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Barking and Dagenham motoring statistics

How many cars and electric cars are registered in Barking and Dagenham, which fuels they use, how many public chargers there are and how Barking and Dagenham compares with London. From DVLA licensing records, DfT charger statistics and ONS population estimates.

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77,212 licensed vehicles in Barking and Dagenham
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  • Licensed cars 67,286 +1.0% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 264 UK 444
  • Battery electric cars 2,955 4.4% of cars (UK 5.8%)
  • Electric share of private cars 3.1% 172nd highest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 233 100 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 8.6% UK 10.0%

How many cars are there in Barking and Dagenham?

There were 67,286 licensed cars in Barking and Dagenham at the end of June 2026, and 77,212 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 20.2% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 264 for every 1,000 residents, 19th lowest of 361 councils (UK 444).

Licensed vehicles in Barking and Dagenham

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

Licensed cars and vehicles in Barking and Dagenham at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 65,53455,992
2011 65,62255,943
2012 65,30755,892
2013 66,31356,853
2014 68,28458,425
2015 70,15260,119
2016 72,08262,041
2017 73,34463,090
2018 73,75763,687
2019 74,41664,754
2020 73,56464,214
2021 74,68465,067
2022 74,19364,529
2023 74,33564,815
2024 75,09465,688
2025 76,23966,596
2026 77,21267,286

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, Barking and Dagenham compared
Year Barking and DagenhamLondonUnited Kingdom
2011 299313–
2012 292307–
2013 290303–
2014 290303–
2015 291303473
2016 294304480
2017 295306488
2018 294303490
2019 296301493
2020 293296489
2021 298300493
2022 293295489
2023 286290489
2024 282287490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Barking and Dagenham

58.2% of cars in Barking and Dagenham run on petrol and 18.6% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 35.7% in 2018. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 13.7%, and cars that plug in 9.1%.

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 Barking and Dagenham, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 81.2%18.4%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2011 78.9%20.6%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2012 76.7%22.7%0.4%0.0%0.0%
2013 74.4%24.8%0.6%0.0%0.0%
2014 71.5%27.4%0.9%0.0%0.0%
2015 68.6%29.8%1.3%0.0%0.0%
2016 65.6%32.1%2.0%0.0%0.0%
2017 62.9%34.1%2.6%0.1%0.1%
2018 60.5%35.7%3.4%0.1%0.1%
2019 60.1%34.6%4.7%0.1%0.3%
2020 60.2%33.0%5.8%0.2%0.6%
2021 61.3%30.5%6.6%0.4%0.9%
2022 62.9%26.5%8.0%1.1%1.2%
2023 63.7%23.3%9.4%1.6%1.7%
2024 63.3%20.2%11.2%2.5%2.4%
2025 60.8%19.1%12.6%3.7%3.4%
2026 58.2%18.6%13.7%4.4%4.7%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Barking and Dagenham

2,955 battery electric cars were licensed in Barking and Dagenham at the end of June 2026, 4.4% of all cars, 108th highest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 6,126 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 2,462.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 3.1% are battery electric (1,917 cars), 7th lowest of 33 councils in London. Companies keep 35.1% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 8.6% of its cars overall. There are also 84 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, Barking and Dagenham compared, end of March each year
Year Barking and DagenhamLondonUnited Kingdom
2016 0.0%0.1%0.1%
2017 0.1%0.2%0.1%
2018 0.1%0.3%0.1%
2019 0.1%0.3%0.2%
2020 0.2%0.5%0.4%
2021 0.4%1.1%0.8%
2022 1.1%2.0%1.5%
2023 1.6%3.2%2.3%
2024 2.5%4.5%3.2%
2025 3.7%5.7%4.4%
2026 4.4%7.0%5.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Barking and Dagenham

There were 233 public chargers in Barking and Dagenham on 1 July 2026, 45 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 100 for every 100,000 residents, 92nd lowest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count rose 13.7% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 18.5 privately kept plug-in cars in Barking and Dagenham (UK 12.9), 158th 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 Barking and Dagenham by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 20545
Apr 2026 21345
Jul 2026 23345

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Barking and Dagenham compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Barking and Dagenham 10019
London 34528
England 17341
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Barking and Dagenham has 22 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 3.0% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 4.0%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Barking and Dagenham with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Barking and Dagenham 011 3,728 149 4.0% 9.0%
Barking and Dagenham 021 2,019 72 3.6% 9.3%
Barking and Dagenham 019 3,996 135 3.4% 7.5%
Barking and Dagenham 023 3,811 128 3.4% 6.4%
Barking and Dagenham 003 2,764 90 3.3% 6.8%
Barking and Dagenham 018 3,316 108 3.3% 6.8%
Barking and Dagenham 022 2,183 72 3.3% 8.2%
Barking and Dagenham 008 3,768 122 3.2% 6.6%
Barking and Dagenham 010 2,400 76 3.2% 6.8%
Barking and Dagenham 009 3,072 95 3.1% 6.3%
Lowest electric shares
Barking and Dagenham 020 2,812 56 2.0% 5.2%
Barking and Dagenham 012 2,833 62 2.2% 5.6%
Barking and Dagenham 006 3,208 71 2.2% 5.8%
Barking and Dagenham 015 1,762 41 2.3% 7.6%
Barking and Dagenham 014 2,541 62 2.4% 5.5%

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

Road traffic and collisions in Barking and Dagenham

Vehicles travelled an estimated 412 million miles on roads in Barking and Dagenham in 2025.

Traffic on all roads

Million vehicle miles a year on roads in Barking and Dagenham
Year Million vehicle miles
1993 343
1994 347
1995 343
1996 342
1997 340
1998 338
1999 357
2000 353
2001 355
2002 357
2003 360
2004 360
2005 391
2006 413
2007 409
2008 385
2009 406
2010 397
2011 396
2012 378
2013 393
2014 406
2015 406
2016 418
2017 412
2018 410
2019 411
2020 347
2021 375
2022 398
2023 394
2024 411
2025 412

Source:DfT 1993 to 2025 Updated

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Barking and Dagenham, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 48054
2022 47761
2023 44358
2024 48249
2025 48067

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

More road safety figures

Petrol and diesel prices in Barking and Dagenham

Unleaded petrol averages 170.9p a litre across 10 filling stations in Barking and Dagenham, 0.6p below the UK average. Diesel averages 197.8p, 0.9p below the UK average. Prices checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Asda Dagenham Superstore Dagenham 166.7p
  2. Jet MFG Chadwell Heath Chadwell Heath 167.9p
  3. Tesco Barking Superstore Barking 168.9p

Every filling station and price in Barking and Dagenham

How Barking and Dagenham compares

Barking and Dagenham compared with London, England, the UK
Barking and Dagenham 264 4.4% 3.1% 8.6% 100 18.5
London 264 7.0% 3.9% 9.8% 345 5.8
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 Barking and Dagenham

There is 1 DVSA car practical test centre in Barking and Dagenham, and the highest pass rate in 2025/26 was 36.3% at Barking (Tanner Street).

Other centres in London:

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 London

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

Councils in London
Westminster 179 57.9% 7.7% 60.4% 1,378 1.8
City of London 79 24.6% 7.8% 50.4% 443 2.4
Hammersmith and Fulham 199 18.7% 5.2% 22.4% 1,380 1.5
Camden 159 9.7% 7.6% 12.6% 378 5.4
Kensington and Chelsea 239 7.4% 6.7% 8.5% 637 4.7
Brent 232 7.3% 4.0% 12.8% 367 5.1
Barnet 322 6.6% 5.4% 7.2% 288 10.1
Islington 132 6.0% 4.7% 11.6% 386 3.1
Richmond upon Thames 359 5.6% 4.7% 5.6% 642 5.0
Harrow 337 5.5% 4.3% 6.2% 120 22.8
Hillingdon 364 5.4% 3.4% 16.7% 121 20.1
Kingston upon Thames 354 5.2% 4.5% 3.9% 242 11.8
Merton 294 5.2% 4.4% 5.7% 436 5.6
Southwark 162 5.2% 4.3% 8.1% 618 2.1
Wandsworth 214 5.2% 4.4% 5.1% 532 3.6
Tower Hamlets 128 5.0% 3.8% 11.0% 776 1.7
Ealing 274 4.7% 3.6% 7.5% 264 7.6
Redbridge 302 4.7% 3.8% 7.2% 198 11.9
Hackney 138 4.6% 3.4% 10.4% 638 1.6
Haringey 214 4.6% 3.7% 8.9% 135 11.1
Bromley 409 4.5% 3.8% 4.4% 67 42.1
Lambeth 176 4.5% 3.8% 6.6% 244 5.4
Barking and Dagenham 264 4.4% 3.1% 8.6% 100 18.5
Croydon 318 4.3% 3.6% 5.5% 153 13.9
Hounslow 301 4.2% 3.2% 6.8% 233 8.9
Sutton 378 4.2% 3.6% 4.2% 118 20.5
Greenwich 239 4.1% 3.5% 6.3% 101 15.5
Havering 388 3.8% 2.9% 6.1% 95 24.0
Newham 168 3.8% 3.0% 9.3% 159 8.5
Enfield 334 3.6% 2.8% 6.9% 137 14.0
Lewisham 233 3.6% 3.1% 5.6% 133 10.5
Waltham Forest 251 3.6% 2.8% 7.6% 663 2.2
Bexley 382 3.5% 3.0% 6.3% 269 7.9

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Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 77,212 licensed vehicles in Barking and Dagenham 26 October 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 6,469 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 Barking and Dagenham 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.