The UK city that’s the speed camera capital - not London, Manchester or Birmingham

The UK city that’s the speed camera capital - not London, Manchester or BirminghamA UK city has been crowned the speed camera capital, with London and Manchester missing out on being the area with the most speed cameras per square mile. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Ewan Gleadow 09:02, Tue, Jun 2, 2026 Updated: 09:16, Tue, Jun 2, 2026 The highest volume of traffic cameras per square mile can be found outside of London (stock image) (Image: Getty)The UK's speed camera city has been crowned with one unlikely part of the country hosting the most speed cameras per square mile. The average placement of speed cameras means the city in question has the largest placement of speed cameras. The sheer volume of speed cameras puts it ahead of London on average. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) While the capital features 1.93 cameras per square mile and features second on the list, it's Bradford that leads the way as having the most of all. The West Yorkshire city boasts 2.18 cameras per square mile, the highest concentration in the whole country when it comes to keeping an eye on traffic. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Poli...