As 2025 reaches its halfway point, the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) is reflecting on the devastating impact road collisions continue to have across the county. So far this year, 31 lives have been lost on Essex roads, each a person with family, friends, and futures taken or altered in an instant. To tackle this, the...
This weekend saw another high-impact Operation Limit deployment in Essex, targeting high-risk driver behaviours across the Basildon district, as part of the Safer Essex Roads Partnership’s (SERP) commitment to Vision Zero – eliminating all road deaths and serious injuries by 2040. Operation Limit, a SERP-funded policing initiative, focuses on tackling drink and drug driving,...
Last week, the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) continued its commitment to Vision Zero, the ambition to eliminate all deaths and serious injuries on Essex roads by 2040, with targeted enforcement, powerful community engagement, and meaningful road safety education. Vision Zero Day Loughton A focused day of action in Loughton saw partners, Essex Police...
This week, the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) continued to make progress toward Vision Zero, our ambition to eliminate deaths and serious injuries on Essex roads by 2040, through a combination of education, enforcement, and community engagement. Pedestrian Training in Brentwood Year 5 pupils at St Thomas’ of Canterbury C of E Primary took...
This week, the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) continued its mission toward Vision Zero, the commitment to eliminate all road deaths and serious injuries in Essex by 2040- through a mix of enforcement, education, and community engagement. Education in Action Our road safety team delivered practical pedestrian safety sessions to Year 5 pupils at...
Last week may have been quieter than usual due to half term, but the Safer Essex Roads Partnership’s (SERP) mission towards Vision Zero, the shared aspiration toward eliminating deaths and serious injuries on Essex roads by 2040, continued. The team attended Loughton Police Station Open Day on Wednesday, which was a fantastic opportunity to...
As we celebrate Volunteers’ Week, The SERP is shining a light on the everyday people making a huge difference to road safety in their communities, the incredible volunteers behind Community Speed Watch (CSW). Since its launch in 2007, Community Speed Watch Essex has grown into a powerful force for good, with over 1,100 volunteers and 106...
The Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) was out in Broomfield yesterday for a focused Vision Zero Day, as part of the ongoing shared commitment to eliminate all road deaths and serious injuries by 2040. Coinciding with Walk to School Week, our engagement team spent the morning speaking with parents on the school run about road safety and...
Last week, The Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) continued to combine education, enforcement, and engagement to drive forward our shared commitment to Vision Zero, a future with no deaths or serious injuries on Essex roads. Engagement on the ground The team attended Clacton Police Station Open Day, joining forces with Essex Fire and Rescue...
As part of the RoadPeace Challenge 2025 and UN Global Road Safety Week, Will Cubbin, Partnership Manager for The Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP), cycled 51 miles to commemorate the 51 people who lost their lives on Essex roads last year. The challenge, launched by national charity RoadPeace, encourages individuals and organisations to take on a...
