The number of drivers receiving speeding fines in Wiltshire has increased by seven times in the last three years.

In the last year alone, between April 2023 and April 2024, Wiltshire Police have issued speeding fines amounting to £1 million. 

New data obtained by Legal Expert via Freedom of Information requests also reveals the top roads where drivers are most likely to be caught speeding in Wiltshire. 

A total of 9,964 Fixed Penalty Notices have been handed to the county’s drivers this year - an average of 27 speeding fines every day. This is a huge increase from the period 2021/22, where Wiltshire Police issued a total of 1,469 speeding tickets to motorists.

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The Journal patch takes up half of the top ten roads for speeding across the entirety of Wiltshire.

The top ten includes:

1. Swindon - Thamesdown Drive Swindon - 704

2. Wilton - The Avenue Wiltshire - 696

3. Coombe Bissett - Deegan House Wiltshire - 604

4. Harnham - Lime Kiln Way Wiltshire - 389

5. Tilshead - Candown Road Wiltshire - 385

6. Ludgershall - Tidworth Road Wiltshire - 331

7. Wroughton - Swindon Road Swindon - 316

8. Avebury Sports and Social Club Wiltshire - 309

9. Sutton Benger - B4069 Wiltshire - 283

10. Harnham - Portland Avenue Wiltshire - 260

Harm reduction lead at Wiltshire Police Jenn Holton said: “The increase in fines reflects the additional resource we have been able to introduce over the last few years to target high-harm offenders who are causing significant risk on our roads, and create a safer road network for everyone who uses it.

“We now have dedicated Community Speed Enforcement Officers who target areas where we know there are issues with speeding. These officers have specialist video equipment which then allow us to prosecute speeders, resulting in speed awareness courses, fines, and, for persistent or high-harm offenders, visits to court.

“Where these officers operate is based on the information and intelligence we receive from the public, as well as the many hours of work that our teams of Community Speed Watch volunteers put in across Swindon and Wiltshire.

“Even one speeder is too many. There’s a reason it is one of the fatal five offences – the offences which are most likely to lead to a serious injury or fatal collision. As we have seen all too often, speed kills.

“Not only that but it causes a significant amount of concern and frustration for pedestrians and other road users when people speed recklessly on the road.

“We are determined to clamp down on speeding and make our roads as safe as possible for everyone.”