“Chilling speeds” of well over 100mph were recorded on roads across the UK during 2025, according to a recent study.
The research from car insurance firm RAC said the top speed recorded by police forces last year was 161mph on both the M6 between Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford and the A5 in Bayston Hill, Shropshire.
A driver was also clocked going 89mph on a 20mph stretch of the B5129 in Deeside, North Wales, while another was caught doing 114mph on a 30mph road near a primary school in Aylestone, Leicestershire.
The government said there was “no excuse” for drivers who chose to speed and put lives at risk.
Rod Dennis, RAC’s senior policy officer, said: “Our analysis shows some of the frankly chilling speeds some people are prepared to drive at – and these are just the cases the police are aware of.
“The fact that some were recorded in residential areas, even near schools, in daytime hours when others might well have been using the roads underlines just how dangerous this kind of behaviour is.”
He said new measures, including casualty reduction targets, were welcome but a greater focus was needed on tackling the problem of excessive speeding.
