Highways Bulletin: Average Speed Checks to Improve Road Safety

Published on: 23 Nov, 2025
Updated on: 25 Nov, 2025

The information for this bulletin comes from Surrey County Council and is written by them.

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Improving Safety on Surrey’s Roads

Surrey County Council is continuing its work to make Surrey’s roads safer for everyone who lives, works and travels in our county. As part of our Vision Zero commitment, which aims to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads by 50 per cent by 2035, we have invested in a series of new road safety measures designed to cut collisions and improve driver behaviour.

Working in partnership with Surrey RoadSafe and Surrey Police, the council has installed three new average speed camera schemes across Surrey. These are the final installations funded through our £3 million uplift for Road Safety initiatives, a programme focused on reducing casualties and supporting safer communities.

The new average speed schemes are now active on:

A24 Dorking to Beare Green
A283 Petworth Road, Witley
A283 Petworth Road, Chiddingfold

In addition, the Department for Transport’s Safer Roads Fund has supported a wide range of improvements along the A25 between Dorking and Reigate, an important route that now benefits from engineering upgrades and its own average speed camera system. These improvements aim to enhance the road’s safety rating and create a safer environment for all road users, whether travelling by car, bike or on foot.

Average speed cameras are proven to reduce speeds and encourage smoother, steadier traffic flow. They are also considered a fairer form of enforcement than single spot-speed cameras, as they measure a driver’s speed consistently over a distance rather than at one point in time.

Together, these changes form part of our ongoing commitment to making Surrey’s roads safer for everyone.

Find out more about Vision Zero – ‘Vision Zero’ Road Safety Strategy 2024 to 2035 – Surrey County Council

For details of roadworks in the Guildford area please click here.