Community Speed Watch (CSW) Newsletter Spring / Summer 2015

“Your Speed” COMMUNITY SPEED WATCH IN KENT

The newsletter for all of Kent’s Speed Watchers.

Prepared by: Community Speed Watch Support, HQ, Maidstone, ME15 9BZ

E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.kent.police.uk/speedwatch

Tel: 01622 653781 Date: 12 May 2015

Speed Watch Calendar Notices KENT POLICE OPEN DAY – SUNDAY 12 JULY 2015 Speed Watch Support will have a stand at the Kent Police Open Day being held on Sunday 12 July in the grounds of the Kent Police Training School – part of the Headquarters complex on the A274 Sutton Road, Maidstone (car parking at ME15 9BZ). Free entry Free parking Attractions throughout the day for all the family

KENT’S SPEED WATCH “ALL-OUT” WEEK 2015 PLEASE SUPPORT THE NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY WEEK BY CARRYING OUT AS MANY SPEED WATCH SESSIONS AS POSSIBLE BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING DATES: Monday 23 to Sunday 29 November 2015 Theme: Drive less – Live more . Further details at: www.roadsafetyweek.org.uk THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COMMUNITY SPEED WATCH CONFERENCE 2016 SATURDAY 23 APRIL 2016 10:00 to 14:30 (open 09:30, lunch served 12:45) Venue: Lecture Theatre, Kent Police Training School, Maidstone, ME15 9DW Agenda includes: Special guest speakers (to be announced) Speed Watch performance in 2015 Speed enforcement in Kent in 2015 Updating Speed Watch good practices for 2016 and 2017 Practitioner networking and Open Forum discussions. No charge to attend Ample free parking at venue

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2012 – 2014 Performance: Executive Summary

Kent’s Speed Watch Scheme Overall 3-Year Performance

Year Number of Schemes Number of Number of Advice Reporting Data Observations Letters Generated

2011 ~20 n/a n/a

2012 39 6,443 558

2013 58 13,344 1,404

2014 69 20,655 2,607

Total 40,442 4,569

Observations and Letter Types Generated

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 50%+ No Year Letter Letter Letter Letter Letter Letter letter Total

2012 263 22 0 0 0 273 5,885 6,443

2013 560 86 25 10 0 723 11,940 13,344

2014 1,285 187 38 8 1 1,088 18,048 20,655

Sub-totals 2,108 295 63 18 1 2,084 35,873 40,442

Total 4,569

Observations • 5.2% (1 in 19) of all speeding vehicles were ‘High-end’ (50%+ over the speed limit). • 88% of all vehicles detected speeding once were not detected again. • 90% of all speeding vehicles that generated a first letter did not generate another. • Only 0.05% (1 in 2,000) of speeding vehicles went on to generate a fourth or fifth letter.

Conclusion Speed Watch delivers a positive behavioural change in a large majority of drivers.

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2012 – 2014 Performance: Detail Summary Locations of Active CSW Schemes ‘Active’ schemes are those that reported data in 2013 and/or 2014 and those starting-up in 2015.

Acol, Addington, Ash, Ashford, with , Benenden, Benover, Bethersden, Biddenden, Birchington (Thanet), Bobbing, Borden, Boughton Aluph & Eastwell, Boughton Malherbe, Boughton Monchelsea, Boughton-under-, Brabourne & Smeeth, Brenchley, Bridge, Capel-le- Ferne, , Chartham Hatch, Chart Sutton, , Chevening & Chipstead, Cliffe Woods, Cliffs End, Cobham, Collier Street, Coxheath, Crockenhill, Dartford, East Farleigh, East Malling & Larkfield, Eastry, Edenbridge, Elham, Etchinghill, Eynesford, Five Oak Green, Folkestone (East), Four Elms, Grafty Green, Gravesend, Great Chard & Singleton, Hadlow, Halfway Houses, Hawkhurst, Hawkinge, Headcorn, Higham, High Halden, Hollybush, Horsmonden, Hunton, Iden Green, Iwade, Kemsley, Kennington, Knockholt, Langley, Leeds, Lenham, Linton, , Liverton Hill, & , Lyminge, Lympne, Manston, Marden, Matfield, Meopham, Minster (Sheppey), Minster on Sea, Monkton, Newenden, Newnham, Noahs Ark, North Willesborough, Oak Lane, Offham, Otford, Penshurst & Fordcombe, Plaxtol, Redlands, Riverview Park, Sandhurst, Saint Marys Island, Saint Nicholas-at-Wade, Sarre, Scocles Road, Seabrook & Horn Street, Sellindge, Sevenoaks, Shepherdswell & Coldred, Shipbourne, Shorne, Sissinghurst, South Willesborough, Staplehurst, Stelling Minnis, Sutton Valence, Swanley, Swanley Village, Teston, The Rise, Tyler Hill, Ulcombe, Upchurch, Wateringbury, West Malling, Westerham, WHERA (Sevenoaks), , Worth, Yalding. (117)

Locations of Inactive CSW Schemes ‘Inactive’ schemes are those with a previous Speed Watch connection and not included above.

Ashurst, Barham, Barming, Bearsted, Boxley, Broadstairs, Broomfield, Charing, Chilham, Coldharbour, Coxheath, Deal, Densole, Doddington, Dymchurch, Esplanade, Gravesend Rural, Greenhill, Halstead, Harrietsham, Hartley, Herne, , , High Halden, Langton Green, Lydd, Lydden, Marsh Green, Meopham, Minnis Bay, New Romney, Newington, Paddock Wood, Rusthall, Saint Peters, Sandgate, Seal, , , , Swingfield, Tankerton, Tenterden, , Walmer, , West Farleigh, West Kingsdown, Westwell. (50)

Trained Speed Watch Practitioners Between January 2012 and December 2014 inclusive, 1,073 people in Kent received the Speed Watch Safety Awareness training course.

Risk-Assessed Speed Watch Sites Between January 2012 and December 2014 inclusive, 1,079 Speed Watch sites were risk-assessed in 110 different schemes around Kent.

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Details of Advice Letter Types (2012 – 2014 inclusive)

Letter type Total Generated Proportion of Letters Proportion of Total Generated Observations

1st letter (2 nd obs) 2,108 46.1% 4.6%

2nd letter (3 rd obs) 295 6.5% 0.65%

3rd letter (4 th obs) 63 1.4% 0.14%

4th letter (5 th obs) 18 0.4% 0.04%

5th letter (6 th obs) 1 0.02% 0.002%

‘High-end’ (50%+) 2,084 45.6% 4.6%

Total 4,569 100% 10.1%

Note: ‘obs’ stands for Observation – a roadside detection of a speeding vehicle. Details of Individual Schemes In 2014 (ranked by number of 2014 observations)

No First Second Third Fourth Fifth 50%+ Total Letter Letter Letter Letter Letter Letter Letter Obs

Hawkhurst 3,282 325 58 14 2 0 181 3,862

Teston 2,104 149 24 7 0 0 167 2,451

Wateringbury 1,827 184 34 7 2 1 127 2,182

Newenden 1,368 146 23 3 3 0 132 1,675

Penshurst 1,182 131 22 4 1 0 47 1,387

Hollybush 649 45 3 1 0 0 17 715

Chevening & Chipstead 666 20 0 0 0 0 21 707

Biddenden 486 22 2 0 0 0 17 527

Minster On Sea 446 34 4 0 0 0 40 524

Halfway Houses 444 10 0 0 0 0 14 468

Chestfield 428 16 0 0 0 0 17 461

Chart Sutton 343 29 2 1 0 0 40 415

Lower Hardres & N’ington 362 15 2 0 0 0 10 389

Sissinghurst 315 10 2 0 0 0 11 338

Hadlow 240 14 0 0 0 0 10 264

Crockenhill 238 9 2 0 0 0 10 259

Cobham 227 6 1 0 0 0 20 254

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Lympne 218 9 1 0 0 0 13 241

Staplehurst 185 7 0 0 0 0 6 198

Sellindge 163 12 2 0 0 0 13 190

Linton 171 2 1 0 0 0 7 181

East Farleigh 131 2 0 0 0 0 37 170

Brabourne & Smeeth 153 12 0 0 0 0 4 169

Folkestone (east) 157 2 0 0 0 0 1 160

North Willesborough 151 1 0 0 0 0 8 160

Dartford 134 1 0 0 0 0 1 136

Kippington 125 9 0 0 0 0 1 135

Shepherdswell & Coldred 119 5 0 0 0 0 9 133

Elham 119 5 0 0 0 0 8 132

Hunton 103 6 0 0 0 0 5 114

Sevenoaks 92 14 1 1 0 0 2 110

Headcorn 97 2 0 0 0 0 8 107

Shorne 98 2 2 0 0 0 5 107

Edenbridge 97 5 0 0 0 0 3 105

East Malling & Larkfield 96 1 0 0 0 0 7 104

Great Chart & Singleton 87 5 0 0 0 0 6 98

Worth 85 3 0 0 0 0 5 93

Kemsing 77 6 0 0 0 0 2 85

Westerham 67 1 0 0 0 0 2 70

Sarre 70 1 0 0 0 0 7 69

Littlebourne 60 0 0 0 0 0 8 68

Monkton 55 0 0 0 0 0 6 61

Lenham 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 54

Grafty Green 47 2 1 0 0 0 4 54 Statistical cut-off for calculating 50+% proportion Manston 42 0 0 0 0 0 2 44

South Willesborough 33 0 0 0 0 0 10 43

Iden Green 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 42

Yalding 32 3 0 0 0 0 1 36

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Benenden 35 0 0 0 0 0 1 36

Matfield 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 36

Bekesbourne & P’xbourne 34 0 0 0 0 0 2 36

Shipbourne 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 31

Boughton Malherbe 23 1 0 0 0 0 5 29

Acol 24 0 0 0 0 0 2 26

Addington 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 23

Higham 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 21

Seabrook & Horn Street 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 11

Birchington 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 10

Upchurch 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

Boughton-Under-Blean 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 7

Bridge 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 6

Ashford 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

Otford 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

Capel-le-ferne 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

Chartham 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

Minster 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Chartham Hatch 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

St Nicholas-at-Wade 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

Totals 18,057 1,285 187 38 8 1 1,088 20,655

Schemes Ranked by Proportion of ‘High-end’ (50+%) Offending in 2014

Scheme Proportion

East Farleigh 21.8%

Littlebourne 11.8%

Sarre 11.7%

Monkton 9.8%

Chart Sutton 9.6%

Newenden 7.9%

Cobham 7.9%

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Minster On Sea 7.6%

Headcorn 7.5%

Grafty Green 7.4%

Sellindge 7.1%

Teston 6.8%

Shepherdswell & Coldred 6.8%

East Malling & Larkfield 6.7%

Elham 6.1%

Great Chart & Singleton 6.1%

Wateringbury 5.8%

Lympne 5.4%

Worth 5.4% Average 5.3% North Willesborough 5.0%

Hawkhurst 4.7%

Shorne 4.7%

Hunton 4.4%

Crockenhill 3.9%

Linton 3.9%

Hadlow 3.8%

Chestfield 3.7%

Penshurst 3.4%

Sissinghurst 3.3%

Biddenden 3.2%

Chevening & Chipstead 3.0%

Halfway Houses 3.0%

Staplehurst 3.0%

Edenbridge 2.9%

Westerham 2.9%

Lower Hardres & Nackington 2.6%

Hollybush 2.4%

Brabourne & Smeeth 2.4%

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Kemsing 2.4%

Sevenoaks 1.8%

Dartford 0.7%

Kippington 0.7%

Folkestone (east) 0.6%

Lenham 0.0%

Summary of Highest Five Speeds Observed in 2014 in Each Speed Limit

20-MPH Limit 30-MPH Limit 40-MPH Limit

Speed Scheme Speed Scheme Speed Scheme

44-mph Cobham 76-mph Biddenden 78-mph Hawkhurst

38-mph Cobham 62-mph East Farleigh 76-mph Hawkhurst (x2)

35-mph Cobham 61-mph Wateringbury 75-mph Lower Hardres North Wil’ough Newenden

33-mph Cobham 60-mph East Farleigh 72-mph Bridge North Wil’ough Hollybush

32-mph Cobham 59-mph Hawkhurst 70-mph Hawkhurst North Wil’ough Teston Lower Hardres

Details of Speeds Observed in 2014 in Each Speed Limit

Speed Frequency Observed in 2014

20-Limit 30-Limit 40-Limit

25 73

26 51

27 37

28 30

29 26

30 17

31 3

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32 11

33 7

34 0

35 2 2,466

36 0 3,306

37 1 3,260

38 1 2,631

39 0 1,713

40 0 1,556

41 0 1,012

42 0 849

43 0 539

44 2 327

45 300 10

46 194 324

47 169 303

48 106 242

49 60 140

50 59 154

51 37 116

52 32 100

53 18 64

54 10 54

55 6 41

56 6 29

57 5 36

58 2 23

59 2 16

60 2 11

61 2 6

62 1 8

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63 0 4

64 0 3

65 0 4

66 0 1

67 0 1

68 0 3

69 0 1

70 0 2

71 0 0

72 0 1

73 0 0

74 0 0

75 0 1

76 1 2

77 0

78 1

Profiles of Speeds Observed in 2014

20-Limit

80 70 60 50 40

30 20-Limit

20

10

0

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30-Limit

3500

3000

2500 Frequency 2000 1500 1000

500

0 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 63 65 67 69 71 73 75

Speed (MPH)

40-Lim it

35 0

30 0

25 0 Frequency 20 0

15 0

10 0

50

0 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 Speed (MPH) Roadside Observations Made by Calendar Month in 2014

3000

2500

2000

1500 Series1

1000

500

0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

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