Community Speedwatch

Speeding continues to be a priority. Your local Neighbourhood officers and are regularly conducting high-visibility speeding checks throughout the villages around Frome. The aim is to deter speeding through the residential areas and to educate repeat offenders.

The Neighbourhood Team work closely with the Community Speedwatch groups who conduct regular speeding checks in their community.

How Speedwatch works

A Community Speedwatch can be set up in any village, small town, or urban area, governed by either a 20, 30 or 40 miles per hour speed limit.

A team of local residents who are willing to volunteer a small amount of time each week are trained and issued with speed detection equipment to monitor speeds.

Vehicles observed speeding will be sent a warning letter along with advice to help change their driving behaviour.

Further action will be taken by the police against persistent and high end speed offenders as well as targeting individual locations.

Join Community Speedwatch

To find out if there is a Community Speedwatch Scheme in your area, or request to set one up, email CommunitySpeedWatch@avonandsomerset.police.uk.

Actions

• 12 February 2025
  

  The Frome neighbourhood PCSO’s have conducted several visits to those persons who are ‘Repeat Offenders’ and have received multiple Community Speedwatch letters. The aim of these visits are to deliver key road safety messages to road users to assist with coping strategies and create safe behavioural driving habits.