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Amber Valley motoring statistics

How many cars and electric cars are registered in Amber Valley, which fuels they use, how many public chargers there are and how Amber Valley compares with the East Midlands. From DVLA licensing records, DfT charger statistics and ONS population estimates.

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93,738 licensed vehicles in Amber Valley
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  • Licensed cars 73,089 +0.9% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 533 UK 444
  • Battery electric cars 3,034 4.2% of cars (UK 5.8%)
  • Electric share of private cars 3.5% 114th highest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 98 75 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 4.9% UK 10.0%

How many cars are there in Amber Valley?

There were 73,089 licensed cars in Amber Valley at the end of June 2026, and 93,738 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 19.3% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 533 for every 1,000 residents, 95th highest of 361 councils (UK 444).

Licensed vehicles in Amber Valley

Counts at the end of March each year, 2010 to 2026.

Licensed cars and vehicles in Amber Valley at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 75,82861,241
2011 76,65561,887
2012 77,39962,367
2013 78,77163,524
2014 80,03764,500
2015 80,50964,765
2016 82,55666,022
2017 85,16167,641
2018 86,91768,526
2019 89,22169,461
2020 88,88169,375
2021 90,68469,786
2022 89,37369,908
2023 90,70770,693
2024 92,01671,696
2025 93,48572,434
2026 93,73873,089

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Licensed vehicles by type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Cars per 1,000 residents

All licensed cars at the end of June, divided by the ONS mid-year population. Company fleets registered locally push this up.

Cars per 1,000 residents at mid-year, Amber Valley compared
Year Amber ValleyEast MidlandsUnited Kingdom
2011 505482–
2012 509480–
2013 517485–
2014 524490–
2015 527493473
2016 535496480
2017 545503488
2018 549504490
2019 552509493
2020 551501489
2021 552508493
2022 550505489
2023 551505489
2024 550506490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Amber Valley

53.4% of cars in Amber Valley run on petrol and 33.0% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 41.2% in 2018. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 7.1%, and cars that plug in 6.1%.

Cars by fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel mix over time

Share of licensed cars at the end of March each year.

Share of licensed cars by fuel type in Amber Valley, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 70.9%28.7%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2011 69.0%30.5%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2012 67.0%32.4%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2013 65.1%34.4%0.4%0.0%0.0%
2014 63.3%36.1%0.5%0.0%0.0%
2015 61.6%37.7%0.5%0.0%0.0%
2016 59.8%39.4%0.6%0.1%0.1%
2017 58.4%40.6%0.7%0.1%0.1%
2018 57.5%41.2%0.9%0.1%0.2%
2019 57.5%40.9%1.1%0.1%0.2%
2020 57.0%41.0%1.3%0.2%0.3%
2021 56.9%40.4%1.7%0.4%0.4%
2022 56.2%39.8%2.3%0.8%0.7%
2023 55.9%38.7%3.0%1.3%0.8%
2024 55.1%37.3%4.2%1.9%1.1%
2025 54.2%35.4%5.5%2.8%1.6%
2026 53.4%33.0%7.1%4.2%2.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Amber Valley

3,034 battery electric cars were licensed in Amber Valley at the end of June 2026, 4.2% of all cars, 129th highest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 4,466 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 2,051.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 3.5% are battery electric (2,458 cars), 13th highest of 35 councils in the East Midlands. Companies keep 19.0% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 4.9% of its cars overall. There are also 100 battery electric vans.

Battery electric share of licensed cars

End of March each year. Fleet re-registrations can move a single area’s line sharply.

Battery electric share of licensed cars, Amber Valley compared, end of March each year
Year Amber ValleyEast MidlandsUnited Kingdom
2016 0.1%0.1%0.1%
2017 0.1%0.1%0.1%
2018 0.1%0.1%0.1%
2019 0.1%0.1%0.2%
2020 0.2%0.2%0.4%
2021 0.4%0.5%0.8%
2022 0.8%0.9%1.5%
2023 1.3%1.4%2.3%
2024 1.9%2.0%3.2%
2025 2.8%3.0%4.4%
2026 4.2%4.3%5.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Amber Valley

There were 98 public chargers in Amber Valley on 1 July 2026, 30 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 75 for every 100,000 residents, 49th lowest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count fell 3.9% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 38.0 privately kept plug-in cars in Amber Valley (UK 12.9), 16th most of 361 councils. A higher number means more competition for each public charger, though many drivers charge at home.

Public chargers

Public EV chargers in Amber Valley by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 10230
Apr 2026 9232
Jul 2026 9830

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Amber Valley compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Amber Valley 7523
Derbyshire 11945
East Midlands 12247
England 17341
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Amber Valley has 16 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 2.8% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 5.6%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Amber Valley with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Amber Valley 016 6,778 382 5.6% 8.9%
Amber Valley 007 5,469 207 3.8% 5.3%
Amber Valley 002 4,846 174 3.6% 5.7%
Amber Valley 009 5,123 177 3.5% 5.0%
Amber Valley 004 5,901 181 3.1% 4.4%
Amber Valley 001 4,344 125 2.9% 4.0%
Amber Valley 008 6,924 196 2.8% 4.0%
Amber Valley 012 6,040 170 2.8% 4.4%
Amber Valley 011 5,135 137 2.7% 4.4%
Amber Valley 015 5,184 140 2.7% 4.2%
Lowest electric shares
Amber Valley 003 3,826 62 1.6% 2.5%
Amber Valley 005 5,604 125 2.2% 3.4%
Amber Valley 013 4,307 101 2.3% 3.6%
Amber Valley 006 4,685 106 2.3% 3.5%
Amber Valley 010 4,641 113 2.4% 3.7%

Privately kept licensed vehicles of all types at the end of June 2026.

Road traffic and collisions in Amber Valley

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Amber Valley, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 18536
2022 21756
2023 16032
2024 16862
2025 19650

Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated

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Petrol and diesel prices in Amber Valley

Unleaded petrol averages 169.3p a litre across 16 filling stations in Amber Valley, 2.2p below the UK average. Diesel averages 195.3p, 3.4p below the UK average. Prices checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Sainsbury's Ripley Ripley 164.9p
  2. MFG Morrisons Belper Belper 166.9p
  3. The Co-operative Our Coop Hartshay Hill Ripley 166.9p

Every filling station and price in Amber Valley

How Amber Valley compares

Amber Valley compared with Derbyshire, the East Midlands, England, the UK
Amber Valley 533 4.2% 3.5% 4.9% 75 38.0
Derbyshire 523 4.2% 3.5% 5.3% 119 23.5
East Midlands 483 4.3% 3.3% 6.0% 122 20.8
England 440 6.2% 3.2% 10.7% 173 13.4
United Kingdom4445.8%3.1%10.0%17512.9

Private cars per 1,000 people use the ONS mid-2024 population. Chargers are counted at the latest date; plug-in cars at the end of June 2026.

Driving test centres in Amber Valley

There is no DVSA car practical test centre in Amber Valley. The nearest centres are elsewhere in Derbyshire.

Centres in Derbyshire:

DVSA publishes pass rates by centre name, with no address, so centres are placed here by the place name in the name DVSA uses. See pass rates at every test centre.

Councils in Derbyshire

Sorted by battery electric share of cars. Select a column heading to sort by it.

Councils in Derbyshire
Chesterfield 480 5.0% 3.1% 12.0% 258 8.6
South Derbyshire 542 4.8% 4.4% 3.5% 114 31.4
Amber Valley 533 4.2% 3.5% 4.9% 75 38.0
Bolsover 510 4.2% 3.4% 5.7% 156 16.1
North East Derbyshire 538 4.1% 3.5% 4.1% 38 76.8
Derbyshire Dales 587 4.0% 3.5% 3.6% 180 18.5
High Peak 514 3.7% 3.3% 3.8% 108 24.0
Erewash 491 3.6% 3.0% 4.9% 66 34.8

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Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 93,738 licensed vehicles in Amber Valley 26 October 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 4,671 plug-in vehicles 26 October 2026
Public chargers Electric vehicle public charging infrastructure statistics Department for Transport 1 July 2026 121,171 public chargers (UK) 26 October 2026
Population Mid-year population estimates Office for National Statistics Mid-2024 404 areas 26 October 2026
Neighbourhoods Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 35,672 small areas (LSOAs) in England and Wales 26 October 2026
  • Coverage: licensing and charger figures cover the whole UK. Licensing figures in Amber Valley run from the end of 2009.
  • Vehicles are counted at the registered keeper’s postcode: for company cars that is the company’s address, not where the car is driven.
  • Battery electric and plug-in counts come from table VEH0142; petrol, diesel and hybrid counts from VEH0105. “Other fuels” is VEH0105’s other-fuel count less plug-in cars.
  • Charger counts are based on Zapmap data and are official statistics in development. In June 2026 one operator removed about 1,270 private chargers wrongly listed as public, so April and July are not strictly comparable.
  • Neighbourhood figures cover England and Wales only; Scottish data zones and Northern Irish super data zones cannot be placed in councils without lookups we do not hold.
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.