Village speeders in sights of police after almost 17,000 clocked
Date of alert:
Monday, 2 May 2022
Crime Ref:
Force:
Norfolk Constabulary
Motorists speeding through villages are set to be the focus of police campaigns aiming to make rural roads safer.
Getting tough on speeders and improving road safety has been made a key priority in the new policing plan of Norfolk police and crime commissioner (PCC) Giles Orpen-Smellie.
It comes as figures show in 2021 the county’s volunteer Community Speed Watch groups, predominantly in small towns and villages, clocked 16,962 speeding motorists - the equivalent of 46 every day.
Last week the PCC and Norfolk chief constable Paul Sanford hosted a road safety conference, the first of its kind, in response to a large number of concerns.
Parish councillors from across the county came face-to-face with road policing officers, highways chiefs and the safety camera partnership to address the issue.
