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Kingston upon Hull motoring statistics

How many cars and electric cars are registered in Kingston upon Hull, which fuels they use, how many public chargers there are and how Kingston upon Hull compares with the Yorkshire and the Humber. From DVLA licensing records, DfT charger statistics and ONS population estimates.

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130,191 licensed vehicles in Kingston upon Hull
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  • Licensed cars 105,260 +2.2% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 359 UK 444
  • Battery electric cars 2,880 2.7% of cars (UK 5.8%)
  • Electric share of private cars 2.0% 31st lowest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 246 89 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 6.1% UK 10.0%

How many cars are there in Kingston upon Hull?

There were 105,260 licensed cars in Kingston upon Hull at the end of June 2026, and 130,191 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 25.5% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 359 for every 1,000 residents, 44th lowest of 361 councils (UK 444).

Licensed vehicles in Kingston upon Hull

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

Licensed cars and vehicles in Kingston upon Hull at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 108,87883,841
2011 107,65783,459
2012 102,47382,773
2013 102,98183,288
2014 105,41985,264
2015 107,29786,958
2016 111,49089,865
2017 114,80392,171
2018 117,74093,597
2019 120,03595,196
2020 118,96995,186
2021 120,09797,327
2022 121,53197,452
2023 124,04998,811
2024 126,768100,895
2025 129,571103,042
2026 130,191105,260

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, Kingston upon Hull compared
Year Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the HumberUnited Kingdom
2011 326427–
2012 321427–
2013 322429–
2014 327429–
2015 331433473
2016 339442480
2017 345450488
2018 349456490
2019 354464493
2020 356463489
2021 365470493
2022 363469489
2023 362469489
2024 366472490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Kingston upon Hull

53.9% of cars in Kingston upon Hull run on petrol and 35.4% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 39.8% in 2021. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 6.2%, 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 Kingston upon Hull, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 76.9%22.9%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2011 75.2%24.5%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2012 73.9%25.8%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2013 72.0%27.7%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2014 69.8%29.8%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2015 67.7%31.8%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2016 65.4%34.0%0.4%0.0%0.0%
2017 63.8%35.5%0.4%0.0%0.1%
2018 62.2%37.1%0.5%0.1%0.1%
2019 60.8%38.3%0.6%0.1%0.1%
2020 59.8%39.1%0.8%0.1%0.2%
2021 58.6%39.8%1.1%0.2%0.3%
2022 57.8%39.7%1.6%0.3%0.4%
2023 57.1%39.4%2.2%0.7%0.5%
2024 56.1%38.6%3.2%1.1%0.7%
2025 55.0%37.3%4.6%1.9%0.9%
2026 53.9%35.4%6.2%2.7%1.5%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Kingston upon Hull

2,880 battery electric cars were licensed in Kingston upon Hull at the end of June 2026, 2.7% of all cars, 39th lowest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 4,422 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 1,926.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 2.0% are battery electric (1,999 cars), the lowest of 15 councils in the Yorkshire and the Humber. Companies keep 30.6% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 6.1% of its cars overall. There are also 229 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, Kingston upon Hull compared, end of March each year
Year Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the HumberUnited 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%0.1%0.2%
2020 0.1%0.3%0.4%
2021 0.2%0.7%0.8%
2022 0.3%1.4%1.5%
2023 0.7%2.2%2.3%
2024 1.1%3.0%3.2%
2025 1.9%4.1%4.4%
2026 2.7%5.5%5.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Kingston upon Hull

There were 246 public chargers in Kingston upon Hull on 1 July 2026, 79 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 89 for every 100,000 residents, 71st lowest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count fell 5.4% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 12.7 privately kept plug-in cars in Kingston upon Hull (UK 12.9), 115th 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 Kingston upon Hull by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 26076
Apr 2026 25279
Jul 2026 24679

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Kingston upon Hull compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Kingston upon Hull 8929
Yorkshire and the Humber 11137
England 17341
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Kingston upon Hull has 33 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 1.6% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 5.2%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Kingston upon Hull with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Kingston upon Hull 035 5,195 270 5.2% 7.4%
Kingston upon Hull 034 4,261 173 4.1% 5.6%
Kingston upon Hull 007 3,524 92 2.6% 4.1%
Kingston upon Hull 013 4,260 108 2.5% 4.0%
Kingston upon Hull 028 3,973 87 2.2% 3.2%
Kingston upon Hull 011 3,485 73 2.1% 2.8%
Kingston upon Hull 005 2,901 59 2.0% 3.2%
Kingston upon Hull 026 3,469 69 2.0% 3.2%
Kingston upon Hull 031 4,277 84 2.0% 3.3%
Kingston upon Hull 033 3,713 73 2.0% 3.0%
Lowest electric shares
Kingston upon Hull 025 2,862 0 0.0% 0.6%
Kingston upon Hull 024 2,670 0 0.0% 1.1%
Kingston upon Hull 003 2,342 0 0.0% 0.3%
Kingston upon Hull 015 2,564 10 0.4% 0.9%
Kingston upon Hull 023 3,520 19 0.5% 1.7%

Privately kept licensed vehicles of all types at the end of June 2026. 5 neighbourhoods are left out because DfT withholds small counts there.

Road traffic and collisions in Kingston upon Hull

Vehicles travelled an estimated 768 million miles on roads in Kingston upon Hull in 2025.

Traffic on all roads

Million vehicle miles a year on roads in Kingston upon Hull
Year Million vehicle miles
1993 681
1994 688
1995 696
1996 696
1997 693
1998 697
1999 719
2000 712
2001 715
2002 730
2003 727
2004 736
2005 734
2006 725
2007 729
2008 715
2009 709
2010 698
2011 704
2012 709
2013 714
2014 742
2015 747
2016 758
2017 764
2018 777
2019 792
2020 648
2021 688
2022 731
2023 737
2024 750
2025 768

Source:DfT 1993 to 2025 Updated

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Kingston upon Hull, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 584116
2022 652128
2023 692139
2024 625136
2025 661165

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

More road safety figures

Petrol and diesel prices in Kingston upon Hull

Unleaded petrol averages 171.1p a litre across 25 filling stations in Kingston upon Hull, 0.4p below the UK average. Diesel averages 198.5p, 0.2p below the UK average. Prices checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Jet Sutton Road Service Station Hull 163.6p
  2. Asda Hull Superstore Hull 163.7p
  3. Gulf Hull Northpoint Fuel Express Automat Hull 163.7p

Every filling station and price in Kingston upon Hull

How Kingston upon Hull compares

Kingston upon Hull compared with the Yorkshire and the Humber, England, the UK
Kingston upon Hull 359 2.7% 2.0% 6.1% 89 12.7
Yorkshire and the Humber 440 5.5% 3.0% 9.2% 111 19.6
England 440 6.2% 3.2% 10.7% 173 13.4
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 Kingston upon Hull

There is 1 DVSA car practical test centre in Kingston upon Hull, and the highest pass rate in 2025/26 was 47.9% at Hull.

Other centres in the Yorkshire and the Humber:

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 the Yorkshire and the Humber

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

Councils in the Yorkshire and the Humber
Leeds 384 14.5% 3.2% 27.5% 138 14.8
Doncaster 474 4.5% 3.4% 6.7% 97 26.1
North Yorkshire 531 4.2% 3.3% 5.3% 175 16.4
York 397 4.1% 3.3% 5.2% 116 17.8
Rotherham 469 4.0% 3.3% 5.0% 132 17.8
East Riding of Yorkshire 532 3.9% 3.3% 4.3% 113 25.5
Sheffield 382 3.9% 3.0% 7.3% 91 19.4
Barnsley 468 3.8% 3.0% 5.1% 83 26.9
Kirklees 443 3.6% 3.0% 5.1% 61 36.1
Wakefield 461 3.6% 2.9% 5.7% 98 22.0
Calderdale 441 3.4% 2.8% 5.4% 101 21.5
North Lincolnshire 519 3.3% 2.6% 4.7% 105 21.3
Bradford 390 3.1% 2.6% 6.4% 99 18.0
North East Lincolnshire 448 2.9% 2.3% 5.4% 70 25.6
Kingston upon Hull 359 2.7% 2.0% 6.1% 89 12.7

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Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 130,191 licensed vehicles in Kingston upon Hull 26 October 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 4,782 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 Kingston upon Hull 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.