Website performance and statistics


Why do we collect website statistics?

The website statistics software only collects information about how our website is being used (eg the webpages visited, and the route(s) taken to get there).

The website statistics software does not collect information about you or any personal data you may enter on our site (eg it does not collect names and addresses in forms, account numbers, payment details, etc).

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What do we do with these website statistics and information?

Using these website statistics and information we can:

  • determine which areas of the site are most heavily used
  • improve the way our website works and navigates
  • detect and fix broken links and errors

This helps us to improve your user journey and experience of our website making it easier for you to find things and making it more efficient for you to use.

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What statistics products do we use?

We use Google Analytics to monitor page views and visitor numbers.

The statistics we collect are anonymous (so do not contain personal data about you) and allow us to improve the performance and navigation of our website

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Does the website statistics product set cookies?

Yes, but it doesn't store or collect personal information about you, only the pages that are visited.

Find out more about why we need to set cookies to collect website statistics.

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Website statistics - by year

If these stats aren't up-to-date to the last full month please contact us and ask for them to be updated: webmaster@adur-worthing.gov.uk

Website statistics - Annual totals
Year Page views
2024 - to the end of February 285,576
2023 * 1,945,630
2022 3,174,824
2021 2,102,282
2020 ** 3,475,921

Note:
* swap to Google analytics GA4 October 2023
** Adur & Worthing Councils' new website was launched on 19th November 2020

Definitions:

  • Page views: Page views is the total number of pages viewed. Repeated views of a single page are counted.
  • Unique page views: Unique page views is the number of sessions during which the specified page was viewed at least once. A unique page view is counted for each page URL + page Title combination.

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Website statistics - by month

If these stats aren't up-to-date to the last full month please contact us and ask for them to be updated: webmaster@adur-worthing.gov.uk

Website statistics - 2024 by month
Month Page views Users Page views per user
February 2024 118,590 29,818 3.98
January 2024 166,986 39,601 4.22
Website statistics - 2023 by month
Month Page views Unique users / page views (pv)
December 2023 147,563 36,267 (users) / 4.07 pv per user
November 2023 119,919 30,323 (users) / 3.95 pv per user
October 2023 * 135,862 34,095 (users) / 3.98 pv per user
September 2023 146,174 118,868 (pv)
August 2023 161,574 130,013 (pv)
July 2023 139,971 113,308 (pv)
June 2023 160,027 127,337 (pv)
May 2023 243,179 186,910 (pv)
April 2023 200,761 155,136 (pv)
March 2023 170,633 135,154 (pv)
February 2023 139,748 110,671 (pv)
January 2023 206,080 158,765 (pv)

Note: * swap to Google analytics GA4 October 2023 which measures 'Users', 'Unique users', 'Unique page views' and 'Page views per user' slightly differently to the previous version of Google Analytics

Website statistics - 2022 by month
Month Page views Unique page views
December 2022 188,059 141,051
November 2022 153,910 121,403
October 2022 187,003 145,843
September 2022 230,951 175,730
August 2022 175,098 138,841
July 2022 172,491 135,528
June 2022 207,792 160,626
May 2022 322,193 249,144
April 2022 683,672 504,101
March 2022 474,704 372,969
February 2022 165,728 125,157
January 2022 213,223 158,270
Website statistics - 2021 by month
Month Page views Unique page views
December 2021 205,511 146,603
November 2021 139,160 104,885
October 2021 165,095 121,312
September 2021 161,734 121,019
August 2021 162,820 122,613
July 2021 158,746 120,423
June 2021 166,179 124,519
May 2021 201,072 150,573
April 2021 201,075 144,257
March 2021 187,711 137,709
February 2021 142,279 104,284
January 2021 210,900 150,051
Website statistics - 2020 by month
Month Page views Unique page views
December 2020 178,132 124,321
November 2020 ** 230,484 169,619
October 2020 269,165 200,885
September 2020 346,335 277,427
August 2020 289,252 220,822
July 2020 309,695 236,420
June 2020 322,198 243,410
May 2020 326,322 245,071
April 2020 352,352 258,641
March 2020 333,227 244,384
February 2020 225,469 166,472
January 2020 293,290 214,369

Note: ** Adur & Worthing Councils' new website was launched on 19th November 2020

Definitions:

  • Page views: Page views is the total number of pages viewed. Repeated views of a single page are counted.
  • Unique page views: Unique page views is the number of sessions during which the specified page was viewed at least once. A unique page view is counted for each page URL + page Title combination.

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Page last updated: 04 March 2024

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