Traffic Law Enforcement: baseline review


Organisation: RoadPeace
Date uploaded: 17th April 2019
Date published/launched: April 2019


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This report highlights discrepancies between London boroughs when it comes to detecting traffic offences.

The review, carried out by RoadPeace, analysed how effectively the Metropolitan Police detect and prosecute road traffic crime in the Capital – based on statistics from 2017.

In the report RoadPeace says detection of traffic offences varies significantly between different boroughs – with 20 times as many sanctions for careless driving handed out in Westminster (202) than Richmond (10).

When it comes to cycling offences, Southwark reported the largest number in 2017 (833) – while Bexley, Kingston upon Thames and Richmond upon Thames all recording just one.

The report also shows similar discrepancies when it comes to speed offences. On roads with a 30mph limit, Ealing Council reported 8,535 offences – while Kensington and Chelsea recorded just 83.

As part of the review, RoadPeace compared the Met with two other large police regions – West Midlands and Greater Manchester.

Three offences were analysed (dangerous driving, drink driving and drug driving) based on the number of prosecutions per KSI in each region.

– Dangerous driving and drink driving: the Met was below the national average for both offences, with around twice as many prosecutions in West Midlands and Greater Manchester
– Drug driving: the Met was at the national average; although performing ‘slightly worse’ than Greater Manchester, it performed ‘better’ than the West Midlands

The review calls for improved transparency and accountability of the Metropolitan Police, in order to understand the strategy it is deploying to tackle road danger.

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