A550 Speed Cameras
3 mapped camera locations on the A550, including 1 average speed cameras. The most common limit is 20 mph.
- Cameras
- 3
- Most common limit
- 20 mph
- Collisions near cameras
- 5
- Busiest point, vehicles/day
- 75,080
Interactive camera map
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Cameras along the A550
Chester → Chester · 3 camera sites, heading north-east
- Start · Chester
- ?
Berwick Road West
mi 7ChesterFixed73 vehicles/day
- ?
- End · Chester · about 7 miles of camera coverage
Order and mileage are approximate (straight-line between camera sites). Directions show the direction of traffic the camera is mapped for.
Speed limits at A550 cameras
Camera types
Fixed
Gatso, Truvelo and similar cameras at one spot
2
67%
Average Speed
SPECS / VECTOR — time over a stretch of road
1
33%
Road safety on the A550
Unique collisions within 500 m of mapped camera locations on the A550 (DfT STATS19, 2024). Proximity does not establish causation.
Collision context
Severity near mapped cameras
0
Fatal · 0%
2
Serious · 40%
3
Slight · 60%
5
unique collisions within 500m
5
casualties · 1.0 per collision
What the figures say
40% of matched collisions were fatal or serious in the 2024 STATS19 dataset.
75,080 vehicles per day at the busiest camera across 3 matched count locations.
These are collisions near mapped camera records, not collisions caused or prevented by cameras. Coverage depends on available camera, traffic and STATS19 coordinates.
the A550 · DfT STATS19 2024 and Road Traffic Statistics AADF 2024.
Counties along the A550
Connecting roads with cameras
5 cameras
Cheshire, Merseyside
4 cameras
Flintshire, Denbighshire
4 cameras
Flintshire
3 cameras
Staffordshire, Cheshire
63 cameras
West Midlands, Staffordshire, Greater Manchester
33 cameras
Staffordshire, Lancashire, West Midlands
29 cameras · 4 average speed
Hertfordshire, West Midlands, Greater London
18 cameras
Staffordshire, Cheshire
11 cameras
Lancashire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester
Frequently asked questions
How many speed cameras are on the A550?
There are 3 mapped speed camera locations on the A550, grouped into 3 camera sites between Chester and Chester. The most common limit at these cameras is 20 mph.
Which part of the A550 has the most speed cameras?
The Flintshire section has the most, with 2 camera sites around Chester.
Does the A550 have average speed cameras?
Yes — 1 average speed camera is mapped on the A550. They measure your average speed between two points, so slowing down only at the camera does not help.
What is the speed limit on the A550?
Limits on the A550 change along the route: 20 mph is the most common at its cameras, with 60 mph on single-carriageway sections and 70 mph on dual carriageways unless signed otherwise.
How many collisions happen near cameras on the A550?
In 2024 DfT STATS19 recorded 5 unique collisions within 500 m of mapped camera sites on the A550, including 0 fatal and 2 serious.
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