Public EV chargers in Newcastle upon Tyne
Figures as at 1 Jul 2026, published 27 Aug 2026. Next update due November 2026.
Newcastle upon Tyne had 392 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, or 122.3 for every 100,000 people. That is below the UK average of 174.9.
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392
public EV chargers
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
90
rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
122.3
chargers per 100,000 people (UK 174.9)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026; ONS mid-2024 population
222nd
of 361 councils for chargers per person
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
Since 1 January 2026
Public chargers in Newcastle upon Tyne rose by 4% between 1 January 2026 and 1 July 2026.
| Date | Chargers | 50kW and above | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | 376 | 78 | 117.3 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 397 | 85 | 123.8 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 392 | 90 | 122.3 |
Against England and the UK
Per person figures let a small council be compared with a big one.
| Area | Chargers per 100,000 | 50kW+ per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 122.3 | 28.1 |
| England | 172.7 | 40.7 |
| United Kingdom | 174.9 | 41.7 |
Councils ranked near Newcastle upon Tyne
| Rank | Council | Chargers | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 219 | Reigate and Banstead | 196 | 123.2 |
| 220 | Ribble Valley | 81 | 123.1 |
| 221 | Malvern Hills | 102 | 122.6 |
| 222 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 392 | 122.3 |
| 223 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | 294 | 121.1 |
| 224 | Hillingdon | 398 | 120.9 |
| 225 | South Oxfordshire | 189 | 120.8 |
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Source and method
- Source
- Department for Transport, Electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics: data tables (EVCI) (tables EVCI0101, EVCI0102, EVCI0201 and EVCI0301)
- Figures as at
- 1 July 2026
- Published
- 27 August 2026. Next update due November 2026.
- Status
- Official statistics in development
- Licence
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
A charger is one public charging device. Rank compares all 361 councils by chargers per 100,000 people (ONS mid-2024 population). How we use the figures.
Every dataset we use is listed on our data sources page, with the credit lines on our attribution page.