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A red light camera, also called a traffic light camera, checks that cars stop when the light is red. 307 of them are on the map in the UK so far: England 299, Wales 7 and Scotland 1. The most are in Westminster (23), Lambeth (18) and Islington (17). The data is as of 26 October 2026.
How red light cameras work
The camera watches the stop line at a set of traffic lights. When the light is red, it records a car that crosses the line.
In England and Wales, government guidance says where they go. It puts them at traffic lights where drivers have caused crashes by going through a red light.
The same guidance asks for speed cameras to be yellow and easy to see from a distance. Those rules do not cover red light cameras, because the red light itself tells drivers to stop.
Red light cameras by area
61 local authority areas have red light cameras on the map. Each row counts one area's red light cameras.
| Local authority area | Region or nation | Red light |
|---|---|---|
| Westminster | London | 23 |
| Lambeth | London | 18 |
| Islington | London | 17 |
| Wandsworth | London | 15 |
| Hounslow | London | 14 |
| Croydon | London | 13 |
| Barnet | London | 12 |
| Hillingdon | London | 11 |
| Southwark | London | 11 |
| Lewisham | London | 10 |
| Havering | London | 9 |
| Camden | London | 8 |
| Ealing | London | 8 |
| Enfield | London | 8 |
| Barking and Dagenham | London | 7 |
| Brent | London | 7 |
| City of London | London | 7 |
| Hackney | London | 7 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | London | 7 |
| Bromley | London | 6 |
| Greenwich | London | 5 |
| Haringey | London | 5 |
| Merton | London | 5 |
| Cheltenham | South West | 4 |
| Newham | London | 4 |
| Newport | Wales | 4 |
| Sutton | London | 4 |
| Wigan | North West | 4 |
| Bracknell Forest | South East | 3 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | North West | 3 |
| Kingston upon Thames | London | 3 |
| Redbridge | London | 3 |
| Bridgend | Wales | 2 |
| Fenland | East of England | 2 |
| Harrow | London | 2 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | London | 2 |
| Lewes | South East | 2 |
| Norwich | East of England | 2 |
| Richmond upon Thames | London | 2 |
| Salford | North West | 2 |
| Sheffield | Yorkshire and The Humber | 2 |
| St. Helens | North West | 2 |
| Stevenage | East of England | 2 |
| Tower Hamlets | London | 2 |
| West Berkshire | South East | 2 |
| Basildon | East of England | 1 |
| Boston | East Midlands | 1 |
| Bristol | South West | 1 |
| Cardiff | Wales | 1 |
| Chelmsford | East of England | 1 |
| Cotswold | South West | 1 |
| Dorset | South West | 1 |
| Dudley | West Midlands | 1 |
| Glasgow | Scotland | 1 |
| Reading | South East | 1 |
| Rother | South East | 1 |
| Surrey Heath | South East | 1 |
| Thurrock | East of England | 1 |
| Waltham Forest | London | 1 |
| Warrington | North West | 1 |
| Wirral | North West | 1 |
How to find out if traffic lights have a camera
To find out if a junction has a camera, check the list your local safety camera partnership or police force publishes, where it has one. The full map shows the mapped ones.
Speed cameras in the UK · England · Scotland · Wales · Types of speed cameras in the UK · Speed cameras near me
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)
- Department for Transport, Circular 01/2007: Use of speed and red-light cameras for traffic enforcement: guidance on deployment, visibility and signing (31 January 2007, England and Wales): where red light cameras are used, read 27 October 2026
Cite this page: “Red Light Cameras UK: 307 Mapped Traffic Light Cameras”, CamsAhead.com, https://camsahead.com/uk/red-light-cameras/, updated 7 November 2026.
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