Blue Badge Datasets Broken Down Year by Year

Please could you provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act?

 

Since Jan 2022 to October 2025 - Please provide datasets broken down year-by-year.

 

1. How many Blue Badge parking permit applications have you granted per year? (ie. 2022 - 300, 2023 - 500)

2. How many Blue Badge applications have your rejected per year? (ie. 2022 - 300, 2023 - 500)

3. How many reports of Blue Badge misuse have you received per year?

4. How many reports of stolen Blue Badges have you received per year?

5. To date, how many total Blue Badges are active/in circulation in your local authority area?

 m our systems.

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. 

1. 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 = 20,642

01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 = 21,851

01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 = 22,565

01/01/2025 – 31/10/2025 = 19,114

2. 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 = 1,149

01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 = 1,200

01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 = 1,037

01/01/2025 – 31/10/2025 = 997

3. 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 = 45

01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 = 65

01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 = 89

01/01/2025 – 31/10/2025 = 80

4. We are unable to quote this as this reason of badge cancellation is included as one of many reasons for cancelled badges and is not held separately

5. As at 31/10/2025 there are 59,327 active blue badges in Lincolnshire