Almost every traffic area saw a decline in local buses in the last year

% change in live local bus registrations recorded between January 2022 and 2023, by traffic area

-30

-20

-10

0%

10

West Midlands

-28.3

North-east

-15.9

North-west

-9.0

West

-8.7

London/south-east

-6.0

Wales

-2.4

Scotland

-0.3

East

2.3

-30

-20

-10

0%

10

West Midlands

-28.3

North-east

-15.9

North-west

-9.0

West

-8.7

London/south-east

-6.0

Wales

-2.4

Scotland

-0.3

East

2.3

Guardian graphic. Source: Guardian analysis of Traffic Comissioners’ local bus service registration data. Note: a decline in registrations does not necessarily mean a reduced service level and could indicate services merging or routes being altered