The Cleft Registry and Audit NEtwork (CRANE) is a national database that collects information about children born with cleft lip and/or palate across the UK.
Each year, they publish reports on their findings, including a summary aimed at parents and carers. The 2025 report covers data collected up to the end of 2024. Learn more about the data CRANE collects and why.
The report covers a wide range of topics, including:
Diagnosis and birth
- How many children were born with a cleft in the UK
- Which kinds of cleft they were born with
- When the cleft was diagnosed
- What happened at birth
- How fast families were referred to their Cleft Team
Five-year-old children
- Growth
- Dental health
- Facial growth
- Speech
- Psychology
It also contains the results of CRANE’s review of NHS Cleft Services.
You can read the full report below, or see this infographic with the key findings.
Read the CRANE 2025 Annual Report
Every year, CRANE produces a comprehensive report on what they've learnt through the information collected on their database. This is a summary of these findings aimed at the UK cleft community.