Welcome to Community Speed Watch

Speeding is a community problem with speeding checks often revealing that many drivers exceeding the speed limit are local to the village and surrounding area.

Community Speed Watch is a partnership initiative operating in Leicestershire using the combined efforts of the local residents and supported by the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Road Safety Partnership.

Community Speed Watch is a scheme to help people reduce speeding traffic though their community. The scheme enables volunteers to work within their community to raise awareness of the dangers of speeding and to help control the problem locally.

Community Speed Watch incorporates poster campaigns and a pledge system linked to direct action using radar speed guns and Vehicle Activated Signs, all under the supervision of the County Council. The use of the radar devices will not lead to prosecution - drivers will get a letter from the police instead - but will help to underline the community’s commitment to reducing speed.

Already operating successfully elsewhere in the country, the Leicestershire and Rutland scheme was initially piloted in nine communities before being made available more widely. The County Council has already received over 200 expressions of interest.

A County Council spokesperson said:

“The County Council and the police already work hard to control speeding and this scheme will complement our work. It gives communities the chance to take action to help themselves, in a controlled way which will be acceptable to all. By getting involved, people will be working to improve the quality of life in their own community.”

The scheme is a partnership between Leicestershire County Council and the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Road Safety Partnership.