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Nearly 9,000 drivers were caught at New John Street West.(Image: Google)
The West Midlands road where most drivers are caught by average speed cameras has been revealed.
Almost 8,900 vehicles have been clocked speeding on the A4540 New John Street West in Birmingham in the first half of 2025 – roughly 60 every day on average.
It serves as a warning to thousands of Brummies who use the route every day.
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The busy road runs north of the city centre, between Hockley Circus and Dartmouth Circus, and is packed with traffic on a daily basis.
There is one spot in particular where average speed cameras operate and catch drivers, as thousands were hit with fines.
They are running in both directions between Hospital Street and Lucas Circus, and this is the danger zone for motorists.
Average speed cameras are in place on a number of busy roads in the region, where there have been concerns over speeding.
Other hotspots for speeding fines include Leebank Middleway/Belgrave Middleway, the A45 Coventry Road and A38 Bristol Road.
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Others in the Black Country include the A41/A4444 Black Country New Road.
West Midlands average speed camera hotspots
- A4540 New John Street West, between Hospital Street and Lucas Circus – 8,886
- Leebank Middleway/Belgrave Middleway, towards Haden Circus Roundabout – 6,852
- A45 Coventry Road, between Berkley Road and Rowland Road/Steyning Road – 5,058
- A38 Bristol Road, between Speedwell Road and Priory Road – 4,340
- A456 Hagley Road, between Portland Road and Lordswood Road – 3,862
- A41 Black Country New Road, between Moxley Junction and Patent Shaft Roundabout – 3,675
- A4444 Black Country New Road, between the Lunt Junction and Moxley Junction – 3,644
Details were revealed following a freedom of information request by BirminghamLive to West Midlands Police, and showed how thousands of motorists were caught by both average speed cameras and mobile police speed vans.
If motorists had ever questioned whether average speed cameras work in these locations, or if they can actually be caught by them, then these figures prove that they can, and that thousands are being caught every month.
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