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Speed cameras on the A38

50 speed cameras mapped on the A38.

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The A38 has 50 speed cameras on the map, and 15 of them are average speed cameras. The most are in Birmingham, with 17. 30 of its 51 cameras of all kinds have a posted limit on the map, most often 30 mph. The counts are from the map, as of 26 October 2026.

Map of the A38: 50 speed cameras on the road, other cameras nearby faint
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A38 speed camera map

Each bright dot is a camera on the A38. Faint dots are other cameras close by. Open the full map to zoom in on a stretch of the road.

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Cameras on the A38 by kind

51 cameras on the A38 are on the map in all. Average speed cameras are speed cameras too, so the speed total holds them.

  • Speed cameras at one spot 35
  • Average speed cameras 15
  • Other enforcement cameras 1

Where the cameras on the A38 are

The A38 runs through 10 local authority areas that have cameras on the road. Each row counts the cameras on the road in that area.

By region: West Midlands 24, South West 14 and East Midlands 13.

Local authority area Region or nation Cameras
Birmingham West Midlands 17
Ashfield East Midlands 12
South Gloucestershire South West 7
Somerset South West 4
Worcester West Midlands 4
Lichfield West Midlands 3
Bristol South West 1
Teignbridge South West 1
Stroud South West 1
Mansfield East Midlands 1

Posted limits on the A38

30 of the 51 cameras on the A38 have a posted limit on the map. The table counts them by limit.

Posted limit Cameras
30 mph 15
40 mph 4
50 mph 11

Average speed cameras on the A38

No average speed sections are mapped on the A38. Its 15 average speed cameras are on the map as single points.

When the A38 cameras were mapped

25 of the 51 cameras carry the day they were first added to the map. The earliest is from 20 April 2011, the latest from 16 October 2026.

More roads and places

Other roads with pages of their own that run through the same regions, most speed cameras first.

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
  • 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: “A38 Speed Cameras: 50 Mapped, by Area and Limit (UK)”, CamsAhead.com, https://camsahead.com/uk/roads/a38/, updated 26 October 2026.

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