1,030 speeding offences detected during two weeks of activity as drivers clocked at over 100mph.

Roads policing officers have spent the past two weeks carrying out speed enforcement across North, South and West Essex, responding directly to community concerns, school safety issues and Op Vision Zero activity in Braintree and Colchester.

In total, 1,030 speeding offences were recorded, with the highest speed exceeding 100mph in a 70mph limit.

Enforcement took place in Chelmsford, Writtle, Witham and Brentwood, as well as on major routes including the A12 at Hatfield Peverel and Terling Hall, the A130, and the A13. Officers were also active across Basildon, Wickford, Rayleigh, Southend, Benfleet, Canvey and Hadleigh, alongside targeted checks on roads such as Golden Jubilee Way, Bread and Cheese Hill and Maplin Way.

Op Vision Zero days of action covered communities in Braintree including Rayne Road, the A1053, Cressing Road and Black Notley, and Colchester, with activity in Boxted, Dedham, Heckfordbridge, Wakes Colne, Wormingford and Fordham. In West Essex, enforcement took place across Epping Forest, Ongar, Harlow, Chigwell, Waltham Abbey, Ingatestone and surrounding areas, where one driver was recorded at 94mph in a 40mph limit.

Officers also supported Community Speed Watch volunteers, visited two school sites in Vange and Billericay, and spoke directly with residents across all areas. Many members of the public welcomed the enforcement, saying it made them feel safer and showed that local concerns were being acted upon.

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