Fastest speeds caught by camera across Cumbria in 2025 revealed

The motorist was recorded travelling at 129mph on the M6, making it the fastest speed detected by a speed camera in the county during 2025. The figures were revealed by a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Other serious speeding offences were also recorded across the region in 2025.

A driver was caught doing 121mph in a 40mph zone, while another hit 79mph in a 30mph area. The 121mph incident took place in a roadworks section of the M6 and the highest speed recorded in a 30mph area--79mph--was logged elsewhere in the county. A spokesman for Cumbria Police said: "Cumbria Police has a dedicated team - our Roads Policing Unit (RPU) - on the roads 365 days a year targeting dangerous driving behaviour, including speeding.

"The Constabulary also works alongside our Cumbria Road Safety Partnership (CRSP) partners with the aim of making the county's roads safer and reducing the number of people killed and/or seriously injured on our roads. "We regularly deploy our Road Safety vans to areas identified through statistical analysis and roads highlighted as of concern by the public, as both an enforcement tool and as a behavioural deterrent. "The Constabulary has also invested in mobile, swiftly deployable automated speed cameras which do not require a van and so will allow us to enforce and deter practically anywhere, rather than only in areas where the van can be safely deployed to.

"These cameras have been funded through the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme (ARIS), which means that money seized from criminals is put to use making Cumbria's roads safer. "In addition, Cumbria Police operates regular road safety operations throughout the year aimed at tackling dangerous driver behaviour, including speeding. "This has included Operation Tramline, which utilises a specially equipped HGV for Operation Tramline, so officers could spot driving offences from an elevated position.

"Operation Tramline is run in partnership with National Highways."

Fastest speeds in different locations

The FOI also revealed the fastest speeds recorded in several towns across the county in 2025, excluding M6 traffic. In Carlisle, the top speed was 68mph; in Workington, it was 45mph; and in Whitehaven, a driver was clocked at 80mph. Cumbria Police said it will continue to target speeding and dangerous driving as part of its efforts to reduce serious and fatal collisions on the county's roads.

The force said it welcomes support from the public in identifying problem areas.