Transport for London (TfL), working alongside Enfield Council and the Met Police, is introducing a range of measures to reduce road danger and tackle road-related anti-social behaviour on the A10. This includes extending the existing average-speed camera system, new lane markings, and an injunction prohibiting ‘car cruising’. TfL is determined to work in partnership with the Met and London boroughs to achieve the Mayor’s goal of eliminating deaths and serious injuries from London’s roads. Tackling speeding is a key part of this. These measures are supported by local residents and politicians who have been raising concerns about speeding drivers and antisocial road use.
TfL will extend the existing average-speed safety camera system on the A10 to cover the southern section from Southbury Road to the A406, in response to sustained community concern and levels of extreme speeding, particularly overnight. This will replace the ‘spot speed’ cameras that are already in place on this stretch of road and ensure a more joined up enforcement approach along both sections of the road. Data shows that average speed cameras on the northern section of the A10 from the M25 to Southbury Road, and high levels of enforcement, have been successful in reducing the number of collisions involving death and serious injury. Since the average-speed safety camera system was introduced in 2020, collisions involving death and serious injury have reduced by over half from seven (2019) to three (2021 and 2022). In 2023 and 2024 there have been no collisions involving death and serious injury at this location.
TfL has also introduced new and enhanced lane markings, ensured all signals are clearly visible and that signal-controlled crossings on the corridor have functioning tactile cones, and cut back vegetation along the A10 to allow for clearer footways.
Average speed cameras are one of a number of tools used to tackle road danger and can be effective when installed in the right location. TfL continues to work on a wide range of other measures to tackle speeding and road danger in Enfield and across London. On 4 December 2024 the High Court granted an interim injunction to Enfield Council to prohibit ‘car cruising’ meets across the borough. The injunction provides powers of arrest and any perpetrators taking part in car meets could face criminal sanctions including imprisonment. The Met is also working with Enfield Council to secure volunteers for Community and Junior Roadwatch initiatives, which give local residents and primary school children the opportunity to work side by side with their local police teams, and use speed detection equipment to identify speeding vehicles in their communities and near schools. Local police will also be increasing enforcement in the area to tackle road danger issues that cause the greatest risk and harm.
Speed is the single most important factor in the likelihood and severity of a collision, with collision data showing that the faster a vehicle is travelling, the more likely a collision will occur and the more severe any injury resulting from the collision will be. In 2023, speed was a contributory factor in around half of fatal collisions and over a third of all injury collisions in London. [1] TfL continues to work on lowering speeds across London and exceeded its target to lower the speed limit on 140km of roads by March 2024. There are now 264km of TfL roads that are subject to a 20mph speed limit. TfL is also working closely with the Met to increase their capacity to take enforcement action against up to one million drivers and riders who speed, given the risk and harm it causes, by the end of 2024/25. In 2023/24, more than 780,000 speeding offences were enforced [2].
Lilli Matson, TfL’s Chief Safety, Health and Environment Officer, said: “We know that speeding is a major concern for people living by the A10. Working alongside the local borough and the Met, we are introducing a range of measures to tackle speeding, car meets, anti-social driving and racing at this location, including extending the existing average-speed safety camera system. Speed continues to be a factor in almost half of fatal collisions in London with devastating consequences for the families, friends and communities impacted by these tragic casualties. Breaking the speed limit is also illegal and dangerous and we are determined to ensure that roads are safe for everyone in Enfield.”
