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Windsor and Maidenhead motoring statistics

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

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565,050 licensed vehicles in Windsor and Maidenhead
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  • Licensed cars 498,643 +76.1% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 521 UK 444
  • Battery electric cars 200,015 40.1% of cars (UK 5.8%)
  • Electric share of private cars 4.1% 43rd highest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 238 150 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 83.4% UK 10.0%

Company fleets. 83.4% of cars registered in Windsor and Maidenhead have a company as their keeper, against 10.0% 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 Windsor and Maidenhead?

There were 498,643 licensed cars in Windsor and Maidenhead at the end of June 2026, and 565,050 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 520.6% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 521 for every 1,000 residents, 116th highest of 361 councils (UK 444).

Licensed vehicles in Windsor and Maidenhead

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

Licensed cars and vehicles in Windsor and Maidenhead at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 90,34180,354
2011 91,59981,480
2012 92,18981,992
2013 92,94282,628
2014 93,96683,473
2015 94,53183,982
2016 95,71284,867
2017 96,65885,588
2018 96,81185,637
2019 97,11285,761
2020 95,30484,259
2021 113,69098,872
2022 163,630146,862
2023 187,652169,887
2024 252,708226,233
2025 312,303283,120
2026 565,050498,643

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, Windsor and Maidenhead compared
Year Windsor and MaidenheadSouth EastUnited Kingdom
2011 562534–
2012 559535–
2013 560541–
2014 561547–
2015 560551473
2016 558559480
2017 561567488
2018 558570490
2019 557572493
2020 547561489
2021 642564493
2022 947565489
2023 1,081567489
2024 1,423570490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Windsor and Maidenhead

26.2% of cars in Windsor and Maidenhead run on petrol and 5.6% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 35.2% in 2017. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 15.8%, and cars that plug in 52.3%.

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 Windsor and Maidenhead, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 76.0%23.4%0.4%0.0%0.0%
2011 73.8%25.4%0.5%0.0%0.0%
2012 71.5%27.7%0.6%0.0%0.0%
2013 69.4%29.7%0.6%0.0%0.0%
2014 67.4%31.7%0.7%0.0%0.0%
2015 65.3%33.5%0.8%0.1%0.1%
2016 63.9%34.8%0.9%0.1%0.1%
2017 63.1%35.2%1.1%0.2%0.2%
2018 62.8%35.1%1.3%0.3%0.4%
2019 63.1%34.6%1.4%0.3%0.5%
2020 63.1%34.0%1.6%0.5%0.6%
2021 64.0%29.1%2.0%3.4%1.1%
2022 55.8%20.2%6.6%13.7%3.3%
2023 48.6%16.1%12.6%18.4%3.9%
2024 43.4%11.5%14.8%24.5%5.4%
2025 33.0%8.3%17.3%34.7%6.5%
2026 26.2%5.6%15.8%40.1%12.2%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Windsor and Maidenhead

200,015 battery electric cars were licensed in Windsor and Maidenhead at the end of June 2026, 40.1% of all cars, 2nd highest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 260,869 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 98,333.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 4.1% are battery electric (3,411 cars), 11th highest of 64 councils in the South East. Companies keep 98.3% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 83.4% of its cars overall. There are also 6,402 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, Windsor and Maidenhead compared, end of March each year
Year Windsor and MaidenheadSouth EastUnited Kingdom
2016 0.1%0.1%0.1%
2017 0.2%0.1%0.1%
2018 0.3%0.2%0.1%
2019 0.3%0.3%0.2%
2020 0.5%0.5%0.4%
2021 3.4%1.1%0.8%
2022 13.7%2.2%1.5%
2023 18.4%3.3%2.3%
2024 24.5%4.5%3.2%
2025 34.7%6.4%4.4%
2026 40.1%9.3%5.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Windsor and Maidenhead

There were 238 public chargers in Windsor and Maidenhead on 1 July 2026, 24 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 150 for every 100,000 residents, 161st highest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count rose 21.4% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 24.9 privately kept plug-in cars in Windsor and Maidenhead (UK 12.9), 86th 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 Windsor and Maidenhead by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 19619
Apr 2026 23819
Jul 2026 23824

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Windsor and Maidenhead compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Windsor and Maidenhead 15015
South East 15940
England 17341
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Windsor and Maidenhead has 18 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, 5.7%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Windsor and Maidenhead with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Windsor and Maidenhead 018 7,327 420 5.7% 9.6%
Windsor and Maidenhead 004 5,595 262 4.7% 8.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead 009 5,342 253 4.7% 7.9%
Windsor and Maidenhead 015 4,048 190 4.7% 8.3%
Windsor and Maidenhead 017 4,847 202 4.2% 7.4%
Windsor and Maidenhead 002 8,931 369 4.1% 7.5%
Windsor and Maidenhead 016 5,987 237 4.0% 7.1%
Windsor and Maidenhead 006 5,780 216 3.7% 6.6%
Windsor and Maidenhead 001 3,592 125 3.5% 5.8%
Windsor and Maidenhead 005 6,193 207 3.3% 5.6%
Lowest electric shares
Windsor and Maidenhead 007 4,323 96 2.2% 4.3%
Windsor and Maidenhead 013 3,830 99 2.6% 4.7%
Windsor and Maidenhead 014 4,717 143 3.0% 5.4%
Windsor and Maidenhead 003 3,541 111 3.1% 4.7%
Windsor and Maidenhead 011 4,378 138 3.2% 6.2%

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 Windsor and Maidenhead

Vehicles travelled an estimated 1,123 million miles on roads in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2025.

Traffic on all roads

Million vehicle miles a year on roads in Windsor and Maidenhead
Year Million vehicle miles
1993 965
1994 995
1995 1,024
1996 1,063
1997 1,097
1998 1,112
1999 1,122
2000 1,126
2001 1,134
2002 1,158
2003 1,145
2004 1,157
2005 1,162
2006 1,156
2007 1,190
2008 1,156
2009 1,146
2010 1,110
2011 1,125
2012 1,120
2013 1,104
2014 1,133
2015 1,153
2016 1,168
2017 1,138
2018 1,140
2019 1,144
2020 796
2021 891
2022 1,026
2023 1,079
2024 1,132
2025 1,123

Source:DfT 1993 to 2025 Updated

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Windsor and Maidenhead, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 17637
2022 19542
2023 18948
2024 14931
2025 17647

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

More road safety figures

Petrol and diesel prices in Windsor and Maidenhead

Unleaded petrol averages 172.4p a litre across 13 filling stations in Windsor and Maidenhead, 0.9p above the UK average. Diesel averages 199.1p, 0.4p above the UK average. Prices checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Esso MFG Forlease Road Maidenhead 168.9p
  2. Murco Datchet Green Slough 169.7p
  3. Texaco Asda Maidenhead Express Petrol Maidenhead 169.9p

Every filling station and price in Windsor and Maidenhead

How Windsor and Maidenhead compares

Windsor and Maidenhead compared with the South East, England, the UK
Windsor and Maidenhead 521 40.1% 4.1% 83.4% 150 24.9
South East 499 9.3% 3.5% 18.5% 159 17.7
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 Windsor and Maidenhead

There is no DVSA car practical test centre in Windsor and Maidenhead. The nearest centres are elsewhere in the South East.

Centres in the South East:

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 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 521 40.1% 4.1% 83.4% 150 24.9
Milton Keynes 459 28.0% 4.8% 62.3% 323 10.1
Slough 386 26.3% 2.8% 50.4% 100 22.2
Portsmouth 362 8.2% 1.8% 36.0% 203 5.4
Elmbridge 530 6.2% 4.8% 4.3% 181 25.0
Cherwell 515 5.9% 3.8% 14.4% 204 15.4
Wokingham 544 5.7% 5.1% 3.1% 159 27.2
Winchester 527 5.4% 4.7% 4.9% 213 17.7
Hart 599 5.2% 4.2% 4.2% 210 18.7
Vale of White Horse 542 5.2% 4.8% 3.1% 194 20.0
Guildford 501 5.1% 4.4% 4.8% 182 19.1
Waverley 569 5.0% 4.5% 2.9% 155 26.6
Epsom and Ewell 463 4.9% 4.0% 3.8% 131 24.3
South Oxfordshire 563 4.9% 4.2% 3.3% 121 31.5
Buckinghamshire 546 4.8% 4.2% 4.1% 141 26.6
Mole Valley 595 4.8% 3.9% 15.9% 286 13.6
Eastleigh 544 4.7% 3.8% 4.6% 117 25.4
Surrey Heath 576 4.7% 4.1% 3.4% 207 18.5
East Hampshire 600 4.6% 4.0% 3.3% 84 45.1
Reigate and Banstead 500 4.6% 3.6% 9.9% 123 25.6
Runnymede 498 4.6% 3.6% 5.9% 246 12.3
Rushmoor 482 4.6% 2.6% 66.2% 156 13.1
Dartford 443 4.5% 3.7% 5.6% 194 14.2
Mid Sussex 535 4.5% 3.8% 5.0% 176 18.8
Sevenoaks 554 4.5% 3.9% 4.9% 95 39.0
Test Valley 565 4.5% 3.9% 3.9% 118 28.3
West Berkshire 562 4.5% 3.9% 4.1% 283 12.1
Basingstoke and Deane 529 4.4% 3.9% 3.2% 141 22.4
Tonbridge and Malling 534 4.4% 3.6% 5.9% 128 24.8
Fareham 568 4.3% 3.7% 3.0% 62 52.0
Horsham 583 4.3% 3.7% 3.4% 195 17.4
Tandridge 554 4.3% 3.6% 3.8% 138 25.3
Oxford 279 4.2% 3.3% 5.6% 167 8.7
West Oxfordshire 553 4.2% 3.7% 4.3% 195 17.1
Bracknell Forest 532 4.1% 3.6% 19.6% 159 19.7
Woking 516 4.1% 3.7% 3.2% 274 12.0
Brighton and Hove 309 4.0% 3.1% 5.3% 283 5.3
Tunbridge Wells 518 4.0% 3.4% 3.8% 113 27.2
Canterbury 458 3.9% 3.1% 4.8% 162 14.1
Wealden 600 3.9% 3.4% 3.4% 115 28.1
Ashford 516 3.8% 3.1% 4.7% 145 18.1
Chichester 562 3.8% 3.2% 4.1% 173 17.0
Lewes 493 3.7% 3.2% 3.8% 140 17.4
Maidstone 520 3.7% 3.1% 4.4% 83 32.5
New Forest 606 3.6% 3.1% 3.3% 177 17.2
Reading 362 3.6% 2.9% 5.1% 189 9.1
Havant 510 3.5% 2.7% 4.8% 72 29.4
Worthing 467 3.4% 2.8% 3.6% 255 7.4
Arun 532 3.3% 2.9% 3.3% 166 14.1
Spelthorne 496 3.3% 2.8% 3.8% 160 16.3
Adur 476 3.2% 2.6% 4.1% 168 11.2
Crawley 435 3.2% 2.5% 4.9% 223 8.2
Gravesham 465 3.2% 2.6% 5.6% 78 28.8
Medway 461 3.2% 2.5% 4.7% 79 25.3
Rother 551 3.2% 2.8% 3.9% 67 38.3
Swale 497 3.2% 2.7% 5.4% 107 20.3
Dover 499 3.0% 2.6% 4.2% 137 15.2
Folkestone and Hythe 498 3.0% 2.5% 4.3% 211 9.9
Eastbourne 428 2.9% 2.2% 6.9% 116 13.0
Isle of Wight 500 2.8% 2.3% 4.2% 135 12.5
Thanet 461 2.8% 2.2% 5.0% 98 17.1
Gosport 475 2.7% 2.2% 3.3% 100 16.3
Southampton 372 2.7% 2.0% 4.5% 70 17.4
Hastings 417 2.5% 2.0% 4.8% 52 26.5

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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 565,050 licensed vehicles in Windsor and Maidenhead 26 October 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 267,700 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 Windsor and Maidenhead 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.