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Children & Young People

Explore Education Statistics

You can find and download Department for Education (DfE) statistics here: Explore our statistics and data – Explore education statistics – GOV.UK


Crime & Community Safety

Police Data

The data on this site is published by the Single Online Home National Digital Team, and is provided by the 43 geographic police forces in England and Wales, the British Transport Police, the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Ministry of Justice: About | data.police.uk


Culture

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing Inquiry Report

During 2015–17, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing (APPG AHW) conducted an Inquiry into practice and research in the arts in health and social care, with a view to making recommendations to improve policy and practice: Creative Health Inquiry Report 2017 – Second Edition


Arts and Health

Research by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe has shown that the use of artistic media in health care and in communities can have a variety of benefits for health outcomes: What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being? A scoping review


Arts, Culture and Heritage: Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England

The Creative Industry’s Policy and Evidence Centre (Creative PEC) ‘State of the Nations’ series analyses the latest data across four thematic areas to inform the development of policies relating to the creative industries: Arts, Culture and Heritage: Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England – Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre


Contribution of the arts to society and the economy

In June 2023, the Government published a ‘Creative industries sector vision’ which included a commitment to an additional £77 million in funding – the government estimated that creative industries generated £126 billion in gross value added (GVA) to the economy and employed 2.4 million people in 2022: Contribution of the arts to society and the economy – House of Lords Library

Creative Health Toolkit

The National Centre for Creative Health (NCCH) has developed a toolkit – in collaboration with NHS England and a handful of regional Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) – to support ICSs nationwide to embed creative health in their systems: Creative Health Toolkit | Home


The Importance of Arts and Culture

Arts Council England has compiled some headline statistics highlighting the value of art and culture to individuals, communities and society: Why art and culture matters | Arts Council England


Monetising the Impact of Culture and Heritage on Health and Wellbeing

This report – produced for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport – discusses a major UK study that quantifies the positive effects of engaging in arts and cultural activities, including reduced depression, pain, and medication dependence: Culture and Heritage Capital: Monetising the Impact of Culture and Heritage on Health and Wellbeing


Sport England

Sport England produces two annual surveys – Active Lives Adult and Active Lives Children and Young People – providing insight into how, where and why people are getting active nationwide: Data | Sport England


Digital

Ofcom – Connected Nations 2024: Interactive Report

You can use this interactive report to visualise the data found in Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report. This includes data on the coverage and usage of fixed broadband and mobile networks across the UK. You can find the interactive report here: Connected Nations: Interactive report 2024 – Ofcom


Economy & Employment

Stat-Xplore

Stat-Xplore is a tool provided by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) which lets you view and download benefits data: Stat-Xplore – Log in


Environment & Transport

Living England 

Living England provides a habitat probability map for the whole of England: Living England: From Satellite Imagery to a National Scale Habitat Map


Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside

The Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside (MAGIC) website provides geographic information about the natural environment, covering rural, urban, coastal and marine environments across Great Britain: Magic Interactive Map (DEFRA)


National Trees Outside Woodland Map

The National Trees Outside Woodland (TOW) identifies tree canopy cover (over 3m tall and 5m² in area) outside the National Forest Inventory, categorised into lone trees, groups of trees, and small woodlands. This helps to identify the approximately 30% of tree cover in England which exists outside of the National Forest Inventory (NFI) woodland map: Trees Outside Woodland Public Map – NCEA


Open Space Study

This Open Space Study has been undertaken by Ethos Environmental Planning (Ethos) to inform South Tyneside Council’s decision-making processes in relation to open space provision: Open Space Study (2024) – South Tyneside Council


People and Nature Surveys Data Explorer

Natural England’s People and Nature Surveys for England (PaNS) gather evidence and trend data about people’s access, understanding and enjoyment of nature, and how it contributes to their wellbeing: The People and Nature Surveys data explorer

You can view historical data here: Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment 2009-19: Datasets and guidance on use


Road Traffic Statistics

The Department for Transport compiles road traffic statistics to create traffic profiles for local authorities: Road traffic statistics – Local authority: South Tyneside


South of Tyne and Wear Local Nature Recovery Strategy

The local authority areas of Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland have been identified as a Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) area. NaturePlan covers this area and provides an interactive map demonstrating areas of particular importance for biodiversity: Map of areas of particular importance for biodiversity – NaturePlan


Traffic and Accident Data Unit

The Tyne and Wear Traffic and Accident Data Unit (TADU) provides annual traffic reports alongside a range of traffic accident records on behalf of the five Tyne and Wear Local Authorities: Traffic Accident Data Unit


Traffic and Travel Open Data Service (and Live Traffic CCTV)

The North East Traffic Cameras website provides a live feed of publicly available traffic CCTV cameras in South Tyneside: South Tyneside Cameras | North East Traffic Cameras

These feeds are provided via a centralised Urban Traffic Management and Control (UTMC) facility based in Newcastle. The UTMC hosts an open traffic and travel data service for the whole of the North East: UTMC Open Data Service | North East Urban Traffic Management and Control Open Data Service


Health & Social Care

Global Burden of Disease (GBD)

The GBD study examines health trends worldwide. It aims to highlight health disparities across different demographics: Global Burden of Disease (GBD)


NHS England – Survey of Adult Carers in England (SACE)

This interactive dashboard shows the results of the Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England (SACE). The survey takes place every two years and is conducted by Councils with adult social services responsibilities. The survey seeks the opinions of unpaid carers aged 18 or over who care for a person aged 18 or over: Microsoft Power BI


NHS Data Dashboards

NHS Online Dashboards cover a variety of Public Health topics, allowing you to visualise NHS data: Data dashboards – NHS England Digital


NHS Digital – Statistics and publications

You can find more NHS datasets here: Local Authority Data – NHS England Digital


NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East and North Cumbria

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Evidence Hub short and easy-to-read summaries of health and care research findings funded or supported by the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria: Evidence Archive – ARC


Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID) Picture of Health Tool

This tool utilises data from the Fingertips website to provide an overview of the health and wellbeing of a selected local area: Picture of Health Dashboard


Public Health Profiles (fingertips)

Fingertips is a tool which provides current public health statistics at national, regional and local levels: Public Health Profiles (fingertips)


The Health Foundation – Local Authority Dashboard

This dashboard brings together data on health and health inequalities across all local authorities in England. You can use it to explore how our health is shaped by things such as housing, employment and income, and explore differences between neighbourhoods in each local authority: Local authority dashboard | The Health Foundation


Housing

Statutory Homelessness Dashboards 

Here you can find dashboards produced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on statutory homelessness, local authority performance, homelessness flows, and support needs: Dashboards on homelessness – GOV.UK


Population

Census 2021 Maps

Census maps is an interactive tool used to explore Census 2021 data across England and Wales for different topics down to a neighbourhood level: Census Maps – Census 2021 data interactive, ONS


General

The Evaluation Registry

The Evaluation Registry is a service owned by the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury Evaluation Task Force. This is where planned, ongoing and complete government evaluations from all departments and the Scottish Government are registered: Evaluation Registry – Evaluation Registry – GOV.UK


House of Commons Library – Headline Constituency Data

This interactive dashboard brings together some headline statistics for parliamentary constituencies. Headline statistics for your constituency. You can find other dashboards across a range of topics here: Constituency and local area data – House of Commons Library.


LG Inform – Local Area Benchmarking Tool

This tool is used to benchmark local area statistics. It includes 15000+ datasets across a variety of categories: Home | LG Inform.


Nomis (Office for National Statistics)

Nomis allows you to download data about the  population, society and the labour market at national, regional and local levels: Nomis – Official Census and Labour Market Statistics


North East Evidence Hub

The North East Evidence Hub brings together key data about the region: Homepage – North East Evidence Hub.


Office for National Statistics – Explore Local Statistics

You can find, compare and visualise statistics about places in the UK via the ONS. There are over 70 indicators available, including disposable household income, participation in further education and life satisfaction: Explore local statistics – ONS.