Interpretation

This indicator previously reported the number of publicly available electric vehicle (EV) charging devices. As of May 2026, it focuses on publicly available EV chargers, representing an improvement from measuring the number of devices which can be charged at to the number of vehicles which can be charged. Reporting chargers provides a more representative estimate of the UK’s public EV charging infrastructure and aligns with wider international practice.

Data are provided by individual charge point operators (CPOs) as set out in the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023 guidance and collated by Zapmap for use by the Department for Transport (DfT).

The data represent the number of chargers reported as operational at 00:00 on the first day of each quarter.

There are instances where the published number of public EV chargers in a local authority goes down from one statistical publication to the next, or where a local increase is followed shortly by a decrease of a similar magnitude. This can be caused by quality revisions from an individual CPO and does not necessarily represent a real reduction in the availability of public EV charging infrastructure in the area. This can also happen if a CPO installs new chargers to replace old chargers which are decommissioned gradually over time.

Population estimates used to calculate the per 100,000 population figures were sourced from the Office for National Statistics Mid-Year Estimates 2024.

Some of this data has been aggregated and may show differences to other published figures.

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The original source data for this indicator can be found on the following page: Department for Transport, sourced from Zapmap(opens in a new tab).

Information on the strengths and limitations of the Explore Local Statistics service and methods used is available in the quality and methodology information (QMI) report.

Other indicators

Public electric vehicle chargers is one of 104 local indicators on the Explore local statistics service. See the full list of local indicators.