Nearly 7,000 drivers have been caught speeding on a busy Birmingham road already this year, making it the city's worst hotspot for speeding fines. Motorists have continued to get into trouble in huge numbers along Lee Bank Middleway/Belgrave Middleway during the first half of 2026, exclusive figures obtained by BirminghamLive showed.
Average Speed Cameras Catch Thousands
Average speed cameras operate along the busy route to the south of the city centre - and they are still catching thousands of drivers. A total of 6,939 speeding offences have been recorded along the stretch since the start of this year, freedom of information data from West Midlands Police showed. The majority, 5,670, were caught heading towards Haden Circus Roundabout, and another 1,269 in the opposite direction towards Fiveways Island.
Monthly Offence Rate
It makes it the road where Brummies are statistically most likely to be caught speeding, with average speed cameras kept very busy. It works out to over 1,000 speeding offences along Lee Bank Middleway/Belgrave Middleway every month on average. Latest figures should serve as a warning that average speed cameras are operating and will catch rule-breakers, who risk fines and penalty points.
Second Worst Hotspot
Birmingham's other main speed camera hotspot is A4540 New John Street West. Another very busy stretch passed by thousands of people every day, a total of 6,679 speeding offences were recorded here. Some 3,841 were heading from Lucas Circus to Hospital Street and another 2,838 in the opposite direction.
Clampdown on Speeding
It comes as police and council chiefs are aiming to further clamp down on speeding across Birmingham. Speed limits on most busy roads around the city were recently cut from 40mph to 30mph to slow traffic. More average speed cameras are also planned for a number of routes.
