Red light offences (FOI ref: 893/26)

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am writing to request information from you relating to offences for failing to comply with a red traffic light signal.

For the purposes of this request, I am referring to offences where a driver fails to stop at a red traffic light on a public road. Where possible, please exclude offences relating solely to other signal types such as level crossings or temporary roadworks signals.

I would be grateful if you could provide the following:

Q1. The total number of offences recorded for failing to comply with a red traffic light signal in each of the following calendar years: 2023, 2024, and 2025.

Q2. The total number of offences recorded for the same offence from 1 January 2026 to 31st March.

Q3. Where available, the top five locations, roads or junctions within your force area where the highest number of these offences were recorded.

Q4. Where available, a breakdown of offences by time of day. For example, grouped into bands such as:

Morning (5am to 11:59am)

Afternoon (12pm to 4:59pm)

Evening (5pm to 8:59pm)

Night (9pm to 4:59am)

Q5. Where available, the number of offences recorded in each month for the most recent full calendar year.

Q6. Where available, the total number of penalties issued for these offences, including Fixed Penalty Notices, prosecutions, or driver education courses.

If available, please indicate whether the figures provided include offences detected via automatic enforcement cameras.

Response

Q1. The total number of offences recorded for failing to comply with a red traffic light signal in each of the following calendar years: 2023, 2024, and 2025.

2023: 29
2024: 46
2025: 73

Q2. The total number of offences recorded for the same offence from 1 January 2026 to 31st March.

2026: 7

Q3. Where available, the top five locations, roads or junctions within your force area where the highest number of these offences were recorded.

The location is recorded as free text within each record, and therefore required a manual review of each record to answer this question. The following four locations have been identified as having the highest number of repeat offences recorded:

- Bromford Road – 4
- Soho Road – 4
- Stratford Road – 3
- Washwood Heath Road - 3

Q4. Where available, a breakdown of offences by time of day. For example, grouped into bands such as:

Morning (5am to 11:59am) – 38 offences

Afternoon (12pm to 4:59pm) – 48 offences

Evening (5pm to 8:59pm) – 31 offences

Night (9pm to 4:59am) – 31 offences

Q5. Where available, the number of offences recorded in each month for the most recent full calendar year.

2025:

Q6. Where available, the total number of penalties issued for these offences, including Fixed Penalty Notices, prosecutions, or driver education courses.

Q7. If available, please indicate whether the figures provided include offences detected via automatic enforcement cameras.

- These offences are all officer generated, and have not been detected via automatic enforcement cameras.

Please note that this data should be interpreted with caution. Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that this data has been extracted from a number of data sources used by forces for police purposes. The detail collected to respond specifically to your request may be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are considered when interpreting the data.

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