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Motorists have been caught speeding in huge numbers across the region
90,000 have been caught by speed cameras.
In 2025, the West Midlands has seen a significant surge in speeding enforcement, with approximately 90,000 vehicles captured by average speed cameras.
Data obtained from West Midlands Police reveals that the A4540 New John Street West in Birmingham remains the region’s primary speeding hotspot, with a staggering 18,528 offences recorded—averaging 55 tickets per day.
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- Massive Enforcement Scale: Throughout 2025, roughly 90,000 drivers were caught by the average speed camera network across Birmingham and the Black Country.This high volume of tickets highlights that the digital “specs” cameras are fully operational and highly effective at monitoring compliance.
- Top Speeding Hotspot: The A4540 New John Street West (in both directions) is officially the busiest enforcement site in the region.With 18,528 offences recorded by November 2025, this single stretch of road accounts for a significant portion of the city’s total speeding fines.
- The Middleway Corridors: Other sections of the city’s ring road system are also high-risk areas for fines.Leebank Middleway and Belgrave Middleway combined recorded 13,481 offences, proving that motorists are consistently failing to observe the limits on these arterial routes.
- Other Major Hotspots: Several other key roads have recorded thousands of offences: A45 Coventry Road: 8,178 offences A38 Bristol Road (Speedwell Rd to Priory Rd): 8,174 offences A41 Black Country New Road (Wednesbury): 7,876 offences
- Black Country Enforcement: In the Black Country, the A4123 Birmingham New Road (Dudley) and the A4444 Black Country New Road (Bilston) remain major areas of concern, with over 10,000 combined offences.
- Upcoming 2026 Expansion: Motorists are warned that even more average speed cameras are being added to the network in 2026.New installations have already begun on the A45 Coventry Road, with five more major routes across Birmingham set to go live in the coming months.
- Lower Limits in Force: Many of these hotspots coincide with the 27 major roads where speed limits were recently slashed from 40mph to 30mph.Signage has been updated, and police have confirmed that the new 30mph limits are being strictly enforced by the camera network.
- Council Rationale: Birmingham City Council maintains that the rollout is a response to a “road safety emergency” and is intended to reduce deaths and serious injuries.Officials state that “Slower is Safer” and that the revenue from these fines is largely directed to central government, not local council coffers.
- Advice for Drivers: Motorists are urged to pay close attention to average speed control signs and avoid the common mistake of only slowing down when they see a camera pole.The system calculates your speed over the entire distance between cameras, meaning consistent speed is the only way to avoid a fine.
- Check Your Area: With the 2026 rollout approaching, drivers should familiarise themselves with the new 30mph zones, particularly in areas like Perry Barr (A34) and Quinton (A456) where enforcement is intensifying.
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