My Garage

Popular searches

East Midlands · District council

Blaby motoring statistics

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

Last updated
Records analysed
74,620 licensed vehicles in Blaby
Methodology
View methodology
  • Licensed cars 59,904 +0.6% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 523 UK 444
  • Battery electric cars 2,838 4.7% of cars (UK 5.8%)
  • Electric share of private cars 3.5% 114th highest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 208 192 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 5.6% UK 10.0%

How many cars are there in Blaby?

There were 59,904 licensed cars in Blaby at the end of June 2026, and 74,620 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 17.8% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 523 for every 1,000 residents, 112th highest of 361 councils (UK 444).

Licensed vehicles in Blaby

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

Licensed cars and vehicles in Blaby at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 61,14050,857
2011 61,48851,261
2012 61,88851,748
2013 62,29852,138
2014 63,56653,331
2015 64,89154,429
2016 68,51656,921
2017 66,57055,474
2018 67,40256,264
2019 68,53757,214
2020 67,68656,678
2021 69,41957,522
2022 70,99657,657
2023 72,49758,618
2024 73,41359,102
2025 74,14659,555
2026 74,62059,904

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, Blaby compared
Year BlabyEast MidlandsUnited Kingdom
2011 545482–
2012 547480–
2013 549485–
2014 556490–
2015 563493473
2016 581496480
2017 558503488
2018 558504490
2019 562509493
2020 554501489
2021 557508493
2022 553505489
2023 556505489
2024 546506490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Blaby

54.4% of cars in Blaby run on petrol and 30.8% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 39.8% in 2016. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 7.1%, and cars that plug in 7.2%.

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 Blaby, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 72.1%27.5%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2011 70.4%29.2%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2012 68.6%31.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2013 66.8%32.7%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2014 64.7%34.7%0.5%0.0%0.0%
2015 62.2%37.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%
2016 59.1%39.8%0.6%0.1%0.2%
2017 60.7%38.2%0.7%0.1%0.2%
2018 60.1%38.5%0.8%0.1%0.3%
2019 59.7%38.6%1.0%0.1%0.4%
2020 59.3%38.7%1.2%0.2%0.4%
2021 58.5%38.4%1.7%0.5%0.7%
2022 57.8%37.8%2.2%0.9%0.9%
2023 57.4%36.4%3.0%1.7%1.2%
2024 56.6%35.1%4.3%2.3%1.4%
2025 55.5%33.0%5.6%3.5%1.9%
2026 54.4%30.8%7.1%4.7%2.5%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Blaby

2,838 battery electric cars were licensed in Blaby at the end of June 2026, 4.7% of all cars, 74th highest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 4,331 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 2,080.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 3.5% are battery electric (1,973 cars), 13th highest of 35 councils in the East Midlands. Companies keep 30.5% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 5.6% of its cars overall. There are also 92 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, Blaby compared, end of March each year
Year BlabyEast 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 0.5%0.5%0.8%
2022 0.9%0.9%1.5%
2023 1.7%1.4%2.3%
2024 2.3%2.0%3.2%
2025 3.5%3.0%4.4%
2026 4.7%4.3%5.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Blaby

There were 208 public chargers in Blaby on 1 July 2026, 151 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 192 for every 100,000 residents, 101st highest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count fell 9.6% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 14.9 privately kept plug-in cars in Blaby (UK 12.9), 148th fewest 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 Blaby by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 230133
Apr 2026 224132
Jul 2026 208151

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Blaby compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Blaby 192140
Leicestershire 11645
East Midlands 12247
England 17341
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Blaby has 12 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 3.1% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 4.5%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Blaby with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Blaby 003 4,896 219 4.5% 7.1%
Blaby 006 7,686 300 3.9% 5.7%
Blaby 002 3,618 132 3.6% 5.7%
Blaby 009 4,679 163 3.5% 5.2%
Blaby 012 6,451 224 3.5% 5.3%
Blaby 013 6,494 208 3.2% 5.1%
Blaby 011 5,157 153 3.0% 4.8%
Blaby 007 5,437 157 2.9% 4.6%
Blaby 010 5,118 134 2.6% 4.2%
Blaby 004 4,028 94 2.3% 3.8%
Lowest electric shares
Blaby 005 5,646 93 1.6% 3.0%
Blaby 008 5,359 125 2.3% 3.8%
Blaby 004 4,028 94 2.3% 3.8%
Blaby 010 5,118 134 2.6% 4.2%
Blaby 007 5,437 157 2.9% 4.6%

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

Road traffic and collisions in Blaby

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Blaby, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 11035
2022 8421
2023 12134
2024 11930
2025 11738

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

More road safety figures

Petrol and diesel prices in Blaby

Unleaded petrol averages 177.1p a litre across 8 filling stations in Blaby, 5.6p above the UK average. Diesel averages 210.1p, 11.4p above the UK average. Prices checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Asda Leicester Superstore Braunstone 169.7p
  2. Esso MFG Desford Crossroads Desford Cross Roads 169.9p
  3. Esso MFG Meridian Watergate / Braunstone 169.9p

Every filling station and price in Blaby

How Blaby compares

Blaby compared with Leicestershire, the East Midlands, England, the UK
Blaby 523 4.7% 3.5% 5.6% 192 14.9
Leicestershire 525 4.6% 3.7% 7.3% 116 26.2
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 Blaby

There is no DVSA car practical test centre in Blaby. The nearest centres are elsewhere in Leicestershire.

Centres in Leicestershire:

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 Leicestershire

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

Councils in Leicestershire
Harborough 560 5.2% 4.3% 19.3% 126 30.7
North West Leicestershire 547 4.9% 4.1% 4.3% 148 23.1
Blaby 523 4.7% 3.5% 5.6% 192 14.9
Hinckley and Bosworth 553 4.3% 3.6% 3.7% 85 35.8
Charnwood 478 4.2% 3.5% 4.6% 79 32.7
Melton 578 4.2% 3.6% 3.5% 63 53.1
Oadby and Wigston 464 3.8% 3.1% 9.0% 131 18.3

Data stories to read next

All insights

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 74,620 licensed vehicles in Blaby 26 October 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 4,482 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 Blaby 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.
How we calculate these figures All data sources

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.