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The data is published as a rolling annual index, referenced to a 2013 baseline, from the date which consistent data is available.
In the year ending June 2023, longer-term trends show that cycling traffic levels have been increasing. The latest provisional data shows that cycling levels have increased by 13.8% since December 2013.
In March 2021, cycling traffic levels peaked during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This was an increase of 63.6% since December 2013. COVID-19 restrictions were still in place during this peak and will have impacted travel patterns across England.
Cycling traffic levels have been decreasing since this peak, falling by 30.5% between March 2021 and June 2023 but remain 0.6% above pre-pandemic levels (June 2019).
Cycling traffic levels have decreased by 5.2% since the previous year (June 2022) and by 0.8% compared to the previous month (May 2023).
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