The Birmingham roads where speed camera vans catch the most drivers

Police speed camera vans keep returning to the same Birmingham roads, and new figures show where they caught the most drivers in the first half of this year.

The marked vans move around the city and are often seen parked at the side of the road. Officers tend to go back again and again to roads where speeding is a known problem, but drivers can never be sure where a van will be on any given day.

The worst roads

These are the roads where camera vans recorded the most speeding offences from January to June 2026:

• Fort Parkway, between Spitfire Island and Fort Retail Park: 774
• Heartlands Parkway, between Star City and Bromford Lane: 583
• Eachelhurst Road, Sutton Coldfield, towards Chester Road: 558
• Bromford Lane (A4040), southbound between Fairholme Road and Washwood Heath Road: 356
• Stockfield Road (A4040), southbound between Yardley Road and Warwick Road: 293
• Shenley Lane (B4121), southbound between Shenley Fields Road and Meadowbrook Road: 285
• College Road (A453), southbound near Epwell Road: 283

Fort Parkway and Heartlands Parkway are both wide dual carriageways in the east of the city, close to the M6, where drivers can easily build up speed.

Lower limits

The warning matters more than ever, because most of the city's main roads were cut from 40mph to 30mph earlier this year. A driver used to the old limit could be caught out by a van, and might not spot it in time to slow down.

Drivers should always look out for the speed limit signs, which are repeated along roads where the limit has changed.

The council has also set out plans for 20mph to become the default limit on residential streets in future, with 30mph kept on main roads.

What happens if you are caught

Most drivers caught speeding for the first time and only a little over the limit are offered a speed awareness course, which avoids penalty points. Otherwise the minimum penalty is a £100 fine and three points on the licence. Drivers caught well over the limit can be taken to court, where the fine depends on their income and can lead to a ban.

A driver who builds up 12 points within three years can be disqualified, and new drivers lose their licence at six points within two years of passing their test.

Why the vans are used

Camera vans are run as part of the regional road safety partnership, which aims to cut deaths and serious injuries. Police say the vans are placed where there is evidence of speeding or a history of collisions, and that the aim is to change behaviour rather than catch people out. The simplest way to avoid a ticket is to keep to the limit everywhere.