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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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43,416 licensed vehicles in Blaenau Gwent
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  • Licensed cars 36,070 +1.5% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 503 UK 444
  • Battery electric cars 699 1.9% of cars (UK 5.8%)
  • Electric share of private cars 1.5% 10th lowest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 155 228 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 5.3% UK 10.0%

How many cars are there in Blaenau Gwent?

There were 36,070 licensed cars in Blaenau Gwent at the end of June 2026, and 43,416 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 20.0% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 503 for every 1,000 residents, 157th highest of 361 councils (UK 444).

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 34,66130,054
2011 34,75130,101
2012 34,69630,099
2013 35,06730,464
2014 35,87131,115
2015 36,20031,490
2016 36,80231,916
2017 37,71732,652
2018 38,25033,022
2019 39,19733,696
2020 39,14033,593
2021 40,67234,315
2022 40,71134,086
2023 41,06334,309
2024 41,86334,949
2025 42,68035,537
2026 43,41636,070

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, 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

50.7% of cars in Blaenau Gwent run on petrol and 41.2% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 48.0% in 2021. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 5.1%, and cars that plug in 2.7%.

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 Blaenau Gwent, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 70.4%29.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
2011 68.4%31.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
2012 65.9%33.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%
2013 63.3%36.4%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2014 61.1%38.6%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2015 59.0%40.7%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2016 57.0%42.7%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2017 55.3%44.4%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2018 53.3%46.3%0.2%0.0%0.1%
2019 52.0%47.4%0.3%0.0%0.1%
2020 51.5%47.8%0.4%0.1%0.1%
2021 50.9%48.0%0.8%0.1%0.1%
2022 50.9%47.4%1.2%0.2%0.2%
2023 50.8%46.4%1.8%0.5%0.2%
2024 51.0%45.0%2.6%0.8%0.3%
2025 50.9%43.3%3.7%1.3%0.5%
2026 50.7%41.2%5.1%1.9%0.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Blaenau Gwent

699 battery electric cars were licensed in Blaenau Gwent at the end of June 2026, 1.9% of all cars, 7th lowest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 979 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 451.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 1.5% are battery electric (510 cars), the lowest of 22 councils in Wales. Companies keep 27.0% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 5.3% of its cars overall. There are also 32 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%0.1%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%0.4%
2021 0.1%0.3%0.8%
2022 0.2%0.6%1.5%
2023 0.5%1.0%2.3%
2024 0.8%1.5%3.2%
2025 1.3%2.2%4.4%
2026 1.9%3.1%5.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 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 4.9 privately kept plug-in cars in Blaenau Gwent (UK 12.9), 21st 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, 1.3% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 1.7%. 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 4,151 72 1.7% 2.7%
Blaenau Gwent 004 4,744 73 1.5% 2.3%
Blaenau Gwent 001 3,953 54 1.4% 1.9%
Blaenau Gwent 006 4,761 66 1.4% 2.2%
Blaenau Gwent 007 4,809 62 1.3% 1.7%
Blaenau Gwent 005 5,481 58 1.1% 1.8%
Blaenau Gwent 002 3,052 21 0.7% 1.6%
Blaenau Gwent 008 4,857 31 0.6% 1.1%
Blaenau Gwent 009 4,083 21 0.5% 1.3%

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

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

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Petrol and diesel prices in Blaenau Gwent

Unleaded petrol averages 170.3p a litre across 8 filling stations in Blaenau Gwent, 1.2p below the UK average. Diesel averages 197.3p, 1.4p below the UK average. Prices checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Jet Hilltop Garage Ebbw Vale 168.7p
  2. Tesco Abertillery Superstore Abertillery 168.9p
  3. Gulf Ebbw Vale Service Station Ebbw Vale 168.9p

Every filling station and price in Blaenau Gwent

How Blaenau Gwent compares

Blaenau Gwent compared with Wales, the UK
Blaenau Gwent 503 1.9% 1.5% 5.3% 228 4.9
Wales 493 3.1% 2.4% 6.1% 186 9.8
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 Blaenau Gwent

There is no DVSA car practical test centre in Blaenau Gwent. The nearest centres are elsewhere in Wales.

Centres in Wales:

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 Wales

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

Councils in Wales
Bridgend 490 4.7% 3.1% 10.2% 146 15.6
Monmouthshire 581 4.1% 3.5% 4.5% 283 11.0
Vale of Glamorgan 516 3.8% 3.3% 4.6% 139 19.3
Swansea 487 3.7% 2.3% 10.0% 154 11.8
Newport 461 3.5% 2.8% 5.5% 303 6.6
Cardiff 385 3.4% 2.7% 6.3% 118 13.9
Denbighshire 508 3.2% 2.4% 6.4% 179 10.2
Flintshire 559 3.2% 2.6% 4.7% 118 18.6
Conwy 519 2.9% 2.3% 5.6% 152 11.6
Torfaen 499 2.9% 2.2% 6.2% 155 10.6
Carmarthenshire 531 2.8% 2.2% 6.0% 216 8.5
Neath Port Talbot 477 2.8% 2.1% 6.8% 73 22.0
Caerphilly 497 2.7% 2.1% 5.7% 108 14.5
Wrexham 507 2.7% 2.1% 4.8% 204 8.3
Rhondda Cynon Taf 474 2.6% 2.1% 6.0% 121 12.6
Ceredigion 517 2.5% 2.1% 4.6% 306 5.5
Pembrokeshire 540 2.5% 2.1% 5.4% 365 4.8
Powys 554 2.5% 2.1% 5.1% 270 6.8
Isle of Anglesey 555 2.4% 1.9% 4.3% 245 6.7
Gwynedd 498 2.3% 1.7% 4.8% 390 3.5
Merthyr Tydfil 455 2.2% 1.7% 6.6% 139 9.3
Blaenau Gwent 503 1.9% 1.5% 5.3% 228 4.9

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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 43,416 licensed vehicles in Blaenau Gwent 26 October 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 1,022 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 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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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.