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Conwy motoring statistics

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

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81,580 licensed vehicles in Conwy
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  • Licensed cars 63,135 +1.1% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 519 UK 444
  • Battery electric cars 1,856 2.9% of cars (UK 5.8%)
  • Electric share of private cars 2.3% 71st lowest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 175 152 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 5.6% UK 10.0%

How many cars are there in Conwy?

There were 63,135 licensed cars in Conwy at the end of June 2026, and 81,580 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 10.4% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 519 for every 1,000 residents, 118th highest of 361 councils (UK 444).

Licensed vehicles in Conwy

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

Licensed cars and vehicles in Conwy at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 70,11657,184
2011 70,53857,312
2012 70,93657,613
2013 71,60258,119
2014 72,86858,909
2015 73,64359,407
2016 74,52960,062
2017 76,16361,092
2018 76,44461,220
2019 77,27661,672
2020 75,88660,675
2021 78,44861,978
2022 78,57861,614
2023 79,08861,696
2024 79,75562,006
2025 80,54962,422
2026 81,58063,135

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, Conwy compared
Year ConwyWalesUnited Kingdom
2011 497470–
2012 499471–
2013 504476–
2014 509482–
2015 515486473
2016 521493480
2017 532500488
2018 535504490
2019 540510493
2020 529504489
2021 540513493
2022 539510489
2023 538510489
2024 540514490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Conwy

50.6% of cars in Conwy run on petrol and 37.4% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 43.1% in 2020. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 7.4%, and cars that plug in 4.2%.

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 Conwy, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 68.0%31.6%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2011 66.1%33.5%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2012 64.6%35.0%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2013 62.7%36.8%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2014 61.2%38.3%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2015 59.6%39.8%0.4%0.1%0.0%
2016 58.2%41.1%0.4%0.1%0.0%
2017 56.9%42.2%0.5%0.1%0.1%
2018 56.1%42.9%0.7%0.1%0.1%
2019 55.6%43.1%0.9%0.1%0.1%
2020 55.3%43.1%1.1%0.1%0.2%
2021 54.7%42.8%1.6%0.3%0.3%
2022 54.0%42.3%2.4%0.7%0.4%
2023 53.2%41.8%3.2%1.0%0.6%
2024 52.6%40.4%4.4%1.4%0.8%
2025 51.6%39.1%5.9%2.1%1.0%
2026 50.6%37.4%7.4%2.9%1.3%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Conwy

1,856 battery electric cars were licensed in Conwy at the end of June 2026, 2.9% of all cars, 63rd lowest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 2,666 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 1,280.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 2.3% are battery electric (1,351 cars), 8th highest of 22 councils in Wales. Companies keep 27.2% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 5.6% of its cars overall. There are also 145 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, Conwy compared, end of March each year
Year ConwyWalesUnited 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 0.1%0.2%0.4%
2021 0.3%0.3%0.8%
2022 0.7%0.6%1.5%
2023 1.0%1.0%2.3%
2024 1.4%1.5%3.2%
2025 2.1%2.2%4.4%
2026 2.9%3.1%5.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Conwy

There were 175 public chargers in Conwy on 1 July 2026, 14 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 152 for every 100,000 residents, 159th highest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count rose 6.1% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 11.6 privately kept plug-in cars in Conwy (UK 12.9), 97th 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 Conwy by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 16510
Apr 2026 16912
Jul 2026 17514

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Conwy compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Conwy 15212
Wales 18643
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Conwy has 15 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 1.9% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 2.9%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Conwy with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Conwy 008 4,869 143 2.9% 4.7%
Conwy 006 5,703 139 2.4% 3.8%
Conwy 003 4,108 91 2.2% 2.9%
Conwy 004 3,581 78 2.2% 3.4%
Conwy 010 7,026 156 2.2% 3.3%
Conwy 011 4,708 94 2.0% 2.7%
Conwy 002 3,589 69 1.9% 2.6%
Conwy 007 3,233 63 1.9% 2.4%
Conwy 012 4,176 74 1.8% 3.1%
Conwy 015 6,119 102 1.7% 2.5%
Lowest electric shares
Conwy 014 6,219 82 1.3% 2.1%
Conwy 009 5,336 70 1.3% 2.1%
Conwy 001 3,773 54 1.4% 2.1%
Conwy 013 5,005 77 1.5% 2.6%
Conwy 005 5,233 81 1.5% 2.3%

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

Road traffic and collisions in Conwy

Vehicles travelled an estimated 828 million miles on roads in Conwy in 2025.

Traffic on all roads

Million vehicle miles a year on roads in Conwy
Year Million vehicle miles
1993 554
1994 572
1995 584
1996 604
1997 615
1998 612
1999 613
2000 605
2001 614
2002 653
2003 664
2004 677
2005 664
2006 694
2007 700
2008 703
2009 701
2010 699
2011 677
2012 679
2013 686
2014 709
2015 716
2016 776
2017 796
2018 810
2019 814
2020 581
2021 684
2022 801
2023 792
2024 812
2025 828

Source:DfT 1993 to 2025 Updated

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Conwy, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 14358
2022 14669
2023 11445
2024 7937
2025 9747

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

More road safety figures

Petrol and diesel prices in Conwy

Unleaded petrol averages 174.6p a litre across 10 filling stations in Conwy, 3.1p above the UK average. Diesel averages 201.2p, 2.5p above the UK average. Prices checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Essar Waterloo Service Station Abergele 165.9p
  2. Gulf Penrhyn Bay Fuel Express Automat Llandudno 169.7p
  3. Esso MFG Dingle Hill Colwyn Bay 172.9p

Every filling station and price in Conwy

How Conwy compares

Conwy compared with Wales, the UK
Conwy 519 2.9% 2.3% 5.6% 152 11.6
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 Conwy

There is no DVSA car practical test centre in Conwy. 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 81,580 licensed vehicles in Conwy 26 October 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 2,865 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 Conwy 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.