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Neath Port Talbot motoring statistics

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

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90,294 licensed vehicles in Neath Port Talbot
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  • Licensed cars 73,254 +0.9% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 477 UK 444
  • Battery electric cars 2,015 2.8% of cars (UK 5.8%)
  • Electric share of private cars 2.1% 45th lowest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 105 73 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 6.8% UK 10.0%

How many cars are there in Neath Port Talbot?

There were 73,254 licensed cars in Neath Port Talbot at the end of June 2026, and 90,294 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 15.0% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 477 for every 1,000 residents, 162nd lowest of 361 councils (UK 444).

Licensed vehicles in Neath Port Talbot

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

Licensed cars and vehicles in Neath Port Talbot at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 75,29463,716
2011 75,38063,821
2012 75,64963,950
2013 76,62164,692
2014 77,97565,805
2015 79,02566,633
2016 80,16167,534
2017 81,67468,597
2018 82,39069,178
2019 83,38769,883
2020 82,94069,626
2021 85,29670,544
2022 85,64970,253
2023 86,64870,718
2024 87,94371,796
2025 89,20372,624
2026 90,29473,254

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, Neath Port Talbot compared
Year Neath Port TalbotWalesUnited Kingdom
2011 456470–
2012 458471–
2013 465476–
2014 472482–
2015 477486473
2016 479493480
2017 486500488
2018 489504490
2019 494510493
2020 489504489
2021 497513493
2022 494510489
2023 498510489
2024 501514490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Neath Port Talbot

55.6% of cars in Neath Port Talbot run on petrol and 31.3% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 41.8% in 2018. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 8.5%, 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 Neath Port Talbot, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 71.8%28.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2011 69.6%30.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2012 67.8%32.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2013 65.7%34.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2014 63.9%35.8%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2015 62.0%37.7%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2016 60.2%39.3%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2017 58.7%40.8%0.3%0.1%0.0%
2018 57.7%41.8%0.4%0.1%0.1%
2019 57.8%41.5%0.5%0.1%0.1%
2020 57.8%41.2%0.7%0.1%0.1%
2021 57.8%40.5%1.2%0.2%0.2%
2022 57.6%39.4%2.0%0.5%0.3%
2023 57.4%38.0%3.0%0.8%0.4%
2024 57.1%36.0%4.7%1.2%0.6%
2025 56.5%33.8%6.5%2.0%0.9%
2026 55.6%31.3%8.5%2.8%1.4%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Neath Port Talbot

2,015 battery electric cars were licensed in Neath Port Talbot at the end of June 2026, 2.8% of all cars, 53rd lowest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 3,043 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 1,428.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 2.1% are battery electric (1,409 cars), 11th lowest of 22 councils in Wales. Companies keep 30.1% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 6.8% of its cars overall. There are also 105 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, Neath Port Talbot compared, end of March each year
Year Neath Port TalbotWalesUnited Kingdom
2016 0.0%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 0.1%0.2%0.4%
2021 0.2%0.3%0.8%
2022 0.5%0.6%1.5%
2023 0.8%1.0%2.3%
2024 1.2%1.5%3.2%
2025 2.0%2.2%4.4%
2026 2.8%3.1%5.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Neath Port Talbot

There were 105 public chargers in Neath Port Talbot on 1 July 2026, 21 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 73 for every 100,000 residents, 46th lowest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count rose 26.5% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 22.0 privately kept plug-in cars in Neath Port Talbot (UK 12.9), 114th 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 Neath Port Talbot by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 8315
Apr 2026 6113
Jul 2026 10521

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Neath Port Talbot compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Neath Port Talbot 7315
Wales 18643
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Neath Port Talbot has 18 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 1.4% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 2.5%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Neath Port Talbot with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Neath Port Talbot 010 6,217 158 2.5% 3.9%
Neath Port Talbot 015 4,251 105 2.5% 4.0%
Neath Port Talbot 019 3,810 97 2.5% 4.3%
Neath Port Talbot 006 4,293 102 2.4% 4.1%
Neath Port Talbot 014 4,713 111 2.4% 3.6%
Neath Port Talbot 009 3,239 76 2.3% 3.9%
Neath Port Talbot 004 7,938 177 2.2% 3.5%
Neath Port Talbot 007 3,398 63 1.9% 2.9%
Neath Port Talbot 003 3,105 44 1.4% 2.3%
Neath Port Talbot 016 4,591 64 1.4% 2.3%
Lowest electric shares
Neath Port Talbot 008 3,016 9 0.3% 1.1%
Neath Port Talbot 002 3,253 33 1.0% 1.9%
Neath Port Talbot 020 6,579 77 1.2% 2.0%
Neath Port Talbot 018 4,061 49 1.2% 2.3%
Neath Port Talbot 013 3,915 46 1.2% 2.2%

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

Road traffic and collisions in Neath Port Talbot

Vehicles travelled an estimated 893 million miles on roads in Neath Port Talbot in 2025.

Traffic on all roads

Million vehicle miles a year on roads in Neath Port Talbot
Year Million vehicle miles
1993 593
1994 610
1995 625
1996 646
1997 664
1998 664
1999 684
2000 686
2001 708
2002 726
2003 745
2004 776
2005 789
2006 804
2007 852
2008 832
2009 816
2010 788
2011 807
2012 804
2013 810
2014 833
2015 868
2016 867
2017 874
2018 891
2019 896
2020 678
2021 774
2022 848
2023 858
2024 877
2025 893

Source:DfT 1993 to 2025 Updated

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 11126
2022 8223
2023 9321
2024 7720
2025 5824

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

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Petrol and diesel prices in Neath Port Talbot

Unleaded petrol averages 170.0p a litre across 14 filling stations in Neath Port Talbot, 1.5p below the UK average. Diesel averages 197.3p, 1.4p below the UK average. Prices checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Esso Mile End Service Station Castell-Nedd 164.9p
  2. Texaco Baglan Service Station SA12 165.9p
  3. MFG Morrisons Neath Neath 166.9p

Every filling station and price in Neath Port Talbot

How Neath Port Talbot compares

Neath Port Talbot compared with Wales, the UK
Neath Port Talbot 477 2.8% 2.1% 6.8% 73 22.0
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 Neath Port Talbot

There is no DVSA car practical test centre in Neath Port Talbot. 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 90,294 licensed vehicles in Neath Port Talbot 26 October 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 3,184 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 Neath Port Talbot 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.