Each figure is shown with the figure for Wales and, where there is one, the change since the previous figure. See every council's figures for each measure.
Of households the council helped because they were about to lose their home, the share who kept a home for at least six months.
78%2025-26
Up 40 on 2024-25
Of households who were already homeless and whom the council had to help find a home, the share it succeeded for.
60%2025-26
Down 10 on 2024-25
Homeless people the council has placed in temporary accommodation, such as hostels, B&Bs and short-term flats, on the last day of the month, per 10,000 people in the area.
14 per 10,000 people31 July 2026
Up 1 on 30 June 2026
New homes finished by the council itself during the year. Housing associations build most new social homes, so many councils build none.
02025-26
No change on 2024-25
New homes finished in the area during the year, by builders, housing associations and the council, per 10,000 people.
13 per 10,000 people2025-26
Down 2 on 2024-25
The share of Year 1 pupils taught Welsh as a first language. Each council has a ten-year plan to raise it.
8%2025-26
Up 1 on 2024-25
The share of possible half-day sessions that pupils aged 11 to 15 attended, across the school year.
89%2025-26
Down 0 on 2024-25
Children looked after by the council on 31 March, per 10,000 children in the area. It reflects local need as much as the council's work.
1502024-25
Down 2 on 2023-24
Of children in care during the year, the share who had three or more placements. Fewer moves usually means more stable care.
5%2024-25
No change on 2023-24
Of new assessments of children's care and support needs, the share completed within the legal time limit.
88%2024-25
No change on 2023-24
People killed or seriously injured in road collisions in the area during the year, per 100,000 people. Recorded by the police. Not compared between areas: police forces in Wales record serious injuries in different ways (Dyfed-Powys changed its method in 2023 and South Wales in 2025), so the figures can't fairly be compared between areas.
37 per 100,000 people2025
Up 10 on 2024
Of the council tax due for the year, the share the council collected by the end of it.
95%2025-26
Up 0 on 2024-25
Of the business rates due for the year, the share the council collected by the end of it.
92%2025-26
Down 2 on 2024-25
Of the meetings councillors were expected at in the last 12 months, the share they attended, from the council's own records. Sending a substitute counts as an absence.
83%
Independent bodies inspect councils and publish what they find. The council also publishes a self-assessment every year, saying how well it thinks it is doing.
Welsh Government statistics published on StatsWales, unless a measure says otherwise. Figures are the latest published for each council, and the period is shown with each one.