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In the UK, 3,825 speed cameras are on the map, 384 of them average speed cameras. The map also has 307 red light cameras. England has 3,470 of the speed cameras, Scotland 238, Wales 112 and Northern Ireland 5. Each one is on the map, and the data is as of 26 October 2026.
UK speed camera map
Each dot is a camera on the map. Cameras close together share a dot. Open the full map to zoom in on a road or a town.
- Speed cameras at one spot 3,441
- Average speed cameras 384
- Red light cameras 307
- Other or unclear cameras 23
Speed cameras by nation
Each row counts the cameras in one nation, by kind. Average speed cameras are speed cameras too, so the speed column holds them.
| Nation | Speed | Average speed | Red light | Other or unclear | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,470 | 337 | 299 | 23 | 3,792 |
| Scotland | 238 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 239 |
| Wales | 112 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 119 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Average speed cameras
An average speed camera times a car over a stretch of road. It reads the number plate at the start and at the end, then works out the average speed in between.
384 average speed cameras are on the map. 80 average speed sections are mapped too, 70 of them with a length, 115 miles in all. The A683 has the most sections, 13.
Average speed cameras in the UK: how they work, and the mapped sections by road.
Red light cameras
A red light camera, also called a traffic light camera, checks that cars stop when the light is red. 307 are on the map. The most are in Westminster (23), Lambeth (18) and Islington (17).
Red light cameras in the UK, by area.
Speed cameras by city
The cities with pages of their own, each a hub for every kind of camera there, most speed cameras first.
- London 661 speed cameras
- Nottingham 99 speed cameras
- Birmingham 82 speed cameras
- Plymouth 54 speed cameras
- Leeds 51 speed cameras
- Bristol 30 speed cameras
- Edinburgh 29 speed cameras
- Glasgow 26 speed cameras
- Sheffield 21 speed cameras
- Aberdeen 18 speed cameras
- Cardiff 18 speed cameras
- Manchester 16 speed cameras
- Southampton 14 speed cameras
- Norwich 12 speed cameras
- Swansea 12 speed cameras
- Leicester 8 speed cameras
- Liverpool 8 speed cameras
Speed cameras near me · Types of speed cameras in the UK · Speed cameras on UK motorways and A roads
ANPR cameras: 1,415 mapped, by area · Speed cameras in Europe · Council CCTV lists: 2,080 cameras
Zones: Oxford traffic filters, 6 camera points
Posted limits
2,668 of the 4,155 cameras have a posted limit on the map. The most common is 30 mph, at 1,381 cameras.
| Posted limit | Cameras |
|---|---|
| 20 mph | 48 |
| 30 mph | 1,381 |
| 40 mph | 544 |
| 50 mph | 322 |
| 60 mph | 140 |
| 70 mph | 233 |
Sources and updates
- OpenStreetMap contributors: speed, average speed, red light and other enforcement cameras, and the motorways and A roads they sit on, data as of 26 October 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Transport for London (London Safety Camera Partnership): London's speed and red light camera sites, read 7 November 2026. Powered by TfL Open Data. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2016 and Geomni UK Map data © and database rights [2019]; TfL Transport Data Service licence (Open Government Licence v2.0 with TfL amendments)
- Office for National Statistics: Local Authority Districts (May 2026) Boundaries UK BGC (generalised 20 m, clipped to the coastline), and the English regions, which place each camera. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
- Natural Earth: the UK outline on the map, 1:50m (public domain)
Cite this page: “UK Speed Camera Map: 3,825 Speed Cameras by Road and Nation”, CamsAhead.com, https://camsahead.com/uk/, updated 7 November 2026.
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