In a time when trust in institutions is fragile and the challenges of everyday life continue to evolve, Lichfield District has taken a bold, human-centred step to reimagine what community safety can truly mean. With support from Lichfield District Council, Staffordshire County Council, Bromford Housing, and the Staffordshire Police & Fire Commissioner, Impera Analytics led an ambitious project to create an evidence-based community safety strategy — not from the top down, but

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 Design We love to reflect not only on organisational milestones but on the real-world progress our partners have made using data to tackle complex, place-based challenges. These are a selection of stories of how data, community insight, and collaboration have converged to make meaningful change possible across the UK. In the past year, our projects spanned the country — from Scotland to Northern Ireland, and from London to Lichfield — touching

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

Citizen-Led Impact (CLI) represents a transformative approach to community engagement, where individuals actively participate in the policy-making process. Unlike traditional methods, CLI places citizens at the core of decision-making, leveraging their unique insights to shape policies that directly affect their lives. Community-Driven Decision Making empowers communities by placing them at the center of policy design and implementation, ensuring that decisions reflect their

In the dynamic field of public policy and community development, robust research is indispensable for making informed decisions that truly benefit our communities. Citizen Led Impact (CLI) defines research as "the process of solving problems and finding facts in an organized way." By examining the lessons from the HS2 High-Speed Rail Project and Newcastle’s Participatory Budgeting Initiative, we can understand how research-based approaches lead to successful community engage