SYP Speed Watch - Rother Vale, Rotherham

17/02/2026

Following concerns raised by residents our community speed watch volunteers were out tonight on Highfield Spring!

A busy night as we ran out of room on our recording sheets!

A reminder that Highfield Spring is a 40mph road

Busy night for the volunteers inputting the data ready for the police to inform drivers....

18/09/2025

Last week our speed watch volunteers were back out in Waverley.

We have a number of approved sites across Waverley and this time we were on Highfield Spring. It certainly was a busy one for us with a number of vehicles driving in excess of the speed limit - watch out for your letters arriving through the post!

It was that busy we didn't even have time for a photo so apologies for the old photo when we started the scheme a few years ago!

02/09/2025

Back to school time:

It's Back to School week - please expect an increase in traffic, as well as pedestrians, around peak drop off times.

Please respect our school crossing wardens, they are there to protect families & keep us safe.

Let's all look out for each other!



South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
Sheffield City Council
South Yorkshire's Deputy Mayor for Policing & Crime
Barnsley Council
Doncaster Council
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue
South Yorkshire Police

25/08/2025

Are you concerned about speeding vehicles in Catcliffe, Treeton or Waverley?

Then why not join the local community speed watch!

Volunteers are able to monitor the speed of vehicles and report speeding vehicles to the police.

If you would like more information please contact this page!

11/07/2025

Our community speed watch volunteers were out in Waverley this evening.

Unfortunately a number of vehicles were driving in excess of the speed limit. The session certainly tops the numbers for both the number of vehicles and the speed they were driving at!

Did you know a pedestrian has an 80 per cent chance of survival if hit at 30mph, but only a 20 per cent chance of survival at 40mph?



South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership
Rotherham South NPT
Waverley Community Council

11/06/2025

We are always on the lookout for volunteers to join our community speedwatch

We are also looking to setup new groups in Treeton and Catcliffe

Please do send us a message via Facebook or email [email protected]

TODAY! Brinsworth at The Centre 11am!

16/05/2025

The sun 🌞 was out this week and so were our community speedwatch volunteers in Waverley!

Maybe a few drivers had their minds on getting home quickly 🚗💨 to enjoy the sun! Those 4 drivers that were over the reportable limit your letters are on the way...

Please remember to drive responsible and within the speed limits

We are also on the look out for more volunteers if anyone is interested please message us or visit the community speed watch website https://communityspeedwatch.org/FRONT-v2-Home.php

31/08/2024

Our community speed watch volunteers were out yesterday evening.

The vast majority were obeying the speed limit which was great to see but some seemed to think the speed limit was closer to 40! Their details have been passed onto South Yorkshire Police

As we approach the new school term please remember the speed limit!

08/08/2024

24/07/2024

Towns, villages & cities should be places where people can make safe & healthy journeys.

But fast moving traffic creates unpleasant noise & air pollution, making our communities less safe & deterring people from walking & cycling.

Check your speed.

02/04/2024

Driving is unpredictable and if something unexpected happens on the road ahead – such as a child stepping out from between parked cars – it is a driver’s speed that will determine whether they can stop in time.

The greater the impact speed, the greater the chance of death. A pedestrian hit at 30mph has a very significant (one in five) chance of being killed.

This rises significantly to a one in three chance if they are hit at 35mph. Even small increases in speed can lead to an increase in impact severity.

Speed:

Driving is unpredictable and if something unexpected happens on the road ahead – such as a child stepping out from between parked cars – it is a driver’s speed that will determine whether they can stop in time and, if they can’t stop, how hard they will hit.

A vehicle travelling at 20mph would stop in time to avoid a child running out three car-lengths in front. The same vehicle travelling at 25mph would not be able to stop in time, and would hit the child at 18mph.

The greater the impact speed, the greater the chance of death. A pedestrian hit at 30mph has a very significant (one in five) chance of being killed.

This rises significantly to a one in three chance if they are hit at 35mph. Even small increases in speed can lead to an increase in impact severity.