Last week, our team was out across the county for four days of targeted speed and road safety activity, supporting our shared Vision Zero goal: zero deaths and serious injuries on Essex roads. Across the county, officers attended a wide range of sites highlighted for high-risk driving behaviour and noted significantly lower speeds and fewer...
As the Christmas season begins and celebrations increase across Essex, the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) is releasing a new festive safety message, “Don’t Bet on Drink Driving,” urging people to look after their friends and family, by stopping drink driving before it starts. Using a bold gambling theme, it shows that driving after...
This campaign targets young men, as DfT statistics show that around 90% of drivers impaired by drugs in collisions are male and 4 in every 10 are aged between 17 and 30. The latest data also shows an increase in drug-related collisions over the last 10 years: between 2014 and 2023, there has been a 70% increase...
The Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) successfully delivered a high-impact Vision Zero Day in Southend this week, combining extensive business engagement, community outreach, and coordinated enforcement activity. The engagement team visited 53 businesses, speaking directly with over 100 members of the public. Three people riding bikes received reflective visibility accessories to help keep them...
Chelmsford High Street fell silent yesterday as the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) unveiled its poignant Road Safety Week event- 51 pairs of shoes, each representing a life lost on Essex roads last year. The Brake Road Safety Week event brought together the SERP’s partners, including Essex Council, Essex Police, Essex Fire and Rescue,...
The Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) has released a powerful new film marking World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (Sunday 16 November 2025), reuniting collision survivor Barbara Waters with the off-duty Essex Police officer who came to her aid at the devastating scene, now a Roads Policing Inspector with the City of London Police, Myles...
The Safer Essex Roads Partnership (The SERP) was in Southend-on-Sea for a collaborative day of action, supporting national Operation Dark Night, targeting risks to vulnerable road users during the darker months. Enforcement activity included: Two arrests for drug driver, including one care worker on duty at the time. One vehicle was also found with a bald...
Last week, The Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) was out across Essex in communities, schools, and universities, engaging with hundreds of people to share one clear message: every action counts towards saving lives on Essex roads. Basildon Vision Zero Day of Action The Basildon Vision Zero Day saw the partnership combine education, enforcement, and...
The Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) enforcement team has been out across the North and South of the county focusing on high level collision sites, working alongside Community Speed Watch (CSW) volunteers and local residents. Through a “you said, we did” approach, Essex Police listened to community concerns around speeding and anti-social driving and targeted...
It has been another busy week for The Safer Essex Roads Partnership (The SERP), with activity spanning schools, communities, universities, and enforcement sites. Vision Zero Day in Benfleet The SERP came together for a day of action in Benfleet. Vision Zero Days are targeted enforcement and engagement events to raise awareness and combat the Fatal...
