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Thurrock motoring statistics

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

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107,250 licensed vehicles in Thurrock
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  • Licensed cars 87,477 +1.5% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 458 UK 444
  • Battery electric cars 2,859 3.3% of cars (UK 5.8%)
  • Electric share of private cars 2.6% 106th lowest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 208 115 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 5.2% UK 10.0%

How many cars are there in Thurrock?

There were 87,477 licensed cars in Thurrock at the end of June 2026, and 107,250 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 21.4% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 458 for every 1,000 residents, 120th lowest of 361 councils (UK 444).

Licensed vehicles in Thurrock

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

Licensed cars and vehicles in Thurrock at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 87,86872,058
2011 88,58272,718
2012 88,92373,079
2013 90,52474,439
2014 92,78776,318
2015 94,74877,777
2016 97,40680,033
2017 99,80481,792
2018 100,04482,553
2019 101,37284,009
2020 100,71683,599
2021 102,81684,331
2022 103,26484,070
2023 103,99484,346
2024 104,96985,558
2025 105,83086,195
2026 107,25087,477

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, Thurrock compared
Year ThurrockEast of EnglandUnited Kingdom
2011 460503–
2012 457502–
2013 460505–
2014 464524–
2015 467529473
2016 474537480
2017 478544488
2018 477542490
2019 480541493
2020 476536489
2021 479539493
2022 476532489
2023 471529489
2024 473531490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Thurrock

59.0% of cars in Thurrock run on petrol and 25.3% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 37.0% in 2019. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 9.3%, and cars that plug in 6.1%.

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 Thurrock, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 77.1%22.6%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2011 75.2%24.4%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2012 73.3%26.3%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2013 71.4%28.1%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2014 69.4%30.0%0.4%0.0%0.0%
2015 67.3%32.0%0.5%0.0%0.0%
2016 65.1%34.1%0.6%0.1%0.0%
2017 63.4%35.7%0.7%0.1%0.1%
2018 61.9%36.9%0.9%0.1%0.1%
2019 61.4%37.0%1.1%0.1%0.2%
2020 61.1%36.9%1.4%0.2%0.3%
2021 60.8%36.2%2.0%0.3%0.5%
2022 60.9%34.7%2.8%0.7%0.8%
2023 61.8%32.1%3.8%1.0%1.1%
2024 61.9%29.0%5.6%1.6%1.5%
2025 60.7%27.0%7.5%2.4%2.0%
2026 59.0%25.3%9.3%3.3%2.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Thurrock

2,859 battery electric cars were licensed in Thurrock at the end of June 2026, 3.3% of all cars, 112th lowest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 5,312 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 2,100.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 2.6% are battery electric (2,141 cars), 14th lowest of 45 councils in the East of England. Companies keep 25.1% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 5.2% of its cars overall. There are also 227 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, Thurrock compared, end of March each year
Year ThurrockEast of EnglandUnited Kingdom
2016 0.1%0.1%0.1%
2017 0.1%0.2%0.1%
2018 0.1%0.2%0.1%
2019 0.1%0.2%0.2%
2020 0.2%0.4%0.4%
2021 0.3%0.8%0.8%
2022 0.7%1.2%1.5%
2023 1.0%1.9%2.3%
2024 1.6%2.9%3.2%
2025 2.4%4.1%4.4%
2026 3.3%5.6%5.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Thurrock

There were 208 public chargers in Thurrock on 1 July 2026, 104 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 115 for every 100,000 residents, 120th lowest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count rose 0.0% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 20.6 privately kept plug-in cars in Thurrock (UK 12.9), 130th 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 Thurrock by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 208102
Apr 2026 203102
Jul 2026 208104

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Thurrock compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Thurrock 11558
East of England 15049
England 17341
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Thurrock has 20 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 2.2% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 4.1%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Thurrock with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Thurrock 020 4,351 180 4.1% 8.0%
Thurrock 019 3,329 105 3.2% 6.9%
Thurrock 010 3,929 123 3.1% 5.8%
Thurrock 006 6,660 192 2.9% 5.0%
Thurrock 008 5,202 151 2.9% 5.3%
Thurrock 022 4,128 118 2.9% 5.9%
Thurrock 004 4,780 128 2.7% 5.8%
Thurrock 013 4,319 110 2.5% 4.4%
Thurrock 009 5,443 128 2.4% 4.9%
Thurrock 005 5,161 112 2.2% 4.2%
Lowest electric shares
Thurrock 002 4,082 36 0.9% 2.9%
Thurrock 003 4,015 61 1.5% 3.3%
Thurrock 012 5,664 101 1.8% 4.0%
Thurrock 014 4,166 81 1.9% 4.8%
Thurrock 017 3,598 74 2.1% 4.7%

Privately kept licensed vehicles of all types at the end of June 2026. 1 neighbourhood is left out because DfT withholds small counts there.

Road traffic and collisions in Thurrock

Vehicles travelled an estimated 1,177 million miles on roads in Thurrock in 2025.

Traffic on all roads

Million vehicle miles a year on roads in Thurrock
Year Million vehicle miles
1993 776
1994 792
1995 811
1996 831
1997 852
1998 868
1999 908
2000 949
2001 959
2002 996
2003 959
2004 986
2005 981
2006 988
2007 1,015
2008 1,027
2009 1,005
2010 988
2011 993
2012 989
2013 991
2014 1,019
2015 1,036
2016 1,055
2017 1,119
2018 1,116
2019 1,114
2020 953
2021 1,000
2022 1,090
2023 1,114
2024 1,129
2025 1,177

Source:DfT 1993 to 2025 Updated

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Thurrock, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 28754
2022 26870
2023 26967
2024 21842
2025 26078

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

More road safety figures

Petrol and diesel prices in Thurrock

Unleaded petrol averages 171.9p a litre across 20 filling stations in Thurrock, 0.4p above the UK average. Diesel averages 198.1p, 0.6p below the UK average. Prices checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Costco Wholesale Thurrock West Thurrock 164.9p
  2. Esso MFG Stanford-Le-Hope Stanford-Le-Hope 167.9p
  3. Jet Stanford Le Hope Service Station Stanford-Le-Hope 167.9p

Every filling station and price in Thurrock

How Thurrock compares

Thurrock compared with the East of England, England, the UK
Thurrock 458 3.3% 2.6% 5.2% 115 20.6
East of England 501 5.6% 3.2% 8.7% 150 17.3
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 Thurrock

There is 1 DVSA car practical test centre in Thurrock, and the highest pass rate in 2025/26 was 50.4% at Tilbury.

Other centres in the East of England:

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 East of England

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

Councils in the East of England
Peterborough 430 29.7% 2.7% 60.3% 129 14.9
South Cambridgeshire 547 5.9% 5.4% 3.5% 205 21.3
St Albans 503 5.8% 5.0% 3.7% 111 36.8
Hertsmere 469 5.7% 4.4% 6.5% 229 15.2
Three Rivers 513 5.1% 4.2% 4.2% 161 23.4
Cambridge 270 5.0% 4.4% 3.8% 313 5.8
Huntingdonshire 549 5.0% 3.8% 8.3% 175 18.6
Uttlesford 593 4.8% 4.2% 12.0% 164 24.4
Central Bedfordshire 542 4.7% 4.1% 4.5% 168 20.0
North Hertfordshire 515 4.7% 4.0% 4.3% 117 27.7
Bedford 486 4.5% 3.6% 6.4% 149 18.0
East Hertfordshire 529 4.4% 3.7% 3.8% 135 24.6
Epping Forest 499 4.4% 3.6% 5.3% 126 25.2
Welwyn Hatfield 458 4.4% 3.6% 5.5% 350 7.8
East Cambridgeshire 567 4.3% 3.9% 3.7% 90 36.5
Brentwood 501 4.2% 3.2% 4.9% 97 33.0
Dacorum 508 4.2% 3.5% 4.1% 159 19.0
Chelmsford 504 4.0% 3.3% 4.8% 105 27.0
South Norfolk 574 4.0% 3.5% 4.1% 131 22.3
Watford 398 4.0% 3.0% 5.4% 563 4.0
Basildon 461 3.9% 2.5% 11.9% 62 34.8
Mid Suffolk 612 3.9% 3.2% 4.6% 135 21.9
Broadland 576 3.8% 3.2% 3.9% 116 23.8
Colchester 474 3.6% 2.9% 4.6% 90 24.5
Maldon 605 3.5% 2.9% 3.6% 61 49.5
Breckland 558 3.4% 2.7% 4.3% 114 20.2
Broxbourne 486 3.4% 2.8% 4.7% 153 15.8
East Suffolk 551 3.4% 2.7% 4.3% 143 16.6
Babergh 590 3.3% 2.9% 3.2% 164 16.8
Rochford 554 3.3% 2.9% 4.0% 76 36.3
Thurrock 458 3.3% 2.6% 5.2% 115 20.6
Braintree 537 3.2% 2.7% 4.1% 89 27.3
Harlow 444 3.2% 2.5% 4.6% 74 25.7
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 540 3.2% 2.6% 4.1% 172 13.1
Stevenage 450 3.1% 2.6% 4.3% 194 9.8
West Suffolk 547 3.1% 2.7% 4.6% 236 9.5
Norwich 351 3.0% 1.9% 5.7% 196 5.2
Fenland 539 2.9% 2.4% 4.3% 53 38.6
Luton 378 2.9% 2.3% 5.2% 65 26.8
North Norfolk 575 2.8% 2.4% 3.5% 225 9.7
Tendring 513 2.8% 2.2% 4.8% 84 21.7
Castle Point 534 2.7% 2.2% 3.8% 42 51.7
Ipswich 446 2.7% 1.9% 4.9% 294 4.8
Southend-on-Sea 430 2.7% 2.2% 3.9% 51 31.6
Great Yarmouth 472 2.4% 1.9% 4.7% 211 6.7

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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 107,250 licensed vehicles in Thurrock 26 October 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 5,737 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 Thurrock 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.