Data library
Compare curated indicators or search the wider catalogue of datasets published across government.
- Curated indicators
- 184
- Topics
- 12
- Source systems
- 94
Curated indicators
184 indicators
Each figure shows its source period. Some are published snapshots; open the source for subsequent releases.
GDP growth (3 months)
Economy · Office for National Statistics
+0.7%
from +0.5%
3 months to Aug 2026
UK / Great Britain
Employment rate
Economy · Office for National Statistics
75.3%
+0.2pp qtr/qtr
Jun–Aug 2026
UK / Great Britain
Public borrowing
Economy · Office for National Statistics
£24.5bn
from £17.3bn
Sept 2026
UK / Great Britain
Trains on time
Transport · National Rail
Check live service
Current services
Check source
UK / Great Britain
Strategic roads
Transport · National Highways
Check live traffic
Current incidents
Check source
UK / Great Britain
Grid carbon intensity
Energy · NESO Carbon Intensity
Check live data
Current intensity
Check source
UK / Great Britain
Renewable generation
Energy · NESO / Elexon
Check live mix
Current generation
Check source
UK / Great Britain
Electricity demand
Energy · Elexon Insights
Check live demand
Current demand
Check source
UK / Great Britain
Flood warnings
Environment · Environment Agency
See current warnings
Live map
Check source
UK / Great Britain
Air quality forecast
Environment · UK-AIR
See current forecast
Daily forecast
Check source
UK / Great Britain
Territorial emissions
Environment · DESNZ
−1.8%
from 373.4 to 366.6 MtCO₂e
2025 provisional
UK / Great Britain
Real regular pay
Living standards · Office for National Statistics
+0.6%
year on year
Jun–Aug 2026
UK / Great Britain
Disposable income
Living standards · Office for National Statistics
£25.2k
−£332 yr/yr
Latest annual
UK / Great Britain
Food inflation
Living standards · Office for National Statistics
1.3%
unchanged from July
August 2026
UK / Great Britain
School attendance
Education · Department for Education
93.07%
−0.06pp year on year
2025/26 full academic year
England
Persistent absence
Education · Department for Education
17.50%
−0.13pp year on year
Autumn and spring 2025/26
England
Surveyed crime
Crime & justice · Office for National Statistics
9.6m
no significant annual change
Year to March 2026
England & Wales
Prison population
Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice
86,557
−476 week on week
19 October 2026
England & Wales
Crown Court open cases
Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice
80,829
+3% year on year
End June 2026
England & Wales
Magistrates' Court open cases
Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice
380,230
+9% year on year
End June 2026
England & Wales
Net migration
Population & migration · Office for National Statistics
171k
−160k
Year to Dec 2025
UK / Great Britain
Small boat crossings
Population & migration · Home Office
33,000
−23% year on year
Year ending June 2026
UK / Great Britain
UK population
Population & migration · Office for National Statistics
69.5m
+0.3% year on year
Mid-2025 estimate
UK / Great Britain
National debt
Government · Office for National Statistics
£2.986tn
+£78.5bn year on year
August 2026
UK / Great Britain
Current receipts
Government · Office for National Statistics
£460.7bn
financial year to date
Apr–Aug 2026
UK / Great Britain
VAT and/or PAYE businesses
Business & trade · Department for Business and Trade
2.73m
−0.6%
March 2026
UK / Great Britain
Services output
Business & trade · Office for National Statistics
+0.9%
from +0.7% to July
3 months to August 2026
UK / Great Britain
Company insolvencies
Business & trade · Insolvency Service
1,946
+12 month on month
August 2026
UK / Great Britain
Net international investment position
Economy · Office for National Statistics
−£196.8bn
from −£194.1bn
Q2 2026
UK
Borrowing this financial year
Economy · Office for National Statistics
£77.3bn
−£2.2bn year on year
April–August 2026
UK
Consumer confidence
Living standards · GfK Consumer Confidence Barometer powered by NIM
−13
+1 point month on month
September 2026
UK
Petrol price
Living standards · DESNZ
174.07p/litre
from 174.57p the previous week
Week commencing 26/10/2026
UK
Cancer treatment within 62 days
Health · NHS England
71.9%
from 71.2% in July
August 2026 provisional
England
Non-urgent GP appointments within 14 days
Health · NHS England
76.0%
−0.8pp month on month
August 2026
England
Households in temporary accommodation
Housing · MHCLG
135,580
+1.1% quarter on quarter
31 March 2026
England
People awaiting an initial asylum decision
Population & migration · Home Office
40,168
−56% year on year
30 June 2026
UK
Immigration returns
Population & migration · Home Office
40,605
+8% year on year
Year ending June 2026
UK
Knife-enabled offences
Crime & justice · ONS / Home Office
48,774
−8% year on year
Year to March 2026
England & Wales
Proven reoffending rate
Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice
29.9%
+0.3pp quarter on quarter
July–September 2024 cohort
England & Wales
Surface waters at good status
Environment · Environment Agency water data
16%
latest assessment
Latest river basin assessment
England
Light goods vehicle traffic
Transport · Department for Transport
58.8bn miles
little annual change
2025
Great Britain
Heavy goods vehicle traffic
Transport · Department for Transport
16.3bn miles
−1.7% yr/yr
2025
Great Britain
Station stops within 3 minutes
Transport · Office of Rail and Road
85.0%
Apr–Jun quarter
Apr–Jun 2026
Great Britain
Planned passenger trains
Transport · Office of Rail and Road
1.9m
Apr–Jun quarter
Apr–Jun 2026
Great Britain
Rail cancellation score
Transport · Office of Rail and Road
4.1%
Apr–Jun quarter
Apr–Jun 2026
Great Britain
Capped electricity unit rate
Energy · Ofgem
26.32p/kWh
from 26.11p in July–September
Oct–Dec 2026
Great Britain
Homes England starts
Housing · Homes England
42,433
latest financial year
2025/26
England excluding most London programmes
Surface water at good status
Environment · Office for National Statistics
32.8%
little long-term change
2024
UK
Adults taking environmental action
Environment · Office for National Statistics
86.0%
latest survey
March 2026
Great Britain
People in relative low income
Living standards · Office for National Statistics
19.6%
after housing costs
FYE March 2025
UK
Adults finding it difficult to get by
Living standards · Office for National Statistics
24.6%
no short-term change
April 2026
Great Britain
Disposable income inequality
Living standards · Office for National Statistics
32.9%
−0.2pp yr/yr
FYE 2024
UK
Full-time gender pay gap
Living standards · Office for National Statistics
6.9%
−0.2pp yr/yr
April 2025
UK
Median household wealth
Living standards · Office for National Statistics
£293,700
unchanged
Apr 2020–Mar 2022
Great Britain
Pupils eligible for free school meals
Education · Department for Education
26.5%
+0.8pp yr/yr
2025/26
England
School funding per pupil
Education · Department for Education
£8,580
−0.1% real terms year on year
2026/27
England
Police-recorded crime
Crime & justice · ONS / Home Office
5.2m
−1% year on year
Year ending March 2026
England and Wales
Probation caseload
Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice
258,332
new methodology; series break
31 March 2026
England and Wales
Crown Court open cases
Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice
74,234
+10.5% yr/yr
31 Dec 2024
England and Wales
Magistrates' court disposals
Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice
1.43m
+4.3% yr/yr
2024
England and Wales
Family court cases disposed
Crime & justice · Ministry of Justice
245,576
+4.4% yr/yr
2024
England and Wales
Projected population
Population & migration · Office for National Statistics
71.0m
+1.7m over ten years
Mid-2034
UK
People of State Pension age
Population & migration · Office for National Statistics
14.2m
+14.6% projected
Mid-2034
UK
Children's population share
Population & migration · Office for National Statistics
15.5%
−2.7pp projected
Mid-2034
UK
Projected births
Population & migration · Office for National Statistics
6.40m
ten-year total
Mid-2024–2034
UK
Projected deaths
Population & migration · Office for National Statistics
6.85m
ten-year total
Mid-2024–2034
UK
Projected immigration
Population & migration · Office for National Statistics
7.28m
ten-year total
Mid-2024–2034
UK
Projected emigration
Population & migration · Office for National Statistics
5.10m
ten-year total
Mid-2024–2034
UK
Births minus deaths
Population & migration · Office for National Statistics
−450k
−450k over ten years
Mid-2024–2034
UK
Monthly total trade balance
Business & trade · Office for National Statistics
−£3.45bn
seasonally adjusted
July 2026
UK
Average UK private rent
Housing · Office for National Statistics
£1,400
+3.8% year on year
August 2026
UK
England house-price affordability
Housing · Office for National Statistics
7.6× earnings
2025 ratio
2025
England
Wales house-price affordability
Housing · Office for National Statistics
6.0× earnings
2025 ratio
2025
Wales
Three-month total trade balance
Business & trade · Office for National Statistics
−£8.0bn
deficit widened £1.4bn
3 months to August 2026
UK
Goods trade balance
Business & trade · Office for National Statistics
−£59.1bn
deficit widened £2.5bn
3 months to August 2026
UK
Services trade balance
Business & trade · Office for National Statistics
£51.1bn surplus
surplus widened £1.1bn
3 months to August 2026
UK
Companies on the effective register
Business & trade · Companies House
4.93m
excludes dissolution and liquidation
31 Mar 2026
UK
Company insolvency rate
Business & trade · Insolvency Service
51.8 per 10k
−0.7 per 10,000 yr/yr
Year to Apr 2026
England and Wales
Government dataset catalogue
Search live catalogues from ONS, data.gov.uk, Nomis and national health-data portals. Entries may overlap; curated indicators above remain the clearer place to compare headline values.