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

Or show scores by type of council

0 points

0 county councils

1 point

8 county councils

2 points

12 county councils

3 points

1 county council

4 points

0 county councils

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

county councils

55
councils scored higher in 2025
11
councils scored lower in 2025

Legends for difference column

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CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Cambridgeshire County Council
Score 2025
3/4
2023 Difference
▲ 3

Evidence

3/4▲ 1
Devon County Council
Score 2025
2/4
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/4--
Essex County Council
Score 2025
2/4
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/4--
Gloucestershire County Council
Score 2025
2/4
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/4--
Hampshire County Council
Score 2025
2/4
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/4--
Hertfordshire County Council
Score 2025
2/4
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/4--
Kent County Council
Score 2025
2/4
2023 Difference
▲ 2

Evidence

2/4▲ 1
Lancashire County Council
Score 2025
2/4
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/4--
Norfolk County Council
Score 2025
2/4
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/4--
Oxfordshire County Council
Score 2025
2/4
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/4--
Suffolk County Council
Score 2025
2/4
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/4--
Surrey County Council
Score 2025
2/4
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/4--
Warwickshire County Council
Score 2025
2/4
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/4--
Derbyshire County Council
Score 2025
1/4
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/4--
East Sussex County Council
Score 2025
1/4
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/4--
Leicestershire County Council
Score 2025
1/4
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/4▲ 1
Lincolnshire County Council
Score 2025
1/4
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/4--
Nottinghamshire County Council
Score 2025
1/4
2023 Difference
▼ 1

Evidence

1/4▼ -1
Staffordshire County Council
Score 2025
1/4
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/4--
West Sussex County Council
Score 2025
1/4
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/4▲ 1
Worcestershire County Council
Score 2025
1/4
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/4▲ 1