The Birmingham roads where the highest number of bad drivers were reported to police by the public this year has been revealed - with some of the busiest roads on the list. The figures, released by West Midlands Police, show how many drivers were snared as part of Operation Snap - a police initiatve that allows members of the public to submit dashcam footage of reckless drivers to police.
Hundreds of drivers have been fined - and dozens sent to court - under the operation. In the last month on record, over 30 dangerous drivers were taken to court, with 451 drivers handed fixed penalty notices for offences such as ignoring red lights, speeding or using a phone whilst driving.
West Midlands Police has ramped up efforts to target dangerous drivers over the past year following a number of high-profile collisions in the city. Using figures released by the force, it's possible to see which roads saw the most reports made to the police - here's the top five.
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Operation Snap is a system where the general public can submit footage showing traffic offences being carried out by others on the roads. The initiative is part of a wider campaign to improve road safety named Operation Triton which involves active patrolling of key areas, enforcing speed limits, and protecting communities from 'the hazards of excessive speed and other road-related issues.'
Coventry Road saw the most submissions made by the public to police, with 87 reports of rule-breaking since the start of the year. The busy road is one of the city's arterial roads running through Yardley, Sheldon, Small Heath and onto Birmingham Airport. Last summer, 'terrified' parents and residents held a protest on the road to put pressure on police to better tackle dangerous driving following the tragic death of 12-year-old Azaan Khan on the road.
Bristol Road saw the second highest number of submissions to police with 79 since the start of the year. In third place was Chester Road, where 69 reports of reckless driving were made by the public to police.
The fourth highest on the list was Kings Street High Street (67 submissions), another site of recent protests. In June, an emotionally-charged protest organised by Better Streets for Birmingham saw campaigners shout 'shame on you' at a motorists who dangerously overtook traffic in a bid to bypass the demo. Hundreds of protesters lined the street to call for improved road safety.
Last on the list was Alcester Road with 57 submissions to police. An elderly man was left with life-changing injuries after being hit by a lorry on the road last week.
Operation Snap was bolstered in size in the wake of a number of collisions in the city last year, with the public encouraged to submit clips to police. Speaking at the end of last year, Tanya Johnson, who leads the Operation Snap team, said the force was taking action in 81 per cent of cases sent to them by the public - a huge increase from four per cent at the start of 2023.
She added: "We've seen a massive increase in the amount of submissions, and we’ve been working really hard to deal with drivers in the most appropriate way."
