Organisation: Department for Transport
Date uploaded: 23rd July 2016
Date published/launched: July 2016
Local Area Walking and Cycling Statistics for 2014/15 show that 50.6% of people walked at five times a week, up 6.9% from 2012/13.
Over the same period, the percentage of people walking at least three times a week rose by 7.1% to 61.8% while those who walk at least once a week rose by 3.3% to 80.6%.
The bulletin says these changes were largely driven by an increase in people walking for utility purposes such as commuting and walking to the shops.
Despite the increase in walking, there has been no significant change in cycling prevalence in England. Levels of cycling are also considerably lower than walking, with just 15% of adults cycling at least once per month.
In 2014/15, 9.5% of adults cycled at least once a week, 4.4% at least three times a week and 2.6% at least five times a week.
Despite relatively little year-on-year change in England (cycling levels were down by 0.3% from 2013/14) there is variation among local authorities. Wandsworth saw a 12.5% increase in the number of adults cycling at least once a month, while South Norfolk saw a 10.6% increase. Cambridge topped the table, with a 58% uplift.
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