The speed camera locations that have caught the most drivers – ranked

The specific locations where drivers are most likely to be caught out by the region’s newest average speed cameras can be revealed. Cameras were switched on at several spots across the Black Country at the end of 2020 and have caught thousands of drivers speeding since then.

The new average speed cameras were rolled out in an attempt to combat speeding on some of the region’s busiest routes, and some have snared many more motorists than others. The old yellow cameras fixed at the side of many Black Country roads have now been switched off for a decade following a cost-cutting decision but remain in place to act as a deterrent.

Average speed cameras were added on several major A-roads nearly three years ago. The most active of these cameras has been the one on the A4444 Black Country New Road, running in both directions between the Lunt and Moxley junctions in Walsall.

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A huge 2,423 motorists were caught speeding here last year and another 4,221 in 2021. Another hotspot is the A41 Black Country New Road, between the Moxley junction and the Patent Shaft Roundabout.

Cameras there captured 1,236 vehicles in 2022 and 2,078 the year before. The data suggests the overall number caught speeding fell last year, which could be a sign they are having the desired impact as more people are aware of them.

And the latest figures from West Midlands Police serve as a warning that the cameras are working and drivers will be fined if caught speeding. These are the two locations where drivers are most likely to be caught speeding by average speed cameras in the Black Country.

Hundreds were also snared at other locations, including on the Birmingham New Road in Dudley; the Wolverhampton Road in Oldbury; and Broadway in Walsall. It comes after BirminghamLive revealed more cameras were set to come to West Midlands roads, with police chiefs keen to increase coverage to further tackle speeding.

Simon Foster, the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, said recently: “We simply cannot accept death and serious injury on the region’s road network. That is why I made a commitment to ensure that road safety is at the heart of an ambitious and strong road safety strategy, that encourages collaboration and drives the partnership towards delivery of a safe road network. Proper enforcement of speeding and other offending on our roads is vital in creating a safe environment.”