Nearly 12,000 speeding tickets have been handed out to drivers in the Great Yarmouth area over the past three years.

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed that 11,835 speeders in the borough were issued tickets between June 2020 and June 2023.

Speeders were caught by police officers and the Safety Camera Team.

A breakdown of where fines were issued revealed that Great Yarmouth saw the largest amount of speeders caught, with 5,781, followed by Bradwell, with 1,688, and then Fritton, with 973.

The road with the highest number of speeders caught was the A47, with 2,094.

Other prominent roads for speeders were the A143 in Bradwell, with 1,303, Southtown Road, with 1,154, and the A149 around Rollesby, with 907 speeders caught in three years.

The areas with the fewest speeding infractions were Haddiscoe and Ormesby, both with one speeder caught in the three years.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: 2,094 speeders were caught on the A47 in three years. Picture - Newsquest2,094 speeders were caught on the A47 in three years. Picture - Newsquest (Image: Archant Norfolk Photographic © 2012)In June, figures from the Ministry of Justice showed that 5,564 motorists caught exceeding the limit by police on Norfolk roads were convicted in courts for speeding offences in 2022.

That was down slightly from 5,605 the year before, which was the highest number of convictions for the area in the past eight years.

But it comes as many 20mph speed limits have seen no speeding drivers being taken to court.

Last year Norfolk Constabulary pledged a greater focus on motorists speeding through villages, aiming to make rural roads safer.

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Great Yarmouth Mercury: Police in Norfolk are increasing speed checks in rural areas. Picture - Norfolk PolicePolice in Norfolk are increasing speed checks in rural areas. Picture - Norfolk Police (Image: Norfolk Police)The Yarmouth Police FOI revealed that 510 drivers were caught speeding on the C484/Yarmouth Road near Ormesby, 631 on the A143 near Fritton, and 295 on the C454/Hemsby Road in three years.

Norfolk Constabulary is currently in the middle of a trial which sees officers on motorcycles targeting rural areas that have been historically hard to monitor.

The eight-week police bike initiative began at the beginning of August to allow officers to get into locations that need attention.