New figures show one driver in West Yorkshire caught doing 112mph in 30 zone
New figures from the RAC have revealed almost half of police forces have caught a driver going at least 90mph on a residential street
Last updated 13th Feb 2025
One driver in West Yorkshire has been caught speeding at 112 miles an hour in a 30 zone – almost four times the speed limit.
New figures have been revealed as a report from the RAC, which looked at police data, found that across the UK, 48% of police forces caught drivers exceeding 90mph on 30mph roads.
The investigation looked at statistics in the 20 months to the end of August last year.
"Speed is the leading cause of deaths on UK roads"
The RAC obtained the figures through Freedom of Information requests to 45 police forces relating to the period from the start of January 2023 to the end of August 2024.
The RAC is now urging the government to use their upcoming road safety strategy as a chance to tackle "avoidable casualties" on our roads, as it describes the figures as highlighting "incredibly dangerous actions" by drivers.
RAC road safety spokesman Rod Dennis said: "Although this data is a snapshot, it shines a light on the incredibly dangerous actions of a few, that are putting law-abiding road users at serious risk. Thankfully, the police were on hand to catch these drivers.
"There is no place for the vastly excessive speeds that some people are prepared to drive. Speed is the leading cause of deaths on UK roads.
"We look forward to the Government's forthcoming road safety strategy understanding what can be done to reduce such avoidable casualties on the UK's roads."
Exceeding speed limit contributing to deaths
In 2023, separate Department for Transport statistics show 331 people died in crashes on Britain's roads in 2023 in which a driver exceeding the speed limit was a contributory factor.
This was at least a 10-year high and represented 21% of all road fatalities.
In light of the RAC figures, the Department for Transport said there's "no excuse for those who risk the lives of others through speeding".
A spokesperson continued: "While our roads are among the safest in the world, we are committed to improving road safety and recently relaunched our Think! campaign with a focus on speeding, particularly on rural roads."