More speed camera vans on way

West Midlands Police has expanded its fleet of mobile speed camera units

05:30, 03 Mar 2025

Police chiefs in the West Midlands recently announced more speed camera vans would be hitting the roads to monitor traffic in hotspot areas.

These marked police vans regularly park up at the side of busy roads, as well as streets where there are known to be issues with speeding.

Unlike fixed speed cameras, drivers never know where or when these mobile units will be in place.

READ MORE: Every driver with this number plate will pay more car tax from April[1]

It allows police to monitor ordinary traffic conditions, and results in thousands of speeding motorists being caught out every year.

That number will now likely increase after West Midlands Police[2] confirmed its fleet of vans would be doubling from four to eight, allowing them to be in more locations at one time.

It will also allow them to target hotspot issues where they have been complaints about speeding.

The mobile speed cameras visit some roads again and again due to concerns over driving standards.

The hope is speeding tickets will serve as a deterrent to drivers not to take the risk on these roads in the future and stick to the speed limit.

Freedom of information data revealed the roads police visited most often to 'spy' on drivers.

Officers went most often to the B4121 Shenley Lane in Birmingham[3], near Meadowbrook Road.

A total of 1,129 vehicles were recorded speeding.

Another frequently visited spot is Heartlands Parkway near Star City.

Here, 767 offences were recorded.

Police vans also parked up at problem locations across the Black Country.

Below is the list of roads in areas of the West Midlands where most drivers were caught by mobile police vehicles in 2024.

Birmingham

• B4121 Shenley Lane near to Meadowbrook Road - 1,129
• Heartlands Parkway between Star City and Bromford Lane - 767

Solihull

• A452 collector road(e) Between Parkfield Drive & near Lanchester Way - 527
• Damson Parkway from Solihull Moors FC towards Coventry Road - 323

Dudley

• A4036 Thorns Road, between Thornhill Road and Caledonia towards Lye - 298
• A4036 Thorns Road, Caledonia and Thornhill Road - 298
• A449 Kidderminster Road between Foundry Road and B4178 Swindon Road Wall Heath - 128

Sandwell

• A34 Birmingham Road opposite Pages Lane towards Birmingham - 388
• A4041 Newton Road at Pear Tree Drive towards West Bromwich - 277
• A41 Black Country New Road at Swan Island towards Birmingham - 257
• A41 Black Country New Road a George Henry Road - 150
• A457 Birmingham Road between Rood End Road and Spon Lane South, Smethwick - 133

Walsall

• Erdington Road between Little Aston Road and Crematorium Roundabout - 461
• Aldridge Road between A4041 Queslett Road and Bridle Lane - 213
• Reedswood Way between Bloxwich Lane and Reedswood Park Road - 166

Wolverhampton

• Henwood Road, north towards Tettenhall Road - 225
• The Droveway between Barnhurst Lane and Blaydon Road - 106
• Henwood road, south towards Compton Road - 84
• A41 Tettenhall Road between Lower Street and Albert Road - 77

References

1. ^ Every driver with this number plate will pay more car tax from April (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
2. ^ West Midlands Police (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
3. ^ Birmingham (www.birminghammail.co.uk)