A strong and coordinated effort took place across Colchester, Southend-on-Sea, Thurrock and Basildon in support of Op Vision Zero and the national Beep! Beep! Day initiative. The day brought together education, enforcement, and community engagement, all focused on improving road safety for children and families. Beep! Beep! Day Beep Beep! Day teaches young children the important...
The Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) partners, Essex Police, were across Brentwood and Thurrock as part of the latest Operation Limit, continuing the partnership’s work to tackle dangerous driving and keep roads safe. Operation Limit takes a zero-tolerance approach to traffic offences, with officers proactively stopping drivers for issues such as speeding and vehicle defects....
https://consultations.essex.gov.uk/essex-highways/essex-safer-speeds-strategy Speed was a factor in nearly half of the 60 deaths on the county’s roads last year. Residents are being invited to help shape a new strategy that aims to eliminate road deaths and make Essex a safer place for everyone. In 2025, 60 people lost their lives on the county’s roads; this...
The Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) carried out a coordinated Vision Zero Day of Action in Clacton, combining enforcement, education, and community engagement to make local roads safer. The collaborative approach allowed officers and partners to “surround the town”, working with schools, businesses, residents, and volunteers to promote safer road behaviour and tackle offences linked...
Partners of The Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP), Essex Police, continued their work to tackle risky driving through Operation Limit, a targeted enforcement operation focusing on drink driving, drug driving, and other serious road traffic offences. Last weekend marked the fifth Operation Limit this year, with officers concentrating activity across the Castle Point and...
Over the past two weeks, The Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) enforcement team has been out across Essex responding to community concerns, supporting Community Speed Watch (CSW) volunteers, protecting vulnerable road users at school sites, and joining dedicated Operation Vision Zero days of action in Braintree and Colchester. North Essex In Chelmsford, Writtle and Witham...
Engagement, education, and enforcement across the city Yesterday, The Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP), alongside enforcement partners, carried out a major Vision Zero engagement and enforcement event across Colchester, reinforcing the shared ambition to eliminate deaths and serious injuries on Essex roads. Supporting young drivers and safer communities A key focus of the day...
The Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) delivered a coordinated Vision Zero day of action in Braintree, combining enforcement, engagement and community partnership working to tackle high-risk driving and support safer roads for everyone. Community Speed Watch- Black Notley Three Community Speed Watch site visits were carried out during the day. The day began with...
On Saturday, Operation Limit saw 117 traffic offence reports issued during the latest day of action. Led by Essex Police, partners of the Safer Essex Roads (SERP), Operation Limit takes a zero-tolerance approach to moving traffic offences– targeting behaviours such as speeding, mobile phone use and other high-risk offences that can often lead to roadside drug...
Despite unpredictable weather, enforcement and engagement teams from the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) have been out across the county over the past ten days, delivering high visibility patrols, responding to community concerns and supporting the ongoing Operation Vision Zero campaign. Targeting Local Concerns Activity was intelligence-led, with officers focusing on areas highlighted by...
