Policy paper

West Midlands Integrated Settlement – Contextual indicators 2025 to 2026

Published 8 April 2025

Applies to England

Under the Integrated Settlement policy, West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is accountable for delivering outcomes agreed in their Integrated Settlement Outcomes Framework, which has been jointly agreed with Government.

Separately, WMCA has agreed to track the following metrics to support understanding of a number of areas of shared interest. WMCA will not be held accountable for these metrics.

Indicator description	Pillar	Suggested data source
1. Public transport node connectivity score, for example an individual’s ability to reach key destinations such as employment, education, and healthcare services	Local transport	Public Transport Connectivity, derived from the DfT Model of Connectivity
2. Comparing the transport connectivity score of new housing developments in an MCA relative to the existing MCA average	Local transport	Public Transport Connectivity, derived from the DfT Model of Connectivity
3. Capital carbon impacts, operational/maintenance emissions, user emissions in area, end of life emissions	Local transport	Local data [To be confirmed]
4. Number of pedestrians / cyclists killed or seriously injured (KSI) per mile	Local transport	DfT National Travel Survey and DfT Road Safety Statistics and Local data
5. Number of Highway KSI at metropolitan/LA and MCA level.	Local transport	DfT Road Casualties statistic
6. Average bus fares change with reference to CPI.	Local transport	DfT, Quarterly bus fare statistics
7. Bus patronage disaggregated by commercial and concessionary	Local transport	DfT Annual Bus Statistics
8. Coverage of bus services in kms	Local transport	DfT Annual Bus Statistics / Local data.
9. Customer perception of bus real-time information at the bus stop	Local transport	Transport Focus Your Bus Journey Survey (or agreed similar survey)
10. % of local bus fleet with audio-visual announcements.	Local transport	Transport Focus, Your Bus Journey Survey (or agreed similar survey)
11. % of local bus fleet with 2 wheelchair spaces	Local transport	Local data [To be confirmed]
12. % of buses that meet all accessibility standards	Local transport	Local data [To be confirmed]
13. % of local bus stops covered by CCTV	Local transport	Local data [To be confirmed]
14. % change in average bus speed	Local transport	Local data [To be confirmed]
15. % of bus journeys cancelled	Local transport	Local data [To be confirmed]
16. Congestion-reducing delay to bus services, measured by change in average bus speed overall and specifically on the top [X] bus corridors for passenger journeys	Local transport	Local data [To be confirmed]