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East Staffordshire motoring statistics

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

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85,668 licensed vehicles in East Staffordshire
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  • Licensed cars 68,196 +1.5% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 499 UK 441
  • Battery electric cars 2,369 3.5% of cars (UK 5.4%)
  • Electric share of private cars 2.8% 171st highest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 173 133 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 5.1% UK 9.9%

How many cars are there in East Staffordshire?

There were 68,196 licensed cars in East Staffordshire at the end of March 2026, and 85,668 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 27.9% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 499 for every 1,000 residents, 158th highest of 361 councils (UK 441).

Licensed vehicles in East Staffordshire

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

Licensed cars and vehicles in East Staffordshire at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 65,30153,322
2011 64,34853,290
2012 65,07453,709
2013 65,48254,092
2014 66,78755,167
2015 68,09856,086
2016 71,58358,069
2017 73,17359,315
2018 74,12060,100
2019 75,73061,378
2020 76,71562,375
2021 77,30662,399
2022 81,57663,560
2023 83,31564,655
2024 82,81966,019
2025 84,43367,209
2026 85,66868,196

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, East Staffordshire compared
Year East StaffordshireWest MidlandsUnited Kingdom
2011 470506–
2012 470502–
2013 474503–
2014 477500–
2015 486506473
2016 490513480
2017 499523488
2018 502524490
2019 507519493
2020 502515489
2021 507485493
2022 509480489
2023 510479489
2024 513476490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in East Staffordshire

50.7% of cars in East Staffordshire run on petrol and 36.0% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 45.2% in 2020. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 7.3%, and cars that plug in 5.6%.

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 East Staffordshire, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 69.1%30.6%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2011 67.2%32.4%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2012 65.3%34.3%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2013 63.6%35.9%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2014 61.3%38.2%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2015 59.2%40.2%0.4%0.0%0.0%
2016 56.9%42.4%0.5%0.0%0.0%
2017 55.2%44.0%0.6%0.0%0.1%
2018 53.9%45.0%0.8%0.1%0.1%
2019 53.5%45.1%0.9%0.1%0.2%
2020 53.2%45.2%1.1%0.2%0.2%
2021 52.9%44.7%1.5%0.3%0.4%
2022 52.5%43.8%2.2%0.7%0.6%
2023 52.4%42.5%2.9%1.1%0.8%
2024 52.0%40.9%4.1%1.6%1.1%
2025 51.6%38.4%5.7%2.4%1.6%
2026 50.7%36.0%7.3%3.5%2.1%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Electric cars in East Staffordshire

2,369 battery electric cars were licensed in East Staffordshire at the end of March 2026, 3.5% of all cars, 181st lowest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 3,804 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 1,583.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 2.8% are battery electric (1,837 cars), 13th highest of 30 councils in the West Midlands. Companies keep 22.5% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 5.1% of its cars overall. There are also 87 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, East Staffordshire compared, end of March each year
Year East StaffordshireWest MidlandsUnited Kingdom
2016 0.0%0.1%0.1%
2017 0.0%0.1%0.1%
2018 0.1%0.1%0.1%
2019 0.1%0.2%0.2%
2020 0.2%0.4%0.3%
2021 0.3%0.6%0.7%
2022 0.7%1.1%1.3%
2023 1.1%1.3%2.1%
2024 1.6%1.7%3.0%
2025 2.4%2.5%4.1%
2026 3.5%3.4%5.4%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in East Staffordshire

There were 173 public chargers in East Staffordshire on 1 July 2026, 69 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 133 for every 100,000 residents, 163rd lowest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count fell 6.0% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 16.5 privately kept plug-in cars in East Staffordshire (UK 11.9), 170th 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 East Staffordshire by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 18477
Apr 2026 18475
Jul 2026 17369

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, East Staffordshire compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
East Staffordshire 13353
Staffordshire 12664
West Midlands 16446
England 17341
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

East Staffordshire has 15 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 2.5% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 3.8%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in East Staffordshire with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
East Staffordshire 004 7,500 285 3.8% 6.2%
East Staffordshire 013 7,194 276 3.8% 5.6%
East Staffordshire 015 4,168 140 3.4% 5.6%
East Staffordshire 012 3,380 110 3.3% 5.2%
East Staffordshire 003 4,758 142 3.0% 4.7%
East Staffordshire 005 5,079 134 2.6% 4.3%
East Staffordshire 006 6,635 173 2.6% 4.9%
East Staffordshire 001 6,219 158 2.5% 4.2%
East Staffordshire 002 4,247 94 2.2% 3.6%
East Staffordshire 010 4,495 84 1.9% 3.2%
Lowest electric shares
East Staffordshire 011 5,158 36 0.7% 1.7%
East Staffordshire 007 4,411 34 0.8% 1.8%
East Staffordshire 014 3,997 42 1.1% 1.7%
East Staffordshire 009 3,757 54 1.4% 2.7%
East Staffordshire 008 3,715 54 1.5% 2.5%

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

Road traffic and collisions in East Staffordshire

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in East Staffordshire, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 7928
2022 4820
2023 9437
2024 17143
2025 23053

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

More road safety figures

Petrol and diesel prices in East Staffordshire

Unleaded petrol averages 176.1p a litre across 15 filling stations in East Staffordshire, 4.4p above the UK average. Diesel averages 194.9p, 0.3p above the UK average. Prices checked 16 Sept, 16:47.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Texaco Burton Burton on Trent 167.9p
  2. Tesco Burton Upon Trent Superstore Burton-On-Trent 168.9p
  3. MFG Morrisons Burton Upon Trent Eighth Avenue 168.9p

Every filling station and price in East Staffordshire

How East Staffordshire compares

East Staffordshire compared with Staffordshire, the West Midlands, England, the UK
East Staffordshire 499 3.5% 2.8% 5.1% 133 16.5
Staffordshire 515 3.8% 3.1% 5.0% 126 19.9
West Midlands 455 3.4% 2.5% 6.1% 164 11.6
England 437 5.8% 2.9% 10.6% 173 12.4
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 Staffordshire

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

Councils in Staffordshire
Lichfield 538 4.9% 3.8% 6.6% 75 41.8
Stafford 524 4.3% 3.6% 5.2% 148 20.1
South Staffordshire 537 3.8% 3.2% 4.2% 120 21.7
Cannock Chase 499 3.7% 2.9% 5.4% 125 16.6
East Staffordshire 499 3.5% 2.8% 5.1% 133 16.5
Tamworth 484 3.5% 2.7% 5.2% 126 23.8
Newcastle-under-Lyme 477 3.3% 2.6% 4.5% 161 12.4
Staffordshire Moorlands 558 2.9% 2.5% 3.7% 107 20.1

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 85,668 licensed vehicles in East Staffordshire 15 September 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 3,930 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 East Staffordshire 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.