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Lambeth motoring statistics

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

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68,307 licensed vehicles in Lambeth
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  • Licensed cars 59,555 −0.3% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 176 UK 441
  • Battery electric cars 2,596 4.4% of cars (UK 5.4%)
  • Electric share of private cars 3.6% 51st highest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 772 244 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 6.5% UK 9.9%

How many cars are there in Lambeth?

There were 59,555 licensed cars in Lambeth at the end of March 2026, and 68,307 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 5.2% fewer cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 176 for every 1,000 residents, 8th lowest of 361 councils (UK 441).

Licensed vehicles in Lambeth

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

Licensed cars and vehicles in Lambeth at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 74,13162,838
2011 73,28862,112
2012 71,96661,145
2013 71,11960,568
2014 71,91061,092
2015 72,90462,168
2016 74,69563,776
2017 75,84464,695
2018 75,27764,324
2019 74,17263,758
2020 72,26862,722
2021 73,36763,792
2022 71,70762,399
2023 70,18961,123
2024 69,05060,078
2025 68,60859,728
2026 68,30759,555

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, Lambeth compared
Year LambethLondonUnited Kingdom
2011 204313–
2012 197307–
2013 193303–
2014 195303–
2015 194303473
2016 196304480
2017 198306488
2018 196303490
2019 193301493
2020 193296489
2021 202300493
2022 195295489
2023 191290489
2024 190287490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Lambeth

69.1% of cars in Lambeth run on petrol and 12.7% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 29.5% in 2018. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 9.8%, and cars that plug in 8.0%.

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 Lambeth, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 82.4%16.7%0.5%0.1%0.0%
2011 80.4%18.6%0.6%0.1%0.0%
2012 78.5%20.4%0.7%0.1%0.0%
2013 76.6%22.2%0.9%0.0%0.0%
2014 74.4%24.3%1.1%0.0%0.0%
2015 72.0%26.3%1.3%0.0%0.0%
2016 69.8%28.1%1.7%0.1%0.1%
2017 68.0%29.4%2.0%0.1%0.2%
2018 67.5%29.5%2.3%0.2%0.3%
2019 68.0%28.2%2.9%0.2%0.6%
2020 69.3%25.7%3.6%0.4%0.9%
2021 71.0%22.7%4.2%0.7%1.2%
2022 73.6%18.0%5.1%1.4%1.7%
2023 73.5%16.4%5.9%1.9%1.9%
2024 73.0%14.6%7.0%2.7%2.4%
2025 71.3%13.4%8.3%3.7%3.0%
2026 69.1%12.7%9.8%4.4%3.6%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Lambeth

2,596 battery electric cars were licensed in Lambeth at the end of March 2026, 4.4% of all cars, 69th highest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 4,762 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 2,190.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 3.6% are battery electric (2,011 cars), 15th highest of 33 councils in London. Companies keep 22.5% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 6.5% of its cars overall. There are also 233 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, Lambeth compared, end of March each year
Year LambethLondonUnited Kingdom
2016 0.1%0.1%0.1%
2017 0.1%0.2%0.1%
2018 0.2%0.2%0.1%
2019 0.2%0.3%0.2%
2020 0.4%0.5%0.3%
2021 0.7%0.9%0.7%
2022 1.4%1.8%1.3%
2023 1.9%2.9%2.1%
2024 2.7%4.2%3.0%
2025 3.7%5.4%4.1%
2026 4.4%6.6%5.4%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Lambeth

There were 772 public chargers in Lambeth on 1 July 2026, 59 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 244 for every 100,000 residents, 54th highest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count rose 2.4% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 5.2 privately kept plug-in cars in Lambeth (UK 11.9), 30th 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 Lambeth by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 75458
Apr 2026 76357
Jul 2026 77259

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Lambeth compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Lambeth 24419
London 34528
England 17341
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Lambeth has 35 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 3.5% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 5.3%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Lambeth with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Lambeth 036 1,105 59 5.3% 10.0%
Lambeth 013 1,575 81 5.1% 9.7%
Lambeth 003 1,664 82 4.9% 9.8%
Lambeth 004 1,633 80 4.9% 8.1%
Lambeth 014 1,989 90 4.5% 7.7%
Lambeth 005 1,359 60 4.4% 7.7%
Lambeth 029 2,198 94 4.3% 7.4%
Lambeth 019 1,842 77 4.2% 9.8%
Lambeth 012 1,583 64 4.0% 8.1%
Lambeth 002 1,501 58 3.9% 6.9%
Lowest electric shares
Lambeth 031 2,051 35 1.7% 4.0%
Lambeth 021 1,778 37 2.1% 4.4%
Lambeth 024 1,664 44 2.6% 5.6%
Lambeth 006 1,265 33 2.6% 6.2%
Lambeth 035 2,155 58 2.7% 5.3%

Privately kept licensed vehicles of all types at the end of March 2026. 4 neighbourhoods are left out because DfT withholds small counts there.

Road traffic and collisions in Lambeth

Vehicles travelled an estimated 448 million miles on roads in Lambeth in 2025.

Traffic on all roads

Million vehicle miles a year on roads in Lambeth
Year Million vehicle miles
1993 565
1994 570
1995 574
1996 579
1997 577
1998 574
1999 590
2000 578
2001 576
2002 566
2003 555
2004 542
2005 531
2006 534
2007 537
2008 520
2009 500
2010 485
2011 478
2012 463
2013 456
2014 464
2015 462
2016 480
2017 484
2018 468
2019 473
2020 389
2021 439
2022 455
2023 458
2024 453
2025 448

Source:DfT 1993 to 2025 Updated

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Lambeth, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 1,198216
2022 1,167230
2023 1,044181
2024 874174
2025 938187

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

More road safety figures

Petrol and diesel prices in Lambeth

Unleaded petrol averages 172.5p a litre across 10 filling stations in Lambeth, 0.8p above the UK average. Diesel averages 196.6p, 2.0p above the UK average. Prices checked 16 Sept, 16:47.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Texaco Arruba Ltd London 169.9p
  2. EG Streatham London 169.9p
  3. Valero Pgg Knights Hill Norwood 169.9p

Every filling station and price in Lambeth

How Lambeth compares

Lambeth compared with London, England, the UK
Lambeth 176 4.4% 3.6% 6.5% 244 5.2
London 263 6.6% 3.7% 9.4% 345 5.5
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 London

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

Councils in London
Westminster 178 55.1% 7.6% 57.8% 1,378 1.7
City of London 79 32.0% 7.8% 55.7% 443 2.5
Hammersmith and Fulham 199 18.3% 5.0% 22.2% 1,380 1.4
Camden 158 9.5% 7.5% 12.3% 378 5.3
Kensington and Chelsea 238 7.4% 6.6% 8.0% 637 4.7
Brent 231 7.1% 3.8% 12.5% 367 4.8
Barnet 321 6.4% 5.2% 7.0% 288 9.6
Islington 132 5.9% 4.5% 11.6% 386 3.5
Richmond upon Thames 358 5.4% 4.5% 5.5% 642 4.8
Harrow 335 5.2% 4.0% 6.1% 120 20.9
Hillingdon 361 5.2% 3.2% 15.5% 121 19.8
Merton 293 5.0% 4.1% 5.6% 436 5.3
Southwark 161 5.0% 4.2% 8.1% 618 2.0
Wandsworth 214 5.0% 4.2% 5.0% 532 3.4
Kingston upon Thames 353 4.9% 4.2% 3.9% 242 10.8
Tower Hamlets 127 4.9% 3.6% 10.9% 776 1.6
Ealing 272 4.6% 3.5% 7.5% 264 7.2
Hackney 137 4.5% 3.3% 10.4% 638 1.5
Haringey 213 4.5% 3.5% 8.7% 135 10.7
Lambeth 176 4.4% 3.6% 6.5% 244 5.2
Redbridge 301 4.4% 3.5% 7.1% 198 11.5
Barking and Dagenham 262 4.2% 2.9% 8.4% 100 18.6
Bromley 407 4.2% 3.5% 4.3% 67 39.1
Croydon 316 4.1% 3.3% 5.4% 153 12.9
Hounslow 299 4.1% 3.1% 6.7% 233 8.7
Sutton 377 4.0% 3.3% 4.2% 118 19.8
Greenwich 238 3.9% 3.2% 6.3% 101 14.8
Havering 387 3.6% 2.7% 6.0% 95 23.6
Newham 167 3.6% 2.8% 9.3% 159 7.6
Waltham Forest 250 3.5% 2.7% 7.6% 663 2.1
Enfield 333 3.4% 2.7% 6.8% 137 17.3
Lewisham 232 3.4% 2.9% 5.6% 133 11.4
Bexley 381 3.3% 2.8% 6.2% 269 7.5

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 68,307 licensed vehicles in Lambeth 15 September 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 5,446 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 Lambeth 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.