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Wrexham motoring statistics

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

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91,866 licensed vehicles in Wrexham
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  • Licensed cars 72,924 +1.2% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 502 UK 441
  • Battery electric cars 1,771 2.4% of cars (UK 5.4%)
  • Electric share of private cars 1.8% 38th lowest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 282 204 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 4.9% UK 9.9%

How many cars are there in Wrexham?

There were 72,924 licensed cars in Wrexham at the end of March 2026, and 91,866 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 16.6% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 502 for every 1,000 residents, 151st highest of 361 councils (UK 441).

Licensed vehicles in Wrexham

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

Licensed cars and vehicles in Wrexham at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 74,97962,521
2011 75,71063,168
2012 76,14363,505
2013 76,93664,226
2014 78,55665,062
2015 79,48365,526
2016 81,44566,701
2017 82,28667,345
2018 83,32767,966
2019 84,77268,889
2020 85,27269,318
2021 85,95969,405
2022 87,20769,596
2023 87,85769,993
2024 89,36171,073
2025 90,67772,067
2026 91,86672,924

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, Wrexham compared
Year WrexhamWalesUnited Kingdom
2011 470470–
2012 471471–
2013 477476–
2014 483482–
2015 487486473
2016 494493480
2017 501500488
2018 502504490
2019 508510493
2020 505504489
2021 519513493
2022 515510489
2023 515510489
2024 518514490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Wrexham

51.4% of cars in Wrexham run on petrol and 39.1% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 43.7% in 2021. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 5.5%, and cars that plug in 3.7%.

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 Wrexham, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 70.1%29.6%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2011 68.1%31.6%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2012 66.3%33.4%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2013 64.6%35.1%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2014 62.9%36.7%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2015 61.1%38.5%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2016 59.5%40.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2017 58.0%41.4%0.4%0.1%0.1%
2018 56.4%42.8%0.5%0.1%0.1%
2019 55.8%43.1%0.7%0.1%0.1%
2020 55.2%43.4%1.0%0.1%0.1%
2021 54.5%43.7%1.3%0.2%0.2%
2022 54.0%43.2%1.8%0.5%0.4%
2023 53.5%42.8%2.3%0.7%0.5%
2024 53.0%42.0%3.1%1.0%0.6%
2025 52.2%40.8%4.1%1.7%0.9%
2026 51.4%39.1%5.5%2.4%1.3%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Wrexham

1,771 battery electric cars were licensed in Wrexham at the end of March 2026, 2.4% of all cars, 31st lowest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 2,700 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 1,222.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 1.8% are battery electric (1,277 cars), 10th lowest of 22 councils in Wales. Companies keep 27.9% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 4.9% of its cars overall. There are also 82 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, Wrexham compared, end of March each year
Year WrexhamWalesUnited Kingdom
2016 0.0%0.0%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%0.3%
2021 0.2%0.3%0.7%
2022 0.5%0.6%1.3%
2023 0.7%0.9%2.1%
2024 1.0%1.3%3.0%
2025 1.7%2.0%4.1%
2026 2.4%2.8%5.4%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Wrexham

There were 282 public chargers in Wrexham on 1 July 2026, 46 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 204 for every 100,000 residents, 82nd highest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count rose 26.5% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 8.6 privately kept plug-in cars in Wrexham (UK 11.9), 71st 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 Wrexham by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 22346
Apr 2026 23846
Jul 2026 28246

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Wrexham compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Wrexham 20433
Wales 18643
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Wrexham has 18 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 1.5% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 2.7%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Wrexham with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Wrexham 021 5,088 137 2.7% 4.3%
Wrexham 022 5,034 136 2.7% 4.4%
Wrexham 018 5,404 117 2.2% 3.3%
Wrexham 005 4,580 84 1.8% 2.5%
Wrexham 016 4,586 84 1.8% 3.1%
Wrexham 004 3,335 56 1.7% 2.7%
Wrexham 008 5,323 92 1.7% 2.7%
Wrexham 006 5,355 78 1.5% 2.3%
Wrexham 011 4,250 63 1.5% 2.3%
Wrexham 013 3,856 58 1.5% 2.4%
Lowest electric shares
Wrexham 010 2,671 8 0.3% 0.9%
Wrexham 015 3,938 36 0.9% 1.7%
Wrexham 017 5,160 54 1.0% 1.8%
Wrexham 014 3,872 38 1.0% 2.0%
Wrexham 003 4,933 56 1.1% 2.0%

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

Road traffic and collisions in Wrexham

Vehicles travelled an estimated 685 million miles on roads in Wrexham in 2025.

Traffic on all roads

Million vehicle miles a year on roads in Wrexham
Year Million vehicle miles
1993 477
1994 490
1995 499
1996 514
1997 523
1998 530
1999 538
2000 538
2001 542
2002 563
2003 569
2004 580
2005 580
2006 592
2007 589
2008 590
2009 582
2010 581
2011 581
2012 580
2013 588
2014 611
2015 629
2016 671
2017 680
2018 687
2019 689
2020 524
2021 597
2022 669
2023 669
2024 677
2025 685

Source:DfT 1993 to 2025 Updated

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Wrexham, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 14952
2022 15455
2023 12950
2024 9642
2025 10257

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

More road safety figures

Petrol and diesel prices in Wrexham

Unleaded petrol averages 171.3p a litre across 18 filling stations in Wrexham, 0.4p below the UK average. Diesel averages 193.0p, 1.6p below the UK average. Prices checked 16 Sept, 16:47.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Smithy View Service Station Acton Wrecsam 167.5p
  2. Asda Wrexham Superstore Wrexham 167.7p
  3. MFG Morrisons Wrexham Wrexham 167.9p

Every filling station and price in Wrexham

How Wrexham compares

Wrexham compared with Wales, the UK
Wrexham 502 2.4% 1.8% 4.9% 204 8.6
Wales 490 2.8% 2.1% 6.2% 186 9.0
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 Wales

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

Councils in Wales
Bridgend 486 4.3% 2.7% 10.1% 146 14.0
Monmouthshire 578 3.7% 3.2% 4.4% 283 10.6
Vale of Glamorgan 512 3.5% 3.0% 4.6% 139 16.9
Swansea 485 3.4% 2.0% 10.1% 154 11.0
Newport 457 3.2% 2.5% 5.5% 303 6.3
Cardiff 383 3.1% 2.4% 6.4% 118 13.1
Denbighshire 504 3.0% 2.1% 6.3% 179 8.9
Flintshire 555 2.9% 2.3% 4.8% 118 16.3
Conwy 514 2.7% 2.0% 5.7% 152 10.6
Torfaen 496 2.6% 1.9% 6.2% 155 9.5
Carmarthenshire 527 2.5% 1.9% 6.1% 216 7.4
Neath Port Talbot 474 2.5% 1.8% 6.8% 73 33.3
Caerphilly 495 2.4% 1.8% 5.7% 108 14.3
Wrexham 502 2.4% 1.8% 4.9% 204 8.6
Ceredigion 511 2.3% 1.9% 4.6% 306 4.8
Pembrokeshire 535 2.3% 1.8% 5.5% 365 4.1
Powys 549 2.3% 1.8% 5.1% 270 5.9
Rhondda Cynon Taf 470 2.3% 1.8% 6.0% 121 11.3
Isle of Anglesey 552 2.2% 1.6% 4.3% 245 5.7
Gwynedd 493 2.0% 1.5% 4.8% 390 3.0
Merthyr Tydfil 451 2.0% 1.5% 6.6% 139 9.0
Blaenau Gwent 499 1.7% 1.3% 5.3% 228 4.5

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 91,866 licensed vehicles in Wrexham 15 September 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 2,857 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 Wrexham 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.
How we calculate these figures All data sources

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.