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Blaenau Gwent motoring statistics

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

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42,723 licensed vehicles in Blaenau Gwent
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  • Licensed cars 35,744 +1.3% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 499 UK 441
  • Battery electric cars 617 1.7% of cars (UK 5.4%)
  • Electric share of private cars 1.3% 10th lowest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 155 228 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 5.3% UK 9.9%

How many cars are there in Blaenau Gwent?

There were 35,744 licensed cars in Blaenau Gwent at the end of March 2026, and 42,723 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 19.8% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 499 for every 1,000 residents, 159th highest of 361 councils (UK 441).

Licensed vehicles in Blaenau Gwent

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

Licensed cars and vehicles in Blaenau Gwent at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 34,29729,840
2011 34,46430,011
2012 34,34229,879
2013 34,56130,215
2014 35,25830,808
2015 35,63231,133
2016 36,54331,879
2017 37,41332,466
2018 37,69432,719
2019 38,60833,366
2020 39,37633,991
2021 39,93333,963
2022 40,39034,056
2023 40,65034,160
2024 41,17734,574
2025 42,07035,279
2026 42,72335,744

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Licensed vehicles by type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 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, Blaenau Gwent compared
Year Blaenau GwentWalesUnited Kingdom
2011 431470–
2012 433471–
2013 440476–
2014 453482–
2015 460486473
2016 468493480
2017 481500488
2018 489504490
2019 500510493
2020 500504489
2021 512513493
2022 509510489
2023 508510489
2024 515514490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Blaenau Gwent

50.5% of cars in Blaenau Gwent run on petrol and 42.0% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 48.0% in 2021. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 4.7%, and cars that plug in 2.4%.

Cars by fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 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 Blaenau Gwent, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 71.0%28.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
2011 68.7%31.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
2012 66.4%33.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
2013 63.8%35.8%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2014 61.5%38.2%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2015 59.3%40.4%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2016 57.4%42.3%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2017 55.7%44.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2018 53.8%45.8%0.2%0.0%0.1%
2019 52.4%47.1%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2020 51.7%47.6%0.4%0.1%0.1%
2021 51.0%48.0%0.7%0.1%0.1%
2022 50.8%47.6%1.1%0.2%0.2%
2023 50.9%46.6%1.6%0.4%0.2%
2024 50.8%45.5%2.4%0.7%0.3%
2025 50.8%43.9%3.5%1.1%0.5%
2026 50.5%42.0%4.7%1.7%0.7%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Blaenau Gwent

617 battery electric cars were licensed in Blaenau Gwent at the end of March 2026, 1.7% of all cars, 7th lowest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 874 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 388.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 1.3% are battery electric (427 cars), the lowest of 22 councils in Wales. Companies keep 30.8% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 5.3% of its cars overall. There are also 24 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, Blaenau Gwent compared, end of March each year
Year Blaenau GwentWalesUnited Kingdom
2016 0.0%0.0%0.1%
2017 0.0%0.1%0.1%
2018 0.0%0.1%0.1%
2019 0.0%0.1%0.2%
2020 0.1%0.2%0.3%
2021 0.1%0.3%0.7%
2022 0.2%0.6%1.3%
2023 0.4%0.9%2.1%
2024 0.7%1.3%3.0%
2025 1.1%2.0%4.1%
2026 1.7%2.8%5.4%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Blaenau Gwent

There were 155 public chargers in Blaenau Gwent on 1 July 2026, 35 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 228 for every 100,000 residents, 64th highest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count rose 7.6% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 4.5 privately kept plug-in cars in Blaenau Gwent (UK 11.9), 20th 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 Blaenau Gwent by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 14424
Apr 2026 14624
Jul 2026 15535

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Blaenau Gwent compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Blaenau Gwent 22852
Wales 18643
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Blaenau Gwent has 9 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 1.0% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 1.6%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Blaenau Gwent with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Blaenau Gwent 003 4,077 65 1.6% 2.5%
Blaenau Gwent 004 4,663 57 1.2% 1.9%
Blaenau Gwent 006 4,648 55 1.2% 1.9%
Blaenau Gwent 007 4,734 54 1.1% 1.5%
Blaenau Gwent 005 5,426 48 0.9% 1.6%
Blaenau Gwent 002 2,982 21 0.7% 1.5%
Blaenau Gwent 008 4,805 26 0.5% 1.0%
Blaenau Gwent 009 4,004 20 0.5% 1.2%

Privately kept licensed vehicles of all types at the end of March 2026. 1 neighbourhood is left out because DfT withholds small counts there.

Road traffic and collisions in Blaenau Gwent

Vehicles travelled an estimated 273 million miles on roads in Blaenau Gwent in 2025.

Traffic on all roads

Million vehicle miles a year on roads in Blaenau Gwent
Year Million vehicle miles
1993 204
1994 207
1995 210
1996 212
1997 215
1998 217
1999 218
2000 218
2001 219
2002 222
2003 221
2004 231
2005 237
2006 235
2007 240
2008 242
2009 243
2010 238
2011 243
2012 244
2013 246
2014 252
2015 269
2016 277
2017 263
2018 264
2019 266
2020 206
2021 230
2022 253
2023 256
2024 261
2025 273

Source:DfT 1993 to 2025 Updated

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 7031
2022 6020
2023 4818
2024 5321
2025 6528

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

More road safety figures

Petrol and diesel prices in Blaenau Gwent

Unleaded petrol averages 170.2p a litre across 7 filling stations in Blaenau Gwent, 1.5p below the UK average. Diesel averages 191.4p, 3.2p below the UK average. Prices checked 16 Sept, 16:47.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Jet Hilltop Garage Ebbw Vale 166.7p
  2. Tesco Ebbw Vale Superstore Glynebwy 166.9p
  3. MFG Morrisons Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale 167.9p

Every filling station and price in Blaenau Gwent

How Blaenau Gwent compares

Blaenau Gwent compared with Wales, the UK
Blaenau Gwent 499 1.7% 1.3% 5.3% 228 4.5
Wales 490 2.8% 2.1% 6.2% 186 9.0
United Kingdom4415.4%2.8%9.9%17511.9

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 March 2026.

Councils in Wales

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

Councils in Wales
Bridgend 486 4.3% 2.7% 10.1% 146 14.0
Monmouthshire 578 3.7% 3.2% 4.4% 283 10.6
Vale of Glamorgan 512 3.5% 3.0% 4.6% 139 16.9
Swansea 485 3.4% 2.0% 10.1% 154 11.0
Newport 457 3.2% 2.5% 5.5% 303 6.3
Cardiff 383 3.1% 2.4% 6.4% 118 13.1
Denbighshire 504 3.0% 2.1% 6.3% 179 8.9
Flintshire 555 2.9% 2.3% 4.8% 118 16.3
Conwy 514 2.7% 2.0% 5.7% 152 10.6
Torfaen 496 2.6% 1.9% 6.2% 155 9.5
Carmarthenshire 527 2.5% 1.9% 6.1% 216 7.4
Neath Port Talbot 474 2.5% 1.8% 6.8% 73 33.3
Caerphilly 495 2.4% 1.8% 5.7% 108 14.3
Wrexham 502 2.4% 1.8% 4.9% 204 8.6
Ceredigion 511 2.3% 1.9% 4.6% 306 4.8
Pembrokeshire 535 2.3% 1.8% 5.5% 365 4.1
Powys 549 2.3% 1.8% 5.1% 270 5.9
Rhondda Cynon Taf 470 2.3% 1.8% 6.0% 121 11.3
Isle of Anglesey 552 2.2% 1.6% 4.3% 245 5.7
Gwynedd 493 2.0% 1.5% 4.8% 390 3.0
Merthyr Tydfil 451 2.0% 1.5% 6.6% 139 9.0
Blaenau Gwent 499 1.7% 1.3% 5.3% 228 4.5

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 42,723 licensed vehicles in Blaenau Gwent 15 September 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 910 plug-in vehicles 15 September 2026
Public chargers Electric vehicle public charging infrastructure statistics Department for Transport 1 July 2026 121,171 public chargers (UK) 15 September 2026
Population Mid-year population estimates Office for National Statistics Mid-2024 404 areas 15 September 2026
Neighbourhoods Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 35,672 small areas (LSOAs) in England and Wales 15 September 2026
  • Coverage: licensing and charger figures cover the whole UK. Licensing figures in Blaenau Gwent 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.