Gera Traffic Pressure Index — Full Rankings
All 153 English local authorities ranked by GTPI/10 (highest traffic pressure first). National average: 3.4/10. DfT Road Traffic Statistics 2025. Methodology.
| Rank | Local authority | Region | GTPI/10 | Band | HGV share | 10-yr trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thurrock | East of England | 6.5 | High | 12.6% | +18.6% |
| 2 | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 5.9 | High | 13.1% | +8.5% |
| 3 | Doncaster | Yorkshire and The Humber | 5.7 | High | 10.0% | +21.4% |
| 4 | Central Bedfordshire | East of England | 5.7 | High | 9.2% | +24.8% |
| 5 | Luton | East of England | 5.5 | Moderate | 5.8% | +40.2% |
| 6 | Sandwell | West Midlands | 5.5 | Moderate | 7.0% | +30.6% |
| 7 | Walsall | West Midlands | 5.4 | Moderate | 8.8% | +21.4% |
| 8 | Rutland | East Midlands | 5.4 | Moderate | 12.4% | +2.3% |
| 9 | East Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 5.2 | Moderate | 9.7% | +16.0% |
| 10 | Milton Keynes | South East | 5.1 | Moderate | 6.3% | +32.0% |
| 11 | Havering | London | 5.0 | Moderate | 8.9% | +14.2% |
| 12 | Peterborough | East of England | 4.9 | Moderate | 5.8% | +27.6% |
| 13 | Leicestershire | East Midlands | 4.8 | Moderate | 9.1% | +11.0% |
| 14 | Knowsley | North West | 4.8 | Moderate | 5.5% | +26.3% |
| 15 | Kingston upon Hull, City of | Yorkshire and The Humber | 4.7 | Moderate | 5.9% | +25.3% |
| 16 | Bracknell Forest | South East | 4.7 | Moderate | 4.3% | +34.8% |
| 17 | Warrington | North West | 4.6 | Moderate | 7.7% | +12.1% |
| 18 | Solihull | West Midlands | 4.6 | Moderate | 8.0% | +10.9% |
| 19 | Halton | North West | 4.6 | Moderate | 7.0% | +15.4% |
| 20 | Warwickshire | West Midlands | 4.5 | Moderate | 8.8% | +5.4% |
| 21 | South Gloucestershire | South West | 4.5 | Moderate | 6.3% | +20.0% |
| 22 | Wakefield | Yorkshire and The Humber | 4.5 | Moderate | 7.6% | +10.8% |
| 23 | West Northamptonshire | East Midlands | 4.5 | Moderate | 8.7% | n/a* |
| 24 | Cambridgeshire | East of England | 4.4 | Moderate | 9.7% | -0.0% |
| 25 | Suffolk | East of England | 4.3 | Moderate | 7.1% | +11.9% |
| 26 | Middlesbrough | North East | 4.3 | Moderate | 4.2% | +25.0% |
| 27 | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | 4.2 | Moderate | 3.6% | +30.0% |
| 28 | North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 4.2 | Moderate | 5.4% | +17.3% |
| 29 | Medway | South East | 4.2 | Moderate | 4.0% | +25.6% |
| 30 | North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 4.1 | Moderate | 9.4% | -4.1% |
| 31 | North Northamptonshire | East Midlands | 4.1 | Moderate | 7.2% | n/a* |
| 32 | Staffordshire | West Midlands | 4.1 | Moderate | 7.1% | +6.9% |
| 33 | West Berkshire | South East | 4.0 | Moderate | 7.1% | +7.4% |
| 34 | Essex | East of England | 4.0 | Moderate | 5.5% | +15.6% |
| 35 | Telford and Wrekin | West Midlands | 4.0 | Moderate | 4.9% | +18.3% |
| 36 | North Somerset | South West | 4.0 | Low | 4.8% | +19.8% |
| 37 | Calderdale | Yorkshire and The Humber | 4.0 | Low | 7.7% | +0.7% |
| 38 | Rochdale | North West | 4.0 | Low | 6.2% | +6.8% |
| 39 | Coventry | West Midlands | 3.9 | Low | 4.2% | +19.7% |
| 40 | Rotherham | Yorkshire and The Humber | 3.8 | Low | 7.0% | +1.3% |
| 41 | Leeds | Yorkshire and The Humber | 3.8 | Low | 6.0% | +7.2% |
| 42 | Birmingham | West Midlands | 3.8 | Low | 4.1% | +17.6% |
| 43 | Salford | North West | 3.8 | Low | 6.1% | +2.6% |
| 44 | Kent | South East | 3.8 | Low | 5.8% | +8.8% |
| 45 | Bury | North West | 3.8 | Low | 6.1% | +5.3% |
| 46 | Southampton | South East | 3.8 | Low | 3.3% | +19.6% |
| 47 | Swindon | South West | 3.8 | Low | 5.4% | +10.8% |
| 48 | Stockton-on-Tees | North East | 3.7 | Low | 4.3% | +13.9% |
| 49 | Trafford | North West | 3.7 | Low | 3.4% | +19.8% |
| 50 | Oxfordshire | South East | 3.7 | Low | 6.3% | +4.5% |
| 51 | Derbyshire | East Midlands | 3.7 | Low | 7.1% | -0.7% |
| 52 | Cumberland | North West | 3.6 | Low | 6.2% | n/a* |
| 53 | Brent | London | 3.6 | Low | 3.4% | +16.1% |
| 54 | Barnsley | Yorkshire and The Humber | 3.6 | Low | 5.6% | +6.0% |
| 55 | Westmorland and Furness | North West | 3.6 | Low | 6.0% | n/a* |
| 56 | Buckinghamshire | South East | 3.6 | Low | 5.0% | +10.8% |
| 57 | Darlington | North East | 3.6 | Low | 6.0% | +4.4% |
| 58 | East Cheshire | North West | 3.5 | Low | 7.1% | -3.7% |
| 59 | Newcastle upon Tyne | North East | 3.5 | Low | 2.1% | +23.0% |
| 60 | Wigan | North West | 3.5 | Low | 4.9% | +7.0% |
| 61 | Kirklees | Yorkshire and The Humber | 3.5 | Low | 6.7% | -0.5% |
| 62 | Portsmouth | South East | 3.5 | Low | 3.0% | +15.4% |
| 63 | Enfield | London | 3.5 | Low | 5.2% | +5.1% |
| 64 | Nottinghamshire | East Midlands | 3.5 | Low | 6.5% | -0.6% |
| 65 | Derby | East Midlands | 3.5 | Low | 3.3% | +14.6% |
| 66 | Stockport | North West | 3.5 | Low | 3.2% | +16.1% |
| 67 | City of London | London | 3.5 | Low | 4.6% | -34.7% |
| 68 | Hampshire | South East | 3.5 | Low | 4.3% | +12.2% |
| 69 | Southend-on-Sea | East of England | 3.5 | Low | 2.0% | +24.9% |
| 70 | Windsor and Maidenhead | South East | 3.5 | Low | 4.2% | +9.6% |
| 71 | Sunderland | North East | 3.4 | Low | 2.8% | +17.6% |
| 72 | Gateshead | North East | 3.4 | Low | 4.1% | +10.2% |
| 73 | Hartlepool | North East | 3.4 | Low | 3.8% | +12.3% |
| 74 | Tower Hamlets | London | 3.4 | Low | 3.7% | +4.8% |
| 75 | Hillingdon | London | 3.4 | Low | 4.0% | +9.1% |
| 76 | St. Helens | North West | 3.4 | Low | 5.3% | +0.9% |
| 77 | Bristol, City of | South West | 3.4 | Low | 4.3% | +6.2% |
| 78 | Bedford | East of England | 3.4 | Low | 5.0% | +4.0% |
| 79 | Dudley | West Midlands | 3.4 | Low | 3.3% | +13.0% |
| 80 | Tameside | North West | 3.4 | Low | 3.8% | +10.5% |
| 81 | Bolton | North West | 3.3 | Low | 3.6% | +10.6% |
| 82 | Hertfordshire | East of England | 3.3 | Low | 4.9% | +4.2% |
| 83 | Greenwich | London | 3.3 | Low | 3.6% | +6.8% |
| 84 | Worcestershire | West Midlands | 3.3 | Low | 5.6% | +0.2% |
| 85 | Durham | North East | 3.3 | Low | 5.1% | +5.0% |
| 86 | Gloucestershire | South West | 3.2 | Low | 5.1% | +3.6% |
| 87 | Cornwall excluding Isles of Scilly | South West | 3.2 | Low | 3.3% | +14.4% |
| 88 | Surrey | South East | 3.2 | Low | 3.8% | +8.1% |
| 89 | Brighton and Hove | South East | 3.2 | Low | 2.2% | +15.9% |
| 90 | Ealing | London | 3.2 | Low | 3.7% | +6.7% |
| 91 | West Cheshire | North West | 3.2 | Low | 6.4% | -7.3% |
| 92 | Sheffield | Yorkshire and The Humber | 3.2 | Low | 3.5% | +10.1% |
| 93 | South Tyneside | North East | 3.2 | Low | 3.2% | +10.8% |
| 94 | North Tyneside | North East | 3.1 | Low | 2.3% | +13.9% |
| 95 | Lincolnshire | East Midlands | 3.1 | Low | 7.2% | -9.2% |
| 96 | Stoke-on-Trent | West Midlands | 3.1 | Low | 4.4% | +0.7% |
| 97 | York | Yorkshire and The Humber | 3.1 | Low | 3.4% | +9.3% |
| 98 | Plymouth | South West | 3.1 | Low | 2.0% | +17.3% |
| 99 | Somerset | South West | 3.0 | Low | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 100 | West Sussex | South East | 3.0 | Low | 3.0% | +9.7% |
| 101 | Lancashire | North West | 3.0 | Low | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 102 | Wirral | North West | 3.0 | Low | 2.3% | +11.5% |
| 103 | Torbay | South West | 3.0 | Low | 1.4% | +17.8% |
| 104 | Merton | London | 3.0 | Low | 2.9% | +6.3% |
| 105 | Nottingham | East Midlands | 2.9 | Low | 3.1% | +2.7% |
| 106 | Slough | South East | 2.9 | Low | 5.3% | -6.9% |
| 107 | Shropshire | West Midlands | 2.9 | Low | 5.9% | -6.5% |
| 108 | Oldham | North West | 2.9 | Low | 3.1% | +4.9% |
| 109 | Wandsworth | London | 2.9 | Low | 2.6% | +2.2% |
| 110 | Bradford | Yorkshire and The Humber | 2.9 | Low | 3.2% | +5.7% |
| 111 | Wokingham | South East | 2.9 | Low | 4.0% | +0.6% |
| 112 | Manchester | North West | 2.8 | Low | 2.9% | +2.5% |
| 113 | Dorset | South West | 2.8 | Low | 3.3% | n/a* |
| 114 | Wolverhampton | West Midlands | 2.8 | Low | 2.9% | +3.5% |
| 115 | Leicester | East Midlands | 2.8 | Low | 2.1% | +8.9% |
| 116 | Islington | London | 2.7 | Low | 3.4% | -12.5% |
| 117 | Northumberland | North East | 2.7 | Low | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 118 | Newham | London | 2.7 | Low | 3.6% | -3.8% |
| 119 | Lambeth | London | 2.7 | Low | 3.1% | -6.9% |
| 120 | Reading | South East | 2.7 | Low | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 121 | Hounslow | London | 2.7 | Low | 2.9% | -2.6% |
| 122 | Hackney | London | 2.7 | Low | 2.8% | -5.7% |
| 123 | Croydon | London | 2.7 | Low | 2.5% | +3.2% |
| 124 | Blackburn with Darwen | North West | 2.7 | Low | 2.8% | +3.3% |
| 125 | Harrow | London | 2.7 | Low | 2.6% | +5.0% |
| 126 | Barking and Dagenham | London | 2.6 | Low | 4.2% | -5.6% |
| 127 | Kensington and Chelsea | London | 2.6 | Low | 2.7% | -10.3% |
| 128 | Liverpool | North West | 2.5 | Low | 2.3% | +0.6% |
| 129 | Bexley | London | 2.5 | Low | 2.8% | -1.9% |
| 130 | Sutton | London | 2.5 | Low | 1.9% | +7.4% |
| 131 | Kingston upon Thames | London | 2.5 | Low | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 132 | Sefton | North West | 2.5 | Low | 4.3% | -8.9% |
| 133 | Blackpool | North West | 2.5 | Very Low | 1.5% | +6.2% |
| 134 | Devon | South West | 2.5 | Very Low | 3.9% | -2.8% |
| 135 | East Sussex | South East | 2.5 | Very Low | 2.4% | +3.0% |
| 136 | Redbridge | London | 2.4 | Very Low | 3.1% | -3.7% |
| 137 | Wiltshire | South West | 2.4 | Very Low | 4.4% | -8.7% |
| 138 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | South West | 2.4 | Very Low | 1.6% | n/a* |
| 139 | Barnet | London | 2.4 | Very Low | 2.7% | -6.2% |
| 140 | Hammersmith and Fulham | London | 2.4 | Very Low | 3.0% | -9.4% |
| 141 | Herefordshire, County of | West Midlands | 2.3 | Very Low | 6.3% | -19.9% |
| 142 | Norfolk | East of England | 2.3 | Very Low | 3.8% | -5.6% |
| 143 | Westminster | London | 2.3 | Very Low | 2.9% | -23.3% |
| 144 | Bath and North East Somerset | South West | 2.3 | Very Low | 2.5% | -1.8% |
| 145 | Camden | London | 2.2 | Very Low | 2.9% | -20.2% |
| 146 | Lewisham | London | 2.2 | Very Low | 3.1% | -11.2% |
| 147 | Haringey | London | 2.1 | Very Low | 2.8% | -11.6% |
| 148 | Bromley | London | 2.1 | Very Low | 2.0% | -2.3% |
| 149 | Southwark | London | 2.0 | Very Low | 3.1% | -22.1% |
| 150 | Richmond upon Thames | London | 2.0 | Very Low | 1.9% | -9.3% |
| 151 | Isles of Scilly | South West | 2.0 | Very Low | 2.1% | -9.7% |
| 152 | Waltham Forest | London | 1.7 | Very Low | 2.9% | -18.3% |
| 153 | Isle of Wight | South East | 1.7 | Very Low | 1.6% | -5.9% |
* 10-year trend unavailable for local authorities created through boundary reorganisations after 2014. GTPI is still fully computed using HGV share and density sub-scores, with trend imputed to the national median.
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