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Flintshire motoring statistics

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

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113,827 licensed vehicles in Flintshire
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  • Licensed cars 91,358 +1.2% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 559 UK 444
  • Battery electric cars 2,886 3.2% of cars (UK 5.8%)
  • Electric share of private cars 2.6% 106th lowest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 184 118 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 4.7% UK 10.0%

How many cars are there in Flintshire?

There were 91,358 licensed cars in Flintshire at the end of June 2026, and 113,827 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 16.2% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 559 for every 1,000 residents, 42nd highest of 361 councils (UK 444).

Licensed vehicles in Flintshire

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

Licensed cars and vehicles in Flintshire at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 94,65478,651
2011 94,87178,787
2012 95,41879,226
2013 97,00880,601
2014 98,69081,906
2015 99,42882,531
2016 101,33583,785
2017 103,43585,284
2018 104,48386,086
2019 105,98887,028
2020 105,06986,425
2021 107,93687,886
2022 108,65888,013
2023 109,74888,574
2024 111,16689,297
2025 112,36390,259
2026 113,82791,358

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, Flintshire compared
Year FlintshireWalesUnited Kingdom
2011 516470–
2012 519471–
2013 527476–
2014 534482–
2015 537486473
2016 544493480
2017 552500488
2018 557504490
2019 563510493
2020 558504489
2021 567513493
2022 566510489
2023 569510489
2024 573514490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Flintshire

51.9% of cars in Flintshire run on petrol and 36.3% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 42.5% in 2020. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 6.8%, and cars that plug in 4.6%.

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 Flintshire, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 70.4%29.2%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2011 68.3%31.2%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2012 66.7%32.9%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2013 64.9%34.6%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2014 63.0%36.5%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2015 61.3%38.1%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2016 59.5%39.8%0.4%0.1%0.0%
2017 58.1%41.1%0.5%0.1%0.1%
2018 57.0%42.0%0.7%0.1%0.1%
2019 56.4%42.4%0.8%0.1%0.1%
2020 56.1%42.5%1.0%0.2%0.2%
2021 55.3%42.4%1.5%0.3%0.3%
2022 54.6%42.1%2.1%0.6%0.4%
2023 54.2%41.3%2.8%0.9%0.5%
2024 53.7%40.1%3.9%1.4%0.6%
2025 52.8%38.5%5.2%2.1%0.9%
2026 51.9%36.3%6.8%3.2%1.4%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Flintshire

2,886 battery electric cars were licensed in Flintshire at the end of June 2026, 3.2% of all cars, 96th lowest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 4,190 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 1,911.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 2.6% are battery electric (2,273 cars), 6th highest of 22 councils in Wales. Companies keep 21.2% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 4.7% of its cars overall. There are also 94 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, Flintshire compared, end of March each year
Year FlintshireWalesUnited 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 0.3%0.3%0.8%
2022 0.6%0.6%1.5%
2023 0.9%1.0%2.3%
2024 1.4%1.5%3.2%
2025 2.1%2.2%4.4%
2026 3.2%3.1%5.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Flintshire

There were 184 public chargers in Flintshire on 1 July 2026, 66 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 118 for every 100,000 residents, 130th lowest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count rose 0.5% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 18.6 privately kept plug-in cars in Flintshire (UK 12.9), 154th 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 Flintshire by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 18364
Apr 2026 18766
Jul 2026 18466

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Flintshire compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Flintshire 11842
Wales 18643
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Flintshire has 20 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 2.2% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 3.4%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Flintshire with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Flintshire 018 4,925 169 3.4% 4.9%
Flintshire 010 4,572 143 3.1% 4.4%
Flintshire 012 4,455 133 3.0% 4.2%
Flintshire 013 7,361 196 2.7% 4.5%
Flintshire 001 4,080 105 2.6% 3.3%
Flintshire 002 4,741 121 2.6% 3.7%
Flintshire 006 7,014 168 2.4% 3.7%
Flintshire 015 6,893 160 2.3% 3.4%
Flintshire 019 5,730 129 2.3% 3.2%
Flintshire 005 3,933 87 2.2% 3.2%
Lowest electric shares
Flintshire 003 6,303 82 1.3% 2.0%
Flintshire 011 3,364 51 1.5% 2.3%
Flintshire 007 3,268 48 1.5% 2.5%
Flintshire 004 3,971 69 1.7% 2.8%
Flintshire 017 6,102 107 1.8% 2.8%

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

Road traffic and collisions in Flintshire

Vehicles travelled an estimated 1,118 million miles on roads in Flintshire in 2025.

Traffic on all roads

Million vehicle miles a year on roads in Flintshire
Year Million vehicle miles
1993 854
1994 871
1995 885
1996 899
1997 919
1998 909
1999 953
2000 947
2001 944
2002 972
2003 993
2004 996
2005 993
2006 1,032
2007 1,036
2008 1,034
2009 1,015
2010 986
2011 974
2012 978
2013 983
2014 1,008
2015 1,038
2016 1,087
2017 1,112
2018 1,120
2019 1,131
2020 855
2021 981
2022 1,064
2023 1,083
2024 1,098
2025 1,118

Source:DfT 1993 to 2025 Updated

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Flintshire, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 16064
2022 15761
2023 18970
2024 12261
2025 11356

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

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Petrol and diesel prices in Flintshire

Unleaded petrol averages 174.5p a litre across 23 filling stations in Flintshire, 3.0p above the UK average. Diesel averages 200.0p, 1.3p above the UK average. Prices checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Rhydymwyn Service Station Mold 163.6p
  2. Esso - Saltney Service Station Saltney 167.9p
  3. MFG Morrisons Saltney Saltney 167.9p

Every filling station and price in Flintshire

How Flintshire compares

Flintshire compared with Wales, the UK
Flintshire 559 3.2% 2.6% 4.7% 118 18.6
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 Flintshire

There is no DVSA car practical test centre in Flintshire. 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 113,827 licensed vehicles in Flintshire 26 October 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 4,344 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 Flintshire 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.