Headlines from Q2 2026:
- Vehicular daily flows on the strategic road network during June 2026 were 1% above pre-COVID (June 2019) levels.
- Vehicular flows on the local road network during June 2026 were 7% below pre-COVID (June 2019) levels; and are 2% higher than this time last year (June 2025).
- Active travel flows are lower in June 2026 compared to the same month in recent years. It is possible that weather conditions at various points during June 2026 impacted the likelihood of active modes of transport being used.
- Multi-storey car park usage in Cambridge remains below 2019 levels (-23% overall compared to June 2019). Queen Anne Terrace is the only individual facility to see usage surpass pre-COVID (+6%); whereas Grafton East usage is furthest below pre-COVID (-70%).
- Retail footfall in central Cambridge is 10% below pre-COVID levels. All days of the week present as being below the levels seen in June 2019. Sunday footfall levels remain closest to pre-COVID (-1%), while Wednesday (-15%) and Thursday (-16%) are furthest below.
- Average Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) concentrations were 32% below the 2017-2019 baseline in June 2026; suggesting that air pollution levels in central Cambridge are still a little way below those seen pre-COVID.
Context: each quarter, the transport sub-section of Cambridgeshire County Council’s Policy & Insight Team publish a slide pack which seeks to summarise how transport and mobility is recovering / has recovered from the impacts of COVID-19.
This includes metrics relating to strategic road usage, local road usage, footfall levels, air quality, car park usage and levels of active travel.
Please get in touch with us if you require the document in an alternative format.
]]>Headlines from Q1 2026:
- Vehicular daily flows on the strategic road network during March 2026 were 4% above pre-COVID (March 2019) levels.
- Vehicular flows on the local road network during March 2026 were 9% below pre-COVID (February 2020) levels; and show no change compared to this time last year (March 2025).
- Multi-storey car park usage in Cambridge remains below 2019 levels (-22% overall compared to March 2019). Queen Anne Terrace Car Park usage is closest to pre-COVID (-3%); whereas Park Street usage is furthest below pre-COVID (-52%).
- Retail footfall in central Cambridge is 12% below pre-COVID levels. All days of the week present as being below the levels seen in March 2019, but Monday and Fridays (-15%) are furthest below. Sunday footfall levels are closest to pre-COVID (-3%).
- Average Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) concentrations were 32% below the 2017-2019 baseline in March 2026; suggesting that air pollution levels in central Cambridge are still a little way below those seen pre-COVID.
Context: each quarter, the transport sub-section of Cambridgeshire County Council’s Policy & Insight Team publish a slide pack which seeks to summarise how transport and mobility is recovering / has recovered from the impacts of COVID-19.
This includes metrics relating to strategic road usage, local road usage, footfall levels, air quality, car park usage and levels of active travel.
Please get in touch with us if you require the document in an alternative format.
]]>Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Insight – Poverty – Indices of Deprivation 2025
Please email policyandinsight@cambridgeshire.gov.uk with any feedback regarding the dashboard and reports.
]]>Headlines from Q4 2025:
- Vehicular daily flows on the strategic road network during 2025 were 15% above pre-COVID (2019) levels.
- Vehicular flows on the local road network during December 2025 were 18% below pre-COVID (December 2019) levels; and are 2% below this time last year (December 2024).
- Multi-storey car park usage in Cambridge remains below 2019 levels (-14%). Queen Anne Terrace Car Park usage remains furthest ahead of pre-COVID (+30%); whereas Grafton East usage is furthest below pre-COVID (-63%).
- Retail footfall in central Cambridge is now 19% below pre-COVID levels. All days of the week present as being below the levels seen in December 2019, but Wednesdays (-29%) are furthest below.
- Average Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) concentrations were 29% below the 2017-2019 baseline in December 2025; suggesting that air pollution levels in central Cambridge are still a little way below those seen pre-COVID.
Context: each quarter, the transport sub-section of Cambridgeshire County Council’s Policy & Insight Team publish a slide pack which seeks to summarise how transport and mobility is recovering / has recovered from the impacts of COVID-19.
This includes metrics relating to strategic road usage, local road usage, footfall levels, air quality, car park usage and levels of active travel.
Please get in touch with us if you require the document in an alternative format.
]]>Headlines from Q3 2025:
- Vehicular flows on the strategic road network are now 19% above pre-COVID levels; with the M11 (+16%) and sensors in Huntingdonshire (+36%) seeing particularly strong recoveries.
- Vehicular flows on the local road network are only 1% below pre-COVID levels; and are 1% below this time last year (September 2024).
- Multi-storey car park usage in Cambridge remains below 2019 levels (-16%). Queen Anne Terrace Car Park usage remains furthest ahead of pre-COVID (+9%); whereas Grafton East usage is furthest below pre-COVID (-61%).
- Retail footfall in central Cambridge is only 4% below pre-COVID levels. Tuesdays (+2%) and Sundays (+<1%) remain the only days of the week to see footfall levels above 2019, whereas Wednesdays (-13%) are furthest below pre-COVID.
- Average Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) concentrations were 35% below the 2017-2019 baseline in September 2025; suggesting that air pollution levels in central Cambridge are still a little way below those seen pre-COVID.
Context: each quarter, the transport sub-section of Cambridgeshire County Council’s Policy & Insight Team publish a slide pack which seeks to summarise how transport and mobility is recovering / has recovered from the impacts of COVID-19.
This includes metrics relating to strategic road usage, local road usage, footfall levels, air quality, car park usage and levels of active travel.
Please get in touch with us if you require the document in an alternative format.
]]>Edition 66 uses data from Hometrack’s new data hub, so some of the data looks slightly different to previous Editions – but in a good way.
We hope it is useful and look forward to your feedback.
]]>This video focuses on the Custom Area Reporter tool that is available to use on the website.
It shows you how to select from different geographies and areas and view the aggregated reports that it generates.
Check it out here!
]]>Headlines from Q2 2025:
- Total Park & Ride passenger numbers continue to exceed pre-COVID levels. Volumes remain 22% above those seen in March 2019, albeit with some site-by-site variation (Babraham Road -9%; Newmarket Road +44%).
- Vehicular flows on the strategic road network are now 1% above pre-COVID levels; with the M11 continuing to see a particularly strong recovery (+22%).
- Vehicular flows on the local road network are 15% below pre-COVID levels; and are 1% below this time last year (June 2024).
- Multi-storey car park usage in Cambridge remains below 2019 levels (-20%). Queen Anne Terrace Car Park usage is 6% ahead of pre-COVID; whereas Park Street Car Park usage is furthest below pre-COVID (-52%), having re-opened in November 2024.
- Retail footfall in central Cambridge is only 2% below pre-COVID levels. Tuesdays (+6%) and Sundays (+1%) are the only day of the week to see footfall levels above June 2019, whereas Thursdays (-5%) are furthest below.
Context: each quarter, the transport sub-section of Cambridgeshire County Council’s Policy & Insight Team publish a slide pack which seeks to summarise how transport and mobility is recovering / has recovered from the impacts of COVID-19.
This includes metrics relating to strategic road usage, local road usage, footfall levels, air quality, car park usage and levels of active travel.
Please get in touch with us if you require the document in an alternative format.
]]>The dashboard is still in development, with more new pages to come!
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Insight – A View of Poverty Dashboard
Please email policyandinsight@cambridgeshire.gov.uk with any feedback regarding the dashboard.
]]>On the page we have displayed the key geographies on an interactive map as well as providing static PDF maps that you can download.
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Insight – Key Geographies
If there are any particular geographies / boundaries that you think could be added to the map / resources then please email policyandinsight@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
