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Wyre motoring statistics

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

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78,329 licensed vehicles in Wyre
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  • Licensed cars 63,319 +0.7% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 508 UK 444
  • Battery electric cars 2,525 4.0% of cars (UK 5.8%)
  • Electric share of private cars 3.3% 145th highest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 161 136 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 4.8% UK 10.0%

How many cars are there in Wyre?

There were 63,319 licensed cars in Wyre at the end of June 2026, and 78,329 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 16.5% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 508 for every 1,000 residents, 147th highest of 361 councils (UK 444).

Licensed vehicles in Wyre

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

Licensed cars and vehicles in Wyre at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 65,27054,348
2011 65,24754,347
2012 65,21454,278
2013 65,95154,858
2014 66,74555,471
2015 67,08255,771
2016 67,87756,292
2017 69,47657,401
2018 69,90657,770
2019 70,94458,492
2020 70,58458,275
2021 73,18259,767
2022 74,17260,368
2023 75,30461,167
2024 76,54862,033
2025 77,68562,871
2026 78,32963,319

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, Wyre compared
Year WyreNorth WestUnited Kingdom
2011 505429–
2012 505425–
2013 510428–
2014 515433–
2015 514435473
2016 519438480
2017 528440488
2018 530443490
2019 534448493
2020 528446489
2021 532477493
2022 525472489
2023 524472489
2024 522474490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Wyre

54.4% of cars in Wyre run on petrol and 31.2% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 38.1% in 2020. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 8.3%, and cars that plug in 5.7%.

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 Wyre, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 73.2%26.4%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2011 71.4%28.1%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2012 69.6%29.9%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2013 68.0%31.4%0.4%0.0%0.0%
2014 66.1%33.3%0.5%0.0%0.0%
2015 64.4%34.8%0.6%0.1%0.0%
2016 62.5%36.6%0.7%0.1%0.1%
2017 61.6%37.2%0.9%0.1%0.1%
2018 60.6%37.9%1.1%0.1%0.1%
2019 60.3%38.0%1.3%0.2%0.2%
2020 59.8%38.1%1.6%0.2%0.2%
2021 59.1%37.9%2.1%0.4%0.3%
2022 58.6%37.1%2.8%0.8%0.5%
2023 57.8%36.1%4.0%1.2%0.6%
2024 56.9%34.8%5.3%1.8%0.8%
2025 55.6%33.2%6.8%2.7%1.2%
2026 54.4%31.2%8.3%4.0%1.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Wyre

2,525 battery electric cars were licensed in Wyre at the end of June 2026, 4.0% of all cars, 158th highest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 3,640 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 1,718.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 3.3% are battery electric (2,019 cars), 13th highest of 35 councils in the North West. Companies keep 20.0% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 4.8% of its cars overall. There are also 79 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, Wyre compared, end of March each year
Year WyreNorth WestUnited Kingdom
2016 0.1%0.1%0.1%
2017 0.1%0.1%0.1%
2018 0.1%0.1%0.1%
2019 0.2%0.1%0.2%
2020 0.2%0.2%0.4%
2021 0.4%0.8%0.8%
2022 0.8%1.7%1.5%
2023 1.2%2.9%2.3%
2024 1.8%4.1%3.2%
2025 2.7%5.3%4.4%
2026 4.0%6.6%5.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Wyre

There were 161 public chargers in Wyre on 1 July 2026, 62 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 136 for every 100,000 residents, 170th lowest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count fell 1.2% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 19.0 privately kept plug-in cars in Wyre (UK 12.9), 148th 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 Wyre by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 16360
Apr 2026 15960
Jul 2026 16162

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Wyre compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Wyre 13652
Lancashire 11346
North West 11240
England 17341
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Wyre has 14 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 2.7% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 4.6%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Wyre with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Wyre 013 5,545 256 4.6% 6.3%
Wyre 010 5,173 188 3.6% 5.3%
Wyre 006 5,412 188 3.5% 5.3%
Wyre 012 6,002 196 3.3% 5.0%
Wyre 014 5,644 173 3.1% 4.9%
Wyre 007 6,955 210 3.0% 4.4%
Wyre 009 5,631 153 2.7% 4.5%
Wyre 004 7,931 208 2.6% 4.1%
Wyre 003 2,704 68 2.5% 3.4%
Wyre 011 5,520 139 2.5% 3.7%
Lowest electric shares
Wyre 001 3,235 17 0.5% 0.9%
Wyre 008 4,456 97 2.2% 3.3%
Wyre 005 3,711 89 2.4% 3.6%
Wyre 011 5,520 139 2.5% 3.7%
Wyre 003 2,704 68 2.5% 3.4%

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 Wyre

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Wyre, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 15555
2022 20285
2023 19671
2024 18072
2025 19665

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

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Petrol and diesel prices in Wyre

Unleaded petrol averages 169.9p a litre across 5 filling stations in Wyre, 1.6p below the UK average. Diesel averages 204.2p, 5.5p above the UK average. Prices checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

Cheapest petrol

  1. MFG Morrisons Thornton Cleveleys Thornton Cleveleys 166.9p
  2. Asda Fleetwood Superstore Fleetwood 167.9p
  3. Shell West View Fleetwood 169.9p

Every filling station and price in Wyre

How Wyre compares

Wyre compared with Lancashire, the North West, England, the UK
Wyre 508 4.0% 3.3% 4.8% 136 19.0
Lancashire 468 3.9% 3.2% 5.3% 113 20.7
North West 430 6.6% 3.1% 11.7% 112 18.9
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 Wyre

There is no DVSA car practical test centre in Wyre. The nearest centres are elsewhere in Lancashire.

Centres in Lancashire:

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 Lancashire

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

Councils in Lancashire
Chorley 506 4.7% 4.0% 4.2% 124 24.4
Ribble Valley 546 4.7% 4.2% 3.8% 123 30.3
West Lancashire 491 4.7% 3.7% 6.5% 76 37.0
South Ribble 527 4.4% 3.8% 4.3% 167 17.6
Fylde 533 4.3% 3.6% 4.9% 133 23.0
Wyre 508 4.0% 3.3% 4.8% 136 19.0
Preston 396 3.9% 3.0% 7.2% 79 24.4
Rossendale 476 3.5% 2.9% 5.3% 179 13.1
Lancaster 438 3.3% 2.8% 4.2% 135 13.6
Hyndburn 421 2.9% 2.1% 6.7% 58 24.9
Burnley 393 2.8% 2.2% 6.2% 108 13.0
Pendle 425 2.5% 2.0% 6.0% 63 22.5

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Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 78,329 licensed vehicles in Wyre 26 October 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 3,750 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 Wyre 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.