nation,measure,value,unit,date_or_period,figure_type,source,source_url,published
England,valid badges held,3070000,badges,2025-03-31,published (rounded),DfT Blue Badge scheme statistics Apr 2024-Mar 2025,https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-april-2024-to-march-2025/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-april-2024-to-march-2025,2026-03-19
England,share of population holding a badge,5.2,percent,2025-03-31,published,DfT,https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-april-2024-to-march-2025/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-april-2024-to-march-2025,2026-03-19
England,badges issued in year,1270000,badges,2024-04 to 2025-03,published (rounded),DfT,https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-april-2024-to-march-2025/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-april-2024-to-march-2025,2026-03-19
England,badges issued for non-visible disabilities,55000,badges,2024-04 to 2025-03,published (rounded),DfT,https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-april-2024-to-march-2025/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-april-2024-to-march-2025,2026-03-19
England,badges reported lost or stolen,6600,badges,2024-04 to 2025-03,published (rounded),DfT,https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-april-2024-to-march-2025/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-april-2024-to-march-2025,2026-03-19
England,share of automatically eligible people holding a badge,37,percent,2025-03-31,published,DfT,https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-april-2024-to-march-2025/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-april-2024-to-march-2025,2026-03-19
England,highest region share (North East),6.1,percent,2025-03-31,published,DfT,https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-april-2024-to-march-2025/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-april-2024-to-march-2025,2026-03-19
England,lowest region share (London),3.5,percent,2025-03-31,published,DfT,https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-april-2024-to-march-2025/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-april-2024-to-march-2025,2026-03-19
England,valid badges held,2290000,badges,2019-03-31,published (rounded),DfT Blue Badge scheme statistics 2019,https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/850086/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-2019.pdf,2019-12-04
England,valid badges held,2440000,badges,2020-03-31,published (rounded),DfT Blue Badge scheme statistics 2020,https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6006ff6ed3bf7f0bf0c8ec6d/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-2020.pdf,2021-01-20
England,valid badges held,2350000,badges,2021-03-31,published (rounded),DfT Blue Badge scheme statistics 2021,https://gov.uk/government/statistics/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-2021/blue-badge-scheme-statistics-england-2021,2022-01-25
England,valid badges held,2440000,badges,2022-03-31,published (rounded),DfT Disability accessibility and Blue Badge statistics 2021-22,https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/disability-accessibility-and-blue-badge-statistics-2021-to-2022,2023-01-18
England,valid badges held,2570000,badges,2023-03-31,published (rounded),DfT Disability accessibility and Blue Badge statistics 2022-23,https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/disability-accessibility-and-blue-badge-statistics-2022-to-2023,2024-01-11
England,valid badges held,2840000,badges,2024-03-31,published (rounded),DfT Disability accessibility and Blue Badge scheme statistics 2023-24,https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/disability-accessibility-and-blue-badge-scheme-statistics-2023-to-2024,2025-01-22
England,live badges,2460737,badges,2022-06,published,Welsh Government Review of the Blue Badge Scheme in Wales (Table 2),https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2025-05/review-of-the-blue-badge-scheme-in-wales-447.pdf,2025-05-21
Scotland,live badges,242819,badges,2022-06,published,Welsh Government Review (Table 2),https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2025-05/review-of-the-blue-badge-scheme-in-wales-447.pdf,2025-05-21
Wales,live badges,216597,badges,2022-06,published,Welsh Government Review (Table 2),https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2025-05/review-of-the-blue-badge-scheme-in-wales-447.pdf,2025-05-21
Northern Ireland,live badges,126597,badges,2022-06,published,Welsh Government Review (Table 2),https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2025-05/review-of-the-blue-badge-scheme-in-wales-447.pdf,2025-05-21
England,live badges share of population,4.3,percent,2022-06,published,Welsh Government Review (Table 2),https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2025-05/review-of-the-blue-badge-scheme-in-wales-447.pdf,2025-05-21
Scotland,live badges share of population,4.5,percent,2022-06,published,Welsh Government Review (Table 2),https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2025-05/review-of-the-blue-badge-scheme-in-wales-447.pdf,2025-05-21
Wales,live badges share of population,6.9,percent,2022-06,published,Welsh Government Review (Table 2),https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2025-05/review-of-the-blue-badge-scheme-in-wales-447.pdf,2025-05-21
Northern Ireland,live badges share of population,6.6,percent,2022-06,published,Welsh Government Review (Table 2),https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2025-05/review-of-the-blue-badge-scheme-in-wales-447.pdf,2025-05-21
England,badges ordered,1047486,badges,2021-12 to 2022-11,published,Welsh Government Review (Table 1),https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2025-05/review-of-the-blue-badge-scheme-in-wales-447.pdf,2025-05-21
Scotland,badges ordered,109801,badges,2021-12 to 2022-11,published,Welsh Government Review (Table 1),https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2025-05/review-of-the-blue-badge-scheme-in-wales-447.pdf,2025-05-21
Wales,badges ordered,94963,badges,2021-12 to 2022-11,published,Welsh Government Review (Table 1),https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2025-05/review-of-the-blue-badge-scheme-in-wales-447.pdf,2025-05-21
Northern Ireland,badges ordered,48431,badges,2021-12 to 2022-11,published,Welsh Government Review (Table 1),https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2025-05/review-of-the-blue-badge-scheme-in-wales-447.pdf,2025-05-21
Wales,highest council share (Caerphilly),9.3,percent,2022-06,published,Welsh Government Review (Figure 3),https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2025-05/review-of-the-blue-badge-scheme-in-wales-447.pdf,2025-05-21
Wales,lowest council share (Cardiff),5.0,percent,2022-06,published,Welsh Government Review (Figure 3),https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2025-05/review-of-the-blue-badge-scheme-in-wales-447.pdf,2025-05-21
Scotland,live badges,235779,badges,2021-11,published,Scottish Government FOI/202100257675,https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202100257675/,2022-01-13
Scotland,live badges,324826,badges,2025-04-07,published,Scottish Government FOI/202500458187,https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202500458187/,2025-07-07
Northern Ireland,valid badges in use,132833,badges,2023-12,published,Department for Infrastructure press release,https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/simplified-renewal-process-launched-blue-badge-holders-life-long-mobility-issues,2023-12-07
UK,badges in use (sum of latest per nation),3744256,badges,mixed 2022-2025,calculated by Look Into,England 3070000 + Scotland 324826 + Wales 216597 + NI 132833,https://lookinto.co.uk/mobility/uk-blue-badge-report/,2026-11-02
Scotland,share of population (calculated),5.9,percent,2025-04-07,calculated by Look Into,324826 / ONS mid-2025 Scotland population 5545500,https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/bulletins/annualmidyearpopulationestimates/latest,2026-11-02
UK,share of population (calculated),5.4,percent,mixed 2022-2025,calculated by Look Into,3744256 / ONS mid-2025 UK population 69483900,https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/bulletins/annualmidyearpopulationestimates/latest,2026-11-02