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The M1 has 81 speed cameras on the map. The most are in Milton Keynes and St Albans, 18 each. 66 of its 81 cameras have a posted limit on the map, most often 70 mph. No average speed sections are mapped on it. The counts are from the map, as of 26 October 2026.
M1 speed camera map
Each bright dot is a camera on the M1. Faint dots are other cameras close by. Open the full map to zoom in on a stretch of the road.
Cameras on the M1 by kind
81 cameras on the M1 are on the map in all. Average speed cameras are speed cameras too, so the speed total holds them.
- Speed cameras at one spot 81
Where the cameras on the M1 are
The M1 runs through 17 local authority areas that have cameras on the road. Each row counts the cameras on the road in that area.
By region: East of England 31, East Midlands 18, South East 18, Yorkshire and The Humber 10 and London 4.
| Local authority area | Region or nation | Cameras |
|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes | South East | 18 |
| St Albans | East of England | 18 |
| Central Bedfordshire | East of England | 7 |
| Rotherham | Yorkshire and The Humber | 7 |
| West Northamptonshire | East Midlands | 4 |
| Bolsover | East Midlands | 4 |
| Hertsmere | East of England | 4 |
| Barnet | London | 4 |
| Erewash | East Midlands | 3 |
| North East Derbyshire | East Midlands | 3 |
| Broxtowe | East Midlands | 3 |
| Luton | East of England | 1 |
| Three Rivers | East of England | 1 |
| North West Leicestershire | East Midlands | 1 |
| Leeds | Yorkshire and The Humber | 1 |
| Wakefield | Yorkshire and The Humber | 1 |
| Sheffield | Yorkshire and The Humber | 1 |
Posted limits on the M1
66 of the 81 cameras on the M1 have a posted limit on the map. The table counts them by limit.
| Posted limit | Cameras |
|---|---|
| 70 mph | 66 |
Average speed cameras on the M1
No average speed sections or average speed cameras are mapped on the M1.
When the M1 cameras were mapped
19 of the 81 cameras carry the day they were first added to the map. The earliest is from 14 September 2021, the latest from 19 January 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: “M1 Speed Cameras: 81 Mapped, by Area and Limit (UK)”, CamsAhead.com, https://camsahead.com/uk/roads/m1/, updated 26 October 2026.
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