Passenger journeys on local bus services per head of population

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Data valuesData descriptionYearRegion
[x]Percentage change from previous year1991-92England
[x]Percentage change from previous year1991-92Wales
[x]Percentage change from previous year1991-92Scotland
[x]Percentage change from previous year1991-92Great Britain
83Passenger journeys per person1991-92England
46Passenger journeys per person1991-92Wales
112Passenger journeys per person1991-92Scotland
83Passenger journeys per person1991-92Great Britain
-4Percentage change from previous year1992-93England
-3Percentage change from previous year1992-93Wales
-7Percentage change from previous year1992-93Scotland
-4Percentage change from previous year1992-93Great Britain
79Passenger journeys per person1992-93England
45Passenger journeys per person1992-93Wales
105Passenger journeys per person1992-93Scotland
80Passenger journeys per person1992-93Great Britain
-3Percentage change from previous year1993-94England
3Percentage change from previous year1993-94Wales
-1Percentage change from previous year1993-94Scotland
-2Percentage change from previous year1993-94Great Britain
77Passenger journeys per person1993-94England
46Passenger journeys per person1993-94Wales
103Passenger journeys per person1993-94Scotland
78Passenger journeys per person1993-94Great Britain
1Percentage change from previous year1994-95England
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Next update expected:March 2027

Updates

31st March 2026

This update includes the publication of 2024-2025 and 2023-2024 data and revised estimates for historical data.

19th January 2026
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
Accredited official statistics
Data provider
Department for Transport
Data source
Public service vehicle survey
Time period covered
April 1991 to March 2025
Dataset ID
c17c0fd1-291e-4381-a10f-bafc1efe8983

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

This dataset gives details on the number of passenger journeys on local bus service and percentage change by country in Great Britain by year up to the 2024-25 financial year. Data are presented as the number of passenger journeys (millions) or the percentage change from the previous year.

Data collection or calculation

Public service vehicle information is derived from annual returns made to the DfT by the Public Service Vehicle (PSV) survey of around 450 local bus operators. This survey provides information on passenger journeys, vehicle miles, passenger receipts and operating costs. Separate smaller surveys managed by DfT collect information about fare changes, service reliability and quarterly patronage from the larger bus operators. Full details of the data sources and methods used can be found in the guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/buses-statistics-guidance.

Statistical quality

The PSV survey uses imputation techniques to derive key figures for operators who were either not selected in the sample for that year, or who did not respond. On occasion, imputations for earlier years can be improved using directly-reported data for later years. Minor revisions to back-data can occur as a result, although trends are rarely affected substantively.

For the key indicators (passenger journeys and vehicle miles operated) the data provided by operator’s covers around, or above, 90 per cent of the total figure, with the remainder imputed. Comparison with other sources suggests that, at aggregate (Great Britain) level, the statistics are likely to provide a reasonably robust measure of levels and broad trends.

However, figures representing smaller groups of operators and single year on year changes should be treated with caution as these are more susceptible to measurement errors (for example, an inaccurate return by an operator, or a change in an operator’s method of producing the figures required) which are more likely to even out at the national level. Regional, and particularly local authority, level figures should be interpreted with caution.

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Organisation
Welsh Government
Contact email
stats.transport@gov.wales