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Slough motoring statistics

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

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183,976 licensed vehicles in Slough
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  • Licensed cars 130,682 −8.3% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 382 UK 441
  • Battery electric cars 32,773 25.1% of cars (UK 5.4%)
  • Electric share of private cars 2.6% 158th lowest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 168 100 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 51.0% UK 9.9%

Company fleets. 51.0% of cars registered in Slough have a company as their keeper, against 9.9% across the UK. DVLA counts company cars at the company’s registered address, so leasing and rental fleets land where those firms are based and move when they move. The figures for privately kept cars are the better guide to local drivers.

How many cars are there in Slough?

There were 130,682 licensed cars in Slough at the end of March 2026, and 183,976 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 5.7% fewer cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 382 for every 1,000 residents, 62nd lowest of 361 councils (UK 441).

Licensed vehicles in Slough

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

Licensed cars and vehicles in Slough at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 165,316138,514
2011 176,931144,038
2012 188,785151,150
2013 194,496154,496
2014 198,393154,594
2015 205,477156,262
2016 226,393167,920
2017 236,796172,818
2018 238,212170,191
2019 249,643175,503
2020 256,369176,710
2021 249,115170,840
2022 251,580168,754
2023 252,499170,532
2024 239,420160,227
2025 206,877142,546
2026 183,976130,682

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, Slough compared
Year SloughSouth EastUnited Kingdom
2011 1,041534–
2012 1,062535–
2013 1,063541–
2014 1,055547–
2015 1,051551473
2016 1,144559480
2017 1,116567488
2018 1,111570490
2019 1,123572493
2020 1,112561489
2021 1,095564493
2022 1,061565489
2023 1,050567489
2024 929570490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Slough

39.1% of cars in Slough run on petrol and 15.1% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 63.3% in 2014. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 9.2%, and cars that plug in 36.3%.

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 Slough, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 45.3%53.8%0.8%0.0%0.0%
2011 42.4%56.2%1.3%0.0%0.0%
2012 39.4%58.9%1.5%0.0%0.0%
2013 36.9%61.5%1.5%0.1%0.0%
2014 35.0%63.3%1.4%0.1%0.0%
2015 35.6%62.2%1.5%0.1%0.2%
2016 34.5%62.3%1.5%0.4%0.9%
2017 34.0%62.3%1.4%0.4%1.6%
2018 35.8%59.7%1.6%0.4%2.3%
2019 40.2%53.3%2.0%0.4%3.9%
2020 44.8%45.6%2.7%1.9%4.7%
2021 47.7%36.8%4.0%4.7%6.5%
2022 48.1%29.6%4.8%8.8%8.2%
2023 47.9%23.4%5.7%13.9%8.7%
2024 46.0%18.4%6.7%18.7%9.9%
2025 42.4%16.1%8.5%22.2%10.6%
2026 39.1%15.1%9.2%25.1%11.2%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Slough

32,773 battery electric cars were licensed in Slough at the end of March 2026, 25.1% of all cars, 7th highest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 47,383 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 31,602.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 2.6% are battery electric (1,677 cars), 22nd lowest of 64 councils in the South East. Companies keep 94.9% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 51.0% of its cars overall. There are also 3,356 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, Slough compared, end of March each year
Year SloughSouth EastUnited Kingdom
2016 0.4%0.1%0.1%
2017 0.4%0.1%0.1%
2018 0.4%0.2%0.1%
2019 0.4%0.2%0.2%
2020 1.9%0.5%0.3%
2021 4.7%1.0%0.7%
2022 8.8%1.9%1.3%
2023 13.9%3.0%2.1%
2024 18.7%4.2%3.0%
2025 22.2%5.7%4.1%
2026 25.1%8.7%5.4%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Slough

There were 168 public chargers in Slough on 1 July 2026, 55 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 100 for every 100,000 residents, 94th lowest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count rose 3.1% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 20.4 privately kept plug-in cars in Slough (UK 11.9), 109th 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 Slough by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 16350
Apr 2026 16851
Jul 2026 16855

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Slough compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Slough 10033
South East 15940
England 17341
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Slough has 15 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 2.4% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 3.6%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Slough with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Slough 010 4,626 168 3.6% 6.4%
Slough 011 5,018 153 3.0% 6.3%
Slough 012 4,653 133 2.9% 5.4%
Slough 003 5,157 134 2.6% 4.9%
Slough 014 3,342 87 2.6% 5.1%
Slough 006 5,196 132 2.5% 4.6%
Slough 009 4,574 112 2.4% 5.3%
Slough 013 4,177 100 2.4% 4.6%
Slough 008 6,301 143 2.3% 5.2%
Slough 004 5,000 110 2.2% 4.9%
Lowest electric shares
Slough 015 2,457 43 1.8% 4.8%
Slough 001 5,065 103 2.0% 4.0%
Slough 005 5,215 108 2.1% 4.9%
Slough 002 4,851 102 2.1% 4.5%
Slough 016 3,045 67 2.2% 4.8%

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

Road traffic and collisions in Slough

Vehicles travelled an estimated 489 million miles on roads in Slough in 2025.

Traffic on all roads

Million vehicle miles a year on roads in Slough
Year Million vehicle miles
1993 455
1994 469
1995 484
1996 505
1997 519
1998 529
1999 545
2000 560
2001 532
2002 533
2003 530
2004 534
2005 525
2006 521
2007 543
2008 526
2009 527
2010 493
2011 511
2012 519
2013 515
2014 516
2015 525
2016 518
2017 511
2018 516
2019 500
2020 362
2021 389
2022 441
2023 462
2024 490
2025 489

Source:DfT 1993 to 2025 Updated

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Slough, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 21941
2022 23542
2023 23734
2024 20939
2025 22932

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

More road safety figures

Petrol and diesel prices in Slough

Unleaded petrol averages 172.5p a litre across 16 filling stations in Slough, 0.8p above the UK average. Diesel averages 195.0p, 0.4p above the UK average. Prices checked 16 Sept, 16:47.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Tesco Slough Extra Slough 167.9p
  2. Asda Slough Superstore Slough 168.9p
  3. Esso Asda Good Companions Express Petrol Slough 170.9p

Every filling station and price in Slough

How Slough compares

Slough compared with the South East, England, the UK
Slough 382 25.1% 2.6% 51.0% 100 20.4
South East 496 8.7% 3.2% 18.1% 159 16.9
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 South East

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

Councils in the South East
Windsor and Maidenhead 518 38.0% 3.8% 83.1% 150 23.3
Milton Keynes 455 26.5% 4.4% 61.6% 323 9.0
Slough 382 25.1% 2.6% 51.0% 100 20.4
Portsmouth 361 8.2% 1.6% 36.4% 203 4.8
Elmbridge 528 5.7% 4.5% 4.2% 181 30.9
Cherwell 512 5.2% 3.5% 14.2% 204 13.8
Wokingham 540 5.2% 4.6% 3.1% 159 19.0
Winchester 523 5.0% 4.3% 4.8% 213 17.3
Hart 595 4.9% 3.9% 4.2% 210 23.2
Vale of White Horse 539 4.9% 4.4% 3.1% 194 17.8
Guildford 499 4.8% 4.1% 4.7% 182 19.6
Waverley 565 4.7% 4.2% 2.9% 155 31.6
Epsom and Ewell 461 4.6% 3.7% 4.0% 131 27.0
South Oxfordshire 559 4.6% 3.9% 3.3% 121 28.5
Buckinghamshire 543 4.5% 3.8% 4.1% 141 24.7
Mole Valley 591 4.5% 3.6% 15.6% 286 12.5
Reigate and Banstead 498 4.4% 3.4% 9.3% 123 35.9
Runnymede 496 4.4% 3.4% 6.0% 246 13.8
Surrey Heath 572 4.4% 3.8% 3.4% 207 20.9
Sevenoaks 551 4.3% 3.6% 5.0% 95 37.2
Dartford 441 4.2% 3.4% 5.6% 194 14.5
Eastleigh 539 4.2% 3.3% 4.5% 117 23.6
West Berkshire 557 4.2% 3.6% 4.2% 283 12.0
Basingstoke and Deane 524 4.1% 3.6% 3.2% 141 20.9
East Hampshire 594 4.1% 3.6% 3.3% 84 42.9
Mid Sussex 531 4.1% 3.5% 5.0% 176 17.8
Rushmoor 480 4.1% 2.3% 63.7% 156 11.4
Test Valley 561 4.1% 3.5% 3.9% 118 26.7
Tonbridge and Malling 530 4.1% 3.3% 5.9% 128 18.3
Horsham 580 4.0% 3.4% 3.4% 195 16.4
Tandridge 552 4.0% 3.3% 3.8% 138 30.0
Bracknell Forest 528 3.9% 3.3% 18.1% 159 20.5
Fareham 564 3.9% 3.4% 3.0% 62 47.8
Oxford 280 3.9% 3.0% 5.6% 167 8.2
West Oxfordshire 549 3.9% 3.4% 4.3% 195 15.6
Woking 514 3.9% 3.4% 3.2% 274 12.1
Tunbridge Wells 515 3.8% 3.2% 3.8% 113 25.5
Brighton and Hove 308 3.7% 2.9% 5.3% 283 5.9
Wealden 594 3.6% 3.0% 3.4% 115 26.5
Ashford 511 3.5% 2.8% 4.7% 145 15.9
Canterbury 454 3.5% 2.8% 4.7% 162 14.5
Chichester 557 3.5% 2.9% 4.0% 173 14.7
Lewes 489 3.5% 2.9% 3.8% 140 15.1
Maidstone 515 3.4% 2.8% 4.4% 83 29.6
New Forest 603 3.3% 2.8% 3.3% 177 17.2
Reading 360 3.3% 2.6% 5.1% 189 8.3
Havant 507 3.2% 2.4% 4.8% 72 29.7
Spelthorne 493 3.2% 2.6% 3.6% 160 18.5
Worthing 465 3.1% 2.5% 3.5% 255 7.1
Arun 529 3.0% 2.5% 3.3% 166 12.8
Crawley 433 3.0% 2.3% 4.9% 223 6.9
Gravesham 461 3.0% 2.4% 5.5% 78 24.7
Medway 458 3.0% 2.3% 4.7% 79 25.7
Adur 473 2.9% 2.4% 4.0% 168 10.0
Rother 546 2.9% 2.5% 3.9% 67 36.7
Dover 497 2.8% 2.3% 4.2% 137 13.6
Swale 493 2.8% 2.4% 5.4% 107 18.1
Folkestone and Hythe 494 2.7% 2.3% 4.3% 211 9.2
Eastbourne 427 2.6% 1.9% 6.7% 116 12.4
Isle of Wight 498 2.6% 2.1% 4.2% 135 11.2
Thanet 457 2.6% 2.0% 5.1% 98 18.8
Southampton 370 2.5% 1.8% 4.6% 70 16.3
Gosport 473 2.4% 2.0% 3.3% 100 14.9
Hastings 415 2.4% 1.8% 4.8% 52 19.1

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 183,976 licensed vehicles in Slough 15 September 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 51,009 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 Slough 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.