Disability, accessibility and Blue Badge statistics
Data and statistics about transport related disability, accessibility and disabled parking badges (Blue Badges).
Information on transport related disability and accessibility statistics in England, drawn from a variety of data sources. It combines the disability and accessibility and blue badge statistics that were published separately in previous years.
Blue Badge prosecutions statistics
In previous years blue badge statistics have included data on the number of people prosecuted for misuse of blue badges. There were issues with the completeness and quality of these data in previous years. In order to reduce the burden on local authorities and the Department for Transport of collecting these data, the data have not been collected for the year ending 31 March 2022. We would welcome feedback on this decision.
Latest disability, accessibility and blue badge statistics
This series brings together existing transport related disability and accessibility data, along with new analysis of the National Travel Survey.
Information on disabled parking badges and previous disabled parking badges statistics are available.
Disability and accessibility statistics: data tables
Statistics on trips taken by disabled people are taken from the National Travel Survey (NTS).
Blue badge statistics: data tables
Statistics on parking badges for disabled people (‘Blue Badges’) in England are obtained from the Blue Badge Digital Service (BBDS) database.
About the disability, accessibility and blue badge data and reports
Please note, this team only deal with disabled parking badges statistics. If you wish to apply for a disabled parking badge please visit apply for a Blue Badge or contact your local authority directly.
Updates to this page
Last updated 11 January 2024 + show all updates
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Disability, accessibility and blue badge statistics: 2022 to 2023 added.
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Update to page - disabled parking badges included on this collection.
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Transport disability and accessibility statistics in England for the year 2020 added to collection.
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First published.