New UK speed camera scheme to hit major county as drivers warned

With an alarming increase in road deaths primarily from speeding, this county has finalised a deal which will see the implementation of new speed cameras

01:00, 06 May 2025Updated 08:46, 06 May 2025

Due to rising road deaths from speeding, this county is implementing new speed cameras(Image: Getty Images)

A new set of speed cameras has been installed across a major UK county in a bid to reduce fatal car accidents and speeding motorists.

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The West Midlands will see the new cameras erected over the coming months to combat speeding reports [1], which has culminated in the police reaching a deal to implement new cameras to catch offenders. New cameras will go up on major roads where the risk of a road fatality is high [2].

West Midlands Police [3], the Police and Crime Commissioner, and the West Midlands Combined Authority have finalised a joint working agreement, which aims to halve the number of road deaths and serious injuries by 2030, with the ultimate goal of achieving zero by 2040.

The agreement will be further examined by the members of the WMCA's Transport Delivery Overview and Scrutiny Committee on May 6.

The new speed cameras aim to halve the number of road deaths and serious injuries by 2030, with the ultimate goal of achieving zero by 2040(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)READ MORE: Drivers warned over car check that could stop you breaking down in the heat [4]

The agreement will also ensure that both existing and new cameras are better maintained. At the same time, other types of camera enforcement include 'spot cameras' which utilise innovative technology [5] to efficiently capture images of speeding cars and red-light cameras will be erected.

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Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Foster, explains: "One of the key priorities in my new Police and Crime Plan is to work with partners to halve the number of people killed and seriously injured on the region's roads by 2030 and the signing of this agreement will continue this important work."

The agreement will see new speeding cameras introduced in high-risk areas, as well as requiring better maintenance for existing cameras(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Foster adds: "My plan aims to prevent and tackle crime and anti-social behaviour, including careless, dangerous and reckless driving at excess speed, with the aim of reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads."

In the last four years, there have been over 150 road deaths in the Midlands, and over 350 very serious accidents that have come from road incidents.

Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, explains: "It's a tragedy that so many lives are lost on our roads each year - the impact on victims' families is truly heartbreaking."

The new agreement comes as the county has seen a shocking increase in the number of deaths caused by speed annually (Image: Getty Images)

Parker highlights the issue with speeding and the importance of combating these offenders as quickly and effectively as possible.

He says: "Unfortunately, speeding and dangerous driving is blighting our region which is why we are cracking down on those who are determined to use our streets as a racetrack."

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At the moment, speeding is the most significant contributor to people being killed and seriously injured on West Midlands roads.

These new cameras, coming under the joint agreement, should provide more confidence to drivers and deter speeding offenders.

References

^ speeding reports (www.mirror.co.uk)
^ road fatality is high (www.mirror.co.uk)
^ West Midlands Police (www.mirror.co.uk)
^ Drivers warned over car check that could stop you breaking down in the heat (www.mirror.co.uk)
^ technology (www.mirror.co.uk)