In the Community
Community Speedwatch
Volunteers from local communities work alongside Safer Neighbourhood Teams (SNTs) to monitor speeding traffic in their areas.
Introduction
Community Speed Watch is a national initiative run by volunteers in communities where speeding and road safety is of concern.
In Derbyshire, those volunteers are trained about best practice, the principals of the scheme, the use of speed radar equipment and how to record the details of those considered to be breaking the speed limit.
The aim is to monitor and record the speed and registration number of speeding vehicles travelling through communities in an attempt to improve driver behaviour, by encouraging drivers to slow down and thereby preventing collisions.
The activity allows us to send letters of advice to the registered keeper of vehicles warning them of the driver's behaviour and dissatisfaction of the community through which the vehicle travelled.
In 2024, our Community Speedwatch groups held 1,086 roadside checks across 88 locations in Derbyshire. They recorded 361,087 vehicles passing their check sites, with 9,523 drivers receiving advisory letters.
If you would like to read more about what Community Speed Watch involves, please click here to see our booklet.
How do I sign up?
To join please contact your local SNT or contact the Community Speed Watch team by email to AdminCSW@Derbyshire.Police.UK
To keep up to date with the latest news and updates in your SNT area, follow them on Twitter
Finally, a big thank-you to all the groups and volunteers who together with their local Safer Neighbourhood Officers make the scheme such a success!
Speeding
Speeding is a major concern raised by the communities across Derbyshire.
To raise a concern about speeding in your community or locality then please contact or speak with your local Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) and inform them of your speeding problem. The SNT are there to work alongside the community they serve and deal with the complaints or issues they raise. In respect of speeding the SNT may be able to monitor the area and/or perform speed checks to try and resolve the problem.
The Safer Neighbourhood Team, work in partnership with CREST and if they have concerns that the speeding issue is a more serious concern, then we will work alongside them to try and reach a suitable conclusion to the identified problem. If you have a general concern about speeding in your community, please contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team. Details can be found on Derbyshire Constabulary website.
CREST also work in partnership with the Derbyshire County Council and Derby City Council and Traffic Management departments in both local authorities.
It is worthy of note that the positioning of speed cameras, installation of new speed cameras, installation of traffic calming measures or features, reduction of speed limits, are all the responsibility of the local authorities and not Derbyshire Constabulary or CREST.
If we have an identified High-Risk site, then the CREST Speed Enforcement Team will complete speed checks in the area, if a suitable location can be identified.
The Chief Constable of Derbyshire and the Police and Crime Commissioner are strong supporters of Road Safety and have funded the Community Speed Watch scheme that is now in place within the county of Derbyshire.
Derbyshire is a very large county and CREST are a small team. Community Speed Watch (CSW) is empowering the public of Derbyshire to assist and work in partnership with their local Safer Neighbourhood Team in conducting speed checks in the communities they live. As a result of CSW speeding vehicles are identified and registered keepers sent warning letters to inform them of them of the offence they have committed. More than one occurrence can result in a visit from your local Constabulary.
If you are interested in Community Speed Watch or wish to join an existing scheme or set up a new scheme, then please contact your local SNT. The CREST Community Speed Watch coordinator will ensure all volunteers are trained and equipped to work in the community.
Road Safety Education
Education and training is one of three key strands of road safety, alongside engineering and enforcement
The Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership and the members of the partnership, provide education and training for many road users including: motorcyclists, young drivers, older drivers and cyclists. For details of what's available please follow the links below:
