Road Safety Update

Dear all,

This week, Ross-on-Wye Safer Neighbourhood Team have continued to focus on areas of concern raised by the local community. These concerns relate to anti-social driving behaviours and excess speed.

In response to this, officers and PCSOs have been taking part in road safety activities.

Acting on community concerns, officers have conducted speed enforcement on Walford Road. This resulted in two drivers being issued Traffic Offence Reports (TORs) for speeds of 37mph and 40mph. The vast majority of drivers travelled within the speed limit.

Also acting on community concerns, the team have been out at Peterstow conducting speed monitoring checks. From 11:00 am to 11:30 am today, 100 vehicles were monitored, with the maximum speed recorded as 41mph, the minimum 26mph, and the average overall being 33mph. These results have been fed back to the local Community Council.

Earlier in the week, officers also met with the local Community Speed Watch volunteers near Archenfield Road to discuss their concerns and support the work they do within the community.

Further to this, acting on concerns from the public, officers seized a vehicle for no tax on Blake Avenue. This vehicle was untaxed since July!

Did you know? The Ross-on-Wye Town area has several SID (Speed Indicator Devices) which record data. The data for these devices are published online and can be viewed on Ross Town Council’s website:

https://www.rosstc-herefordshire.gov.uk/meetings/planning-development-sub-committee/

Ross-on-Wye Safer Neighbourhood Team are committed to addressing community concerns and will continue to work with our community around these issues. Please continue to report non-emergency matters via telephone (101) or online at www.westmercia.police.uk

Kind regards,

PC 21158 John TOWNSEND

Constable | Ross-on-Wye Town Centre Team | West Mercia Police