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Wandsworth motoring statistics

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

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87,093 licensed vehicles in Wandsworth
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  • Licensed cars 76,274 +0.8% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 214 UK 444
  • Battery electric cars 3,939 5.2% of cars (UK 5.8%)
  • Electric share of private cars 4.4% 22nd highest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 1,795 532 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 5.1% UK 10.0%

How many cars are there in Wandsworth?

There were 76,274 licensed cars in Wandsworth at the end of June 2026, and 87,093 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 9.0% fewer cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 214 for every 1,000 residents, 12th lowest of 361 councils (UK 444).

Licensed vehicles in Wandsworth

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

Licensed cars and vehicles in Wandsworth at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 97,94683,809
2011 96,69182,546
2012 94,44281,033
2013 93,37180,112
2014 93,34879,882
2015 93,24580,006
2016 93,50480,179
2017 93,93780,521
2018 93,52780,427
2019 92,03279,404
2020 90,67178,679
2021 92,93980,481
2022 91,55478,602
2023 88,79177,121
2024 87,39576,073
2025 86,74575,705
2026 87,09376,274

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, Wandsworth compared
Year WandsworthLondonUnited Kingdom
2011 268313–
2012 260307–
2013 253303–
2014 250303–
2015 248303473
2016 246304480
2017 244306488
2018 243303490
2019 237301493
2020 236296489
2021 245300493
2022 238295489
2023 231290489
2024 225287490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Wandsworth

66.0% of cars in Wandsworth run on petrol and 13.0% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 32.7% in 2017. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 10.9%, and cars that plug in 9.7%.

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 Wandsworth, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 77.7%20.7%1.1%0.1%0.0%
2011 75.6%22.8%1.2%0.1%0.0%
2012 73.1%25.1%1.4%0.1%0.0%
2013 70.7%27.3%1.6%0.1%0.0%
2014 68.4%29.3%1.8%0.1%0.0%
2015 66.5%31.1%1.9%0.1%0.1%
2016 64.8%32.4%2.3%0.1%0.2%
2017 64.0%32.7%2.6%0.2%0.3%
2018 64.1%31.8%3.1%0.3%0.5%
2019 65.2%29.7%3.6%0.5%0.9%
2020 66.5%27.3%4.0%0.7%1.3%
2021 68.3%23.8%4.6%1.3%1.8%
2022 69.8%20.0%5.5%2.1%2.4%
2023 70.2%17.3%6.5%2.8%2.8%
2024 69.6%15.0%7.8%3.7%3.4%
2025 68.0%13.9%9.2%4.6%4.0%
2026 66.0%13.0%10.9%5.2%4.6%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Wandsworth

3,939 battery electric cars were licensed in Wandsworth at the end of June 2026, 5.2% of all cars, 40th highest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 7,427 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 3,452.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 4.4% are battery electric (3,188 cars), 10th highest of 33 councils in London. Companies keep 19.1% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 5.1% of its cars overall. There are also 251 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, Wandsworth compared, end of March each year
Year WandsworthLondonUnited Kingdom
2016 0.1%0.1%0.1%
2017 0.2%0.2%0.1%
2018 0.3%0.3%0.1%
2019 0.5%0.3%0.2%
2020 0.7%0.5%0.4%
2021 1.3%1.1%0.8%
2022 2.1%2.0%1.5%
2023 2.8%3.2%2.3%
2024 3.7%4.5%3.2%
2025 4.6%5.7%4.4%
2026 5.2%7.0%5.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Wandsworth

There were 1,795 public chargers in Wandsworth on 1 July 2026, 67 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 532 for every 100,000 residents, 14th highest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count fell 1.0% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 3.6 privately kept plug-in cars in Wandsworth (UK 12.9), 14th 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 Wandsworth by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 1,81363
Apr 2026 1,80167
Jul 2026 1,79567

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Wandsworth compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Wandsworth 53220
London 34528
England 17341
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Wandsworth has 38 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 4.0% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 8.0%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Wandsworth with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Wandsworth 038 1,356 109 8.0% 14.0%
Wandsworth 011 3,017 172 5.7% 9.9%
Wandsworth 001 1,866 103 5.5% 10.4%
Wandsworth 027 3,062 164 5.4% 10.3%
Wandsworth 009 2,066 109 5.3% 10.2%
Wandsworth 017 2,460 130 5.3% 11.4%
Wandsworth 006 2,630 136 5.2% 10.2%
Wandsworth 016 3,052 159 5.2% 9.2%
Wandsworth 015 2,340 118 5.0% 11.1%
Wandsworth 020 3,134 155 4.9% 10.4%
Lowest electric shares
Wandsworth 034 1,439 24 1.7% 5.4%
Wandsworth 035 2,145 51 2.4% 5.6%
Wandsworth 031 1,780 43 2.4% 5.6%
Wandsworth 036 2,385 62 2.6% 6.5%
Wandsworth 037 1,868 53 2.8% 5.2%

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

Road traffic and collisions in Wandsworth

Vehicles travelled an estimated 458 million miles on roads in Wandsworth in 2025.

Traffic on all roads

Million vehicle miles a year on roads in Wandsworth
Year Million vehicle miles
1993 615
1994 619
1995 623
1996 625
1997 634
1998 632
1999 646
2000 632
2001 633
2002 620
2003 609
2004 597
2005 586
2006 536
2007 558
2008 542
2009 517
2010 521
2011 497
2012 490
2013 476
2014 468
2015 472
2016 472
2017 489
2018 486
2019 499
2020 409
2021 449
2022 454
2023 453
2024 457
2025 458

Source:DfT 1993 to 2025 Updated

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Wandsworth, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 1,054174
2022 952189
2023 1,041146
2024 819161
2025 759153

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

More road safety figures

Petrol and diesel prices in Wandsworth

Unleaded petrol averages 173.9p a litre across 12 filling stations in Wandsworth, 2.4p above the UK average. Diesel averages 201.1p, 2.4p above the UK average. Prices checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Asda Roehampton Express Petrol London 169.9p
  2. Sainsbury's Lower Richmond Road London 169.9p
  3. Sainsbury's Balham London 170.9p

Every filling station and price in Wandsworth

How Wandsworth compares

Wandsworth compared with London, England, the UK
Wandsworth 214 5.2% 4.4% 5.1% 532 3.6
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 Wandsworth

There is no DVSA car practical test centre in Wandsworth. 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 87,093 licensed vehicles in Wandsworth 26 October 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 7,964 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 Wandsworth 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.