Interactive visual from the Urban Health Index 2025 showing ward-level scores across Lambeth and Southwark, using a traffic-light colour system to highlight disparities in health and wellbeing indicators such as air quality, crime, green space, and fuel poverty.

Listening First: The Approach Recognising that safety is as much about perception and trust as it is about policing, the team at Impera began by listening deeply. With support from the council’s community safety team, sixteen local residents were trained as community researchers through Impera’s Citizen-Led Impact (CLI) model. These researchers became co-creators of the strategy, holding conversations with over 100 neighbours — many of whom are often unheard in traditional co

On June 10th, Impera Analytics took the stage at the 2025 President’s Conference to deliver a powerful presentation:"Beyond Borders: Harnessing Data to Transform Places and Unite People."

As England advances into a new phase of devolution and local government reform, councils must show real-world outcomes, not just intentions. The Social Progress Index (SPI) and Place Insight offer a clear, data-driven way to measure what truly matters — from education, housing, health, and inclusion to environmental quality and economic opportunity.

Using Place Insight for Policy We love to reflect not only on organisational milestones but on the real-world progress our partners have...

Experian UK&I and Impera Analytics partner to enhance ESG insights with Social Progress Index data, enabling businesses to measure impact.

On 15th October 2024, the Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA), in partnership with Impera Analytics, hosted the first-ever

The Social Progress Index is a tool designed to measure the extent to which countries, regions, and communities provide for the social and e

Citizen-Led Impact (CLI) represents a transformative approach to community engagement, where individuals actively participate in the...

In the dynamic field of public policy and community development, robust research is indispensable for making informed decisions that...

Trust in the government plays a crucial role in driving social progress and ensuring the well-being of communities. However, in the...

The United Kingdom has experienced a significant decline in social progress since 2011, marked by widening inequalities, a drop in...