B556 Speed Cameras
3 mapped camera locations on the B556. The most common limit is 30 mph.
- Cameras
- 3
- Most common limit
- 30 mph
- Collisions near cameras
- 2
- Busiest point, vehicles/day
- 10,897
Interactive camera map
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Cameras along the B556
Potters Bar → Potters Bar · 3 camera sites, heading south-east
- Start · Potters Bar
- 30
Mutton Lane
mi 0Potters BarFixed2,085 vehicles/day
- 30
Mutton Lane
mi 1Potters BarFixed2,085 vehicles/day
- 30
Mutton Lane
mi 1Potters BarFixedDirection E10,897 vehicles/day
- 30
- End · Potters Bar · about 1 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 B556 cameras
Camera types
Fixed
Gatso, Truvelo and similar cameras at one spot
3
100%
Road safety on the B556
Unique collisions within 500 m of mapped camera locations on the B556 (DfT STATS19, 2024). Proximity does not establish causation.
Collision context
Severity near mapped cameras
0
Fatal · 0%
1
Serious · 50%
1
Slight · 50%
2
unique collisions within 500m
3
casualties · 1.5 per collision
What the figures say
50% of matched collisions were fatal or serious in the 2024 STATS19 dataset.
10,897 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 B556 · DfT STATS19 2024 and Road Traffic Statistics AADF 2024.
Counties along the B556
Connecting roads with cameras
3 cameras
Hertfordshire
3 cameras
Hertfordshire
3 cameras
Hertfordshire
3 cameras
Hertfordshire, Essex
65 cameras
Kent, Essex, Greater London
60 cameras
Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire
29 cameras · 4 average speed
Hertfordshire, West Midlands, Greater London
17 cameras
Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire
11 cameras
Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire
Frequently asked questions
How many speed cameras are on the B556?
There are 3 mapped speed camera locations on the B556, grouped into 3 camera sites between Potters Bar and Potters Bar. The most common limit at these cameras is 30 mph.
Does the B556 have average speed cameras?
No permanent average speed cameras are mapped on the B556, but temporary average speed zones are common at roadworks.
What is the speed limit on the B556?
Limits on the B556 change along the route: 30 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 B556?
In 2024 DfT STATS19 recorded 2 unique collisions within 500 m of mapped camera sites on the B556, including 0 fatal and 1 serious.
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