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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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68,532 licensed vehicles in Lambeth
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  • Licensed cars 59,695 0.0% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 176 UK 444
  • Battery electric cars 2,697 4.5% of cars (UK 5.8%)
  • Electric share of private cars 3.8% 70th highest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 772 244 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 6.6% UK 10.0%

How many cars are there in Lambeth?

There were 59,695 licensed cars in Lambeth at the end of June 2026, and 68,532 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 5.4% fewer cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 176 for every 1,000 residents, 8th lowest of 361 councils (UK 444).

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 74,57663,127
2011 73,40162,177
2012 71,96461,061
2013 71,40460,697
2014 72,95261,926
2015 73,78762,784
2016 75,10164,010
2017 75,89864,684
2018 75,26264,414
2019 73,70463,654
2020 72,43662,810
2021 73,80164,106
2022 71,41362,051
2023 70,05460,943
2024 69,04060,046
2025 68,55159,708
2026 68,53259,695

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, 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

68.4% of cars in Lambeth run on petrol and 12.7% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 29.5% in 2017. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 10.3%, and cars that plug in 8.3%.

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 Lambeth, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 81.9%17.2%0.6%0.1%0.0%
2011 80.0%19.0%0.7%0.1%0.0%
2012 78.0%21.0%0.8%0.1%0.0%
2013 76.0%22.8%1.0%0.0%0.0%
2014 73.9%24.7%1.1%0.0%0.0%
2015 71.4%26.8%1.4%0.1%0.1%
2016 69.3%28.5%1.8%0.1%0.1%
2017 67.8%29.5%2.1%0.1%0.2%
2018 67.4%29.5%2.4%0.2%0.4%
2019 68.3%27.6%3.1%0.3%0.6%
2020 69.8%25.1%3.6%0.4%0.9%
2021 71.8%21.5%4.4%0.8%1.4%
2022 73.5%17.6%5.3%1.6%1.8%
2023 73.6%15.9%6.1%2.1%2.0%
2024 72.7%14.3%7.2%3.0%2.5%
2025 70.9%13.2%8.6%3.9%3.1%
2026 68.4%12.7%10.3%4.5%3.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Lambeth

2,697 battery electric cars were licensed in Lambeth at the end of June 2026, 4.5% of all cars, 94th highest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 4,980 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 2,310.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 3.8% are battery electric (2,115 cars), 15th highest of 33 councils in London. Companies keep 21.6% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 6.6% of its cars overall. There are also 243 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%0.3%0.1%
2019 0.3%0.3%0.2%
2020 0.4%0.5%0.4%
2021 0.8%1.1%0.8%
2022 1.6%2.0%1.5%
2023 2.1%3.2%2.3%
2024 3.0%4.5%3.2%
2025 3.9%5.7%4.4%
2026 4.5%7.0%5.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 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 5.4 privately kept plug-in cars in Lambeth (UK 12.9), 31st 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, 5.2%. 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 1,122 58 5.2% 10.5%
Lambeth 013 1,563 79 5.1% 9.7%
Lambeth 004 1,632 82 5.0% 8.5%
Lambeth 019 1,857 90 4.8% 10.8%
Lambeth 014 1,976 92 4.7% 8.0%
Lambeth 005 1,353 61 4.5% 8.0%
Lambeth 002 1,511 66 4.4% 7.6%
Lambeth 003 1,673 74 4.4% 9.6%
Lambeth 029 2,198 96 4.4% 7.6%
Lambeth 011 1,605 63 3.9% 7.5%
Lowest electric shares
Lambeth 031 2,094 37 1.8% 4.1%
Lambeth 033 1,962 41 2.1% 5.2%
Lambeth 021 1,786 39 2.2% 4.6%
Lambeth 035 2,182 60 2.7% 5.6%
Lambeth 006 1,273 36 2.8% 7.1%

Privately kept licensed vehicles of all types at the end of June 2026. 3 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 171.8p a litre across 9 filling stations in Lambeth, 0.3p above the UK average. Diesel averages 199.4p, 0.7p above the UK average. Prices checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Esso MFG Streatham Streatham 169.9p
  2. Esso MFG Streatham Leigham Streatham 169.9p
  3. EG Streatham London 170.9p

Every filling station and price in Lambeth

How Lambeth compares

Lambeth compared with London, England, the UK
Lambeth 176 4.5% 3.8% 6.6% 244 5.4
London 264 7.0% 3.9% 9.8% 345 5.8
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 Lambeth

There is no DVSA car practical test centre in Lambeth. The nearest centres are elsewhere in London.

Centres in London:

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 London

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

Councils in London
Westminster 179 57.9% 7.7% 60.4% 1,378 1.8
City of London 79 24.6% 7.8% 50.4% 443 2.4
Hammersmith and Fulham 199 18.7% 5.2% 22.4% 1,380 1.5
Camden 159 9.7% 7.6% 12.6% 378 5.4
Kensington and Chelsea 239 7.4% 6.7% 8.5% 637 4.7
Brent 232 7.3% 4.0% 12.8% 367 5.1
Barnet 322 6.6% 5.4% 7.2% 288 10.1
Islington 132 6.0% 4.7% 11.6% 386 3.1
Richmond upon Thames 359 5.6% 4.7% 5.6% 642 5.0
Harrow 337 5.5% 4.3% 6.2% 120 22.8
Hillingdon 364 5.4% 3.4% 16.7% 121 20.1
Kingston upon Thames 354 5.2% 4.5% 3.9% 242 11.8
Merton 294 5.2% 4.4% 5.7% 436 5.6
Southwark 162 5.2% 4.3% 8.1% 618 2.1
Wandsworth 214 5.2% 4.4% 5.1% 532 3.6
Tower Hamlets 128 5.0% 3.8% 11.0% 776 1.7
Ealing 274 4.7% 3.6% 7.5% 264 7.6
Redbridge 302 4.7% 3.8% 7.2% 198 11.9
Hackney 138 4.6% 3.4% 10.4% 638 1.6
Haringey 214 4.6% 3.7% 8.9% 135 11.1
Bromley 409 4.5% 3.8% 4.4% 67 42.1
Lambeth 176 4.5% 3.8% 6.6% 244 5.4
Barking and Dagenham 264 4.4% 3.1% 8.6% 100 18.5
Croydon 318 4.3% 3.6% 5.5% 153 13.9
Hounslow 301 4.2% 3.2% 6.8% 233 8.9
Sutton 378 4.2% 3.6% 4.2% 118 20.5
Greenwich 239 4.1% 3.5% 6.3% 101 15.5
Havering 388 3.8% 2.9% 6.1% 95 24.0
Newham 168 3.8% 3.0% 9.3% 159 8.5
Enfield 334 3.6% 2.8% 6.9% 137 14.0
Lewisham 233 3.6% 3.1% 5.6% 133 10.5
Waltham Forest 251 3.6% 2.8% 7.6% 663 2.2
Bexley 382 3.5% 3.0% 6.3% 269 7.9

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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 68,532 licensed vehicles in Lambeth 26 October 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 5,671 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 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.