question code: 2.6
Section: Transport
Topic: Active Travel
Source: National Data
Question weight: Medium

Criteria

Four-tier criteria

First tier criteria met if the local authority received a "Rating 1" on Active Travel England's capability ratings.

Further points awarded if the local authority received a "Rating 2", "Rating 3", or "Rating 4", with points awarded consecutively.

Clarifications

We will use Active Travel England's capability ratings to score this question. This question is applicable to English transport authorities only.

The question will be scored out of a total of 4 points, with 1 point awarded for a "Rating 1" and 4 points awarded for a "Rating 4". No points will be awarded for a "Rating 0".

Active Travel England's capability ratings can be found on this page:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-active-travel-capability-ratings/local-authority-active-travel-capability-ratings-accessible-version

Where a Combined Authority has been marked for the region the Combined Authorities score will be applied to every local authority within the area.

Question performance

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Or show scores by type of council

County Single Tier

0 points

0 single tier councils

1 in 2023

▼-1

1 point

33 single tier councils

35 in 2023

▼-2

2 points

39 single tier councils

37 in 2023

▲2

3 points

25 single tier councils

24 in 2023

▲1

4 points

0 single tier councils

0 in 2023

0

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

single tier councils

44

councils scored higher in 2025

Show councils

00

councils scored lower in 2025

Show councils

-- No change

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Council	Score	Difference2023	Evidence
Birmingham City Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Bradford Metropolitan District Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Coventry City Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Kirklees Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Leeds City Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Leicester City Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Manchester City Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Nottingham City Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Peterborough City Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference ▲ 3 Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	▲ 1	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Salford City Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Wolverhampton City Council Score 2025 3/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	3/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Bath and North East Somerset Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference ▲ 2 Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	▲ 1	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Borough Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Brighton and Hove City Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Bristol City Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Buckinghamshire Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Cheshire West and Chester Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference ▲ 2 Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	▲ 1	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Cumberland Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	NA	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Darlington Borough Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Durham County Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
East Riding of Yorkshire Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Halton Borough Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Hartlepool Borough Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Liverpool City Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Middlesbrough Borough Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Northumberland Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Plymouth City Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Reading Borough Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Redcar and Cleveland Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Sheffield City Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Southampton City Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
South Gloucestershire Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
South Tyneside Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Sunderland City Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Telford & Wrekin Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Warrington Borough Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Westmorland and Furness Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	NA	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Wirral Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Wokingham Borough Council Score 2025 2/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	2/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Bedford Borough Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Blackpool Borough Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Bracknell Forest Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Central Bedfordshire Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Cheshire East Council (Unitary) Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
City of York Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Cornwall Council (Unitary) Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Derby City Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Dorset Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Herefordshire Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Isle of Wight Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Isles of Scilly Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Luton Borough Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Medway Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Milton Keynes Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
North East Lincolnshire Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
North Lincolnshire Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
North Northamptonshire Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
North Somerset Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Portsmouth City Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Rutland County Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference ▲ 1 Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	▲ 1	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Shropshire Council - Unitary Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Slough Borough Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Stoke-on-Trent City Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Swindon Borough Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Thurrock Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Torbay Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
West Berkshire Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
West Northamptonshire Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
Wiltshire Council Score 2025 1/4 2023 Difference -- Evidence assets.publishing.service.gov.uk	1/4	--	assets.publishing.service.gov.uk