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Swanley and Hextable - Watch your speed


Good morning, Resident

 

 

Your two neighbourhood beat officers, PC 14676 COLLINS and PC 15621 SHIPLEY, completed speed checks in the following areas of Swanley & Hextable, LOWER ROAD, SWANLEY LANE and GOLDSEL ROAD. 

 

More of these will be completed in coming days/months and years so please keep an eye on your speed, 4 drivers were spoken too about their speed and reminded about the speed limits and to slow down at the speed signs when changing speed limits, not once you've driven past the speed signs.

 

Across the 3 locations that officers were located over 250 vehicles were checked - 

GOLDSEL ROAD was found to have an average speed of 28 MPH

LOWER ROAD was found to have an average speed of 26 MPH

SWANLEY LANE was found to have an average speed of 29 MPH

 

If you wish, click on the link below to review the final report from 2023 on UK roads - 

Reported road casualties Great Britain, annual report: 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

In short, In reported road collisions in Great Britain in 2023, the final estimates are:

  • 1,624 fatalities, a decline of 5% compared to 2022

  • 29,711 killed or seriously injured (KSI) casualties, little change compared to 2022

  • 132,977 casualties of all severities, a decline of 2% compared to 2022

  • If you have any suggestions as to where you think the police should complete some speed checks, then please fell free to message back on here and your neighbourhood beat officers will try and attend these areas of concern. 

     

    Remember SPEED KILLS, so please keep it down. 

     

     


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    Steven Shipley
    (Kent Police, PC, Swanley Neighbourhood Beat Officer)

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