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Herefordshire motoring statistics

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

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152,765 licensed vehicles in Herefordshire
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  • Licensed cars 112,263 +0.8% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 563 UK 441
  • Battery electric cars 3,353 3.0% of cars (UK 5.4%)
  • Electric share of private cars 2.5% 140th lowest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 185 97 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 4.2% UK 9.9%

How many cars are there in Herefordshire?

There were 112,263 licensed cars in Herefordshire at the end of March 2026, and 152,765 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 14.9% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 563 for every 1,000 residents, 29th highest of 361 councils (UK 441).

Licensed vehicles in Herefordshire

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

Licensed cars and vehicles in Herefordshire at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 126,63197,689
2011 127,59598,325
2012 128,53698,872
2013 129,43299,599
2014 131,098100,617
2015 132,538101,723
2016 135,549103,737
2017 138,635105,613
2018 140,164106,351
2019 141,852107,196
2020 142,692108,046
2021 143,490107,608
2022 146,613109,057
2023 147,625109,383
2024 149,471110,409
2025 151,163111,388
2026 152,765112,263

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, Herefordshire compared
Year HerefordshireWest MidlandsUnited Kingdom
2011 538506–
2012 540502–
2013 545503–
2014 549500–
2015 553506473
2016 560513480
2017 570523488
2018 575524490
2019 579519493
2020 575515489
2021 582485493
2022 582480489
2023 580479489
2024 583476490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Herefordshire

51.9% of cars in Herefordshire run on petrol and 37.1% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 43.6% in 2018. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 5.8%, and cars that plug in 4.8%.

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 Herefordshire, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 65.4%34.1%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2011 63.6%35.9%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2012 62.2%37.2%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2013 60.7%38.7%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2014 59.0%40.4%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2015 57.7%41.6%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2016 56.8%42.5%0.4%0.1%0.1%
2017 56.0%43.2%0.5%0.1%0.1%
2018 55.4%43.6%0.6%0.1%0.2%
2019 55.2%43.5%0.7%0.2%0.3%
2020 55.1%43.3%0.9%0.3%0.3%
2021 54.6%43.0%1.3%0.5%0.5%
2022 53.9%42.4%1.9%0.9%0.6%
2023 53.7%41.5%2.5%1.2%0.8%
2024 53.3%40.3%3.3%1.6%1.0%
2025 52.7%38.8%4.5%2.3%1.3%
2026 51.9%37.1%5.8%3.0%1.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Herefordshire

3,353 battery electric cars were licensed in Herefordshire at the end of March 2026, 3.0% of all cars, 110th lowest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 5,341 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 2,532.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 2.5% are battery electric (2,686 cars), 12th lowest of 30 councils in the West Midlands. Companies keep 19.9% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 4.2% of its cars overall. There are also 106 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, Herefordshire compared, end of March each year
Year HerefordshireWest MidlandsUnited Kingdom
2016 0.1%0.1%0.1%
2017 0.1%0.1%0.1%
2018 0.1%0.1%0.1%
2019 0.2%0.2%0.2%
2020 0.3%0.4%0.3%
2021 0.5%0.6%0.7%
2022 0.9%1.1%1.3%
2023 1.2%1.3%2.1%
2024 1.6%1.7%3.0%
2025 2.3%2.5%4.1%
2026 3.0%3.4%5.4%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Herefordshire

There were 185 public chargers in Herefordshire on 1 July 2026, 34 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 97 for every 100,000 residents, 82nd lowest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count fell 5.1% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 22.0 privately kept plug-in cars in Herefordshire (UK 11.9), 92nd 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 Herefordshire by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 19532
Apr 2026 20032
Jul 2026 18534

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Herefordshire compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Herefordshire 9718
West Midlands 16446
England 17341
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Herefordshire has 23 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 2.1% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 3.9%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Herefordshire with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Herefordshire 009 4,930 194 3.9% 5.9%
Herefordshire 023 10,320 390 3.8% 5.7%
Herefordshire 018 5,459 166 3.0% 4.8%
Herefordshire 008 5,852 149 2.5% 4.3%
Herefordshire 019 6,557 155 2.4% 3.4%
Herefordshire 020 5,384 124 2.3% 3.4%
Herefordshire 021 9,077 207 2.3% 3.5%
Herefordshire 014 3,500 78 2.2% 3.5%
Herefordshire 022 7,240 156 2.2% 3.1%
Herefordshire 001 5,886 121 2.1% 3.4%
Lowest electric shares
Herefordshire 002 3,197 29 0.9% 1.9%
Herefordshire 010 5,092 58 1.1% 2.0%
Herefordshire 013 3,669 43 1.2% 2.1%
Herefordshire 003 3,910 47 1.2% 2.1%
Herefordshire 016 4,433 70 1.6% 3.0%

Privately kept licensed vehicles of all types at the end of March 2026. 3 neighbourhoods are left out because DfT withholds small counts there.

Road traffic and collisions in Herefordshire

Vehicles travelled an estimated 1,262 million miles on roads in Herefordshire in 2025.

Traffic on all roads

Million vehicle miles a year on roads in Herefordshire
Year Million vehicle miles
1993 919
1994 947
1995 965
1996 990
1997 1,008
1998 1,021
1999 1,040
2000 1,025
2001 1,038
2002 1,083
2003 1,096
2004 1,118
2005 1,126
2006 1,135
2007 1,150
2008 1,142
2009 1,131
2010 1,123
2011 1,121
2012 1,125
2013 1,124
2014 1,172
2015 1,192
2016 1,213
2017 1,237
2018 1,239
2019 1,227
2020 967
2021 1,088
2022 1,194
2023 1,222
2024 1,249
2025 1,262

Source:DfT 1993 to 2025 Updated

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Herefordshire, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 31191
2022 29797
2023 30472
2024 33394
2025 27788

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

More road safety figures

Petrol and diesel prices in Herefordshire

Unleaded petrol averages 171.8p a litre across 32 filling stations in Herefordshire, 0.1p above the UK average. Diesel averages 194.5p, 0.1p below the UK average. Prices checked 16 Sept, 16:47.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Mapleleaf Express HR7 160.6p
  2. Griffiths Garage Craven Arms 163.9p
  3. Texaco MFG Bromyard Bromyard 164.9p

Every filling station and price in Herefordshire

How Herefordshire compares

Herefordshire compared with the West Midlands, England, the UK
Herefordshire 563 3.0% 2.5% 4.2% 97 22.0
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 the West Midlands

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

Councils in the West Midlands
Solihull 495 7.2% 3.1% 13.1% 278 9.4
Lichfield 538 4.9% 3.8% 6.6% 75 41.8
Bromsgrove 552 4.7% 3.8% 5.1% 191 18.3
Warwick 487 4.7% 4.0% 4.7% 201 13.7
Stratford-on-Avon 586 4.4% 3.7% 5.1% 200 16.2
Rugby 508 4.3% 3.6% 4.0% 159 18.0
Stafford 524 4.3% 3.6% 5.2% 148 20.1
Telford and Wrekin 477 3.9% 3.1% 7.4% 137 19.4
South Staffordshire 537 3.8% 3.2% 4.2% 120 21.7
Wychavon 586 3.8% 3.2% 4.5% 150 21.1
Cannock Chase 499 3.7% 2.9% 5.4% 125 16.6
Malvern Hills 591 3.7% 3.1% 3.9% 123 24.3
Redditch 509 3.6% 2.6% 6.1% 81 32.9
East Staffordshire 499 3.5% 2.8% 5.1% 133 16.5
North Warwickshire 545 3.5% 2.6% 5.9% 137 16.7
Tamworth 484 3.5% 2.7% 5.2% 126 23.8
Newcastle-under-Lyme 477 3.3% 2.6% 4.5% 161 12.4
Shropshire 537 3.2% 2.7% 4.8% 155 13.9
Nuneaton and Bedworth 482 3.1% 2.3% 4.6% 59 29.0
Worcester 479 3.1% 2.4% 4.8% 205 8.6
Dudley 470 3.0% 2.3% 5.0% 104 15.9
Herefordshire 563 3.0% 2.5% 4.2% 97 22.0
Staffordshire Moorlands 558 2.9% 2.5% 3.7% 107 20.1
Stoke-on-Trent 412 2.8% 2.0% 6.4% 107 12.3
Wyre Forest 544 2.8% 2.3% 4.2% 69 30.1
Walsall 416 2.7% 2.0% 5.8% 66 21.3
Wolverhampton 400 2.7% 1.9% 5.9% 69 20.0
Birmingham 345 2.6% 1.8% 8.0% 135 8.1
Coventry 384 2.5% 1.9% 6.9% 717 1.7
Sandwell 380 2.4% 1.6% 6.5% 88 16.7

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 152,765 licensed vehicles in Herefordshire 15 September 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 5,516 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 Herefordshire 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.