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Unless exemptions apply, the first duty (at Section 1(1)(a)) is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held.
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Information Request
Please provide the number of speed limit offences by detection method for 20 mph roads, 30 mph roads and all speeds (roads).
We ask that the data be provided as follows:
Speed limit offences 2021
Detected by manned equipment
20mph
30 mph
All speeds/roads
Detected by cameras
20mph
30 mph
All speeds/roads
FOI Duty
First Duty – Essex Police does hold information relating to all your request.
Second Duty – See below
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Essex Police can report as follows:
Caveat: The data is correct as at 15 March 2023
Speed Limit Offences 2021 for all vehicle types by detection method and speed limit
|
Total |
Manned Equipment |
|
Speed 20 mph |
143 |
Speed 30 mph |
7,201 |
All Roads |
1,978 |
|
|
Automatic Camera Device |
|
Speed 20 mph |
127 |
Speed 30 mph |
18,939 |
All Roads |
21,658 |
Speed Limit Offences 2022 for all vehicle types by detection method and speed limit
|
Total |
Manned Equipment |
|
Speed 20mph |
11 |
Speed 30 mph |
8,915 |
All Roads |
3,548 |
|
|
Automatic Camera Device |
|
Speed 20 mph |
802 |
Speed 30mph |
27,946 |
All Roads |
35,664 |
Every effort is made to ensure that the data provided by Essex Police is accurate and complete. However, Essex Police systems are designed primarily for the management of individual cases and not for the purposes of providing data to answer specific FOI enquiries. Please note although data can be extracted from a number of sources via database queries, the results may be subject to inaccuracies. Care should be taken to understand our return when considering the interpretation or further use of the data.
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The following information available from the Safer Essex Roads Partnership may also be of interest:
Speed Camera Statistics – SERP (saferessexroads.org)