Find out how we use speed indicator devices in Aldershot and Farnborough and how you can express your interest in having one in your neighbourhood.

We have a small number of devices that we put up in roads around Rushmoor to monitor speeds and influence drivers to stick to speed limits.  

They flash up with the speed you are driving. So they are mainly used to help influence your behaviour while driving, to encourage you to keep to the speed limits. 

When we put one up in the road, the devices usually stay up for 3 weeks. After that, we put them up in another road. 

Who is responsible for traffic speed limits 

Hampshire County Council is responsible for setting speed limits and for installing traffic calming schemes in Rushmoor.

The county council sets the speed limits using the criteria and guidance developed by the Department for Transport. This is to make sure speed limits are consistent for drivers and to promote road safety.

Please visit the Hampshire County Council making roads safer page for more information.

Speeds recorded in Rushmoor 

The tables below are a summary of the data we have captured and will not be totally representative of traffic speeds along a road. All the speed limits on these roads were at 30 miles per hour (except Farnborough Road which was at 40 mph).

2024

Location Number under / at speed limit Number 1 mph over Number 2 mph over Number 3 mph over Number 4 mph over Number 5 mph over Number > 5 mph over Average speed of traffic mph Total number of vehicles
Boxalls Lane 41542 (80.53%) 3157 (6.12%) 2582 (5.01%) 1613 (3.13%) 990 (1.92%) 573 (1.11%) 1126 (2.18%) 26.4 51583
Lower Farnham Road 23172 (42.20%) 5811 (10.58%) 6143 (11.19%) 4774 (8.69%) 39.22 (7.14%) 3075 (5.60%) 8015 (14.60%) 30.4 54912
Prospect Road 37082 (47.14%) 8221 (10.45%) 8814 (11.20%) 5655 (7.19%) 5347 (6.80%) 3683 (4.68%) 9860 (12.53%) 30 78662
Trunk Road 22106 (74.21%) 2218 (7.45%) 1945 (6.53%) 1384 (4.65%) 803 (2.70%) 466 (1.56%) 866 (2.91%) 27 29788
Deadbrook Lane 33400 (65.65%) 4183 (8.22%) 4194 (8.24%) 2526 (4.96%) 2091 (4.11%) 1338 (2.63%) 3146 (6.18%) 28 50878
Kings Road 7231 (86.70%) 312 (3.74%) 238 (2.85%) 165 (1.98%) 113 (1.35%) 83 (1.00%) 198 (2.37%) 23.8 8340
Chapel Lane 49195 (56.93%) 9970 (11.54%) 10209 (11.82%) 5481 (6.34%) 4069 (4.71%) 2368 (2.74%) 5114 (5.92%) 28.9 86406
Farnborough Road (at 40 mph limit) 56147 (74.25%) 6073 (8.03%) 4538 (6.00%) 2717 (3.59%) 1968 (2.60%) 1168 (1.54%) 3007 (3.98%) 37.3 75618
Gloucester Road 4646 (88.14%) 173 (3.28%) 144 (2.73%) 101 (1.92%) 72 (1.37%) 46 (0.87%) 89 (1.69%) 23.9 5271
Elston Road 6310 (85.57%) 124 (1.68%) 88 (1.19%) 79 (1.07%) 76 (1.03%) 74 (1.00%) 623 (8.45%) 24 7374
North Lane 45621 (73.82%) 4354 (7.05%) 4021 (6.51%) 2223 (3.60%) 1765 (2.86%) 1086 (1.76%) 2730 (4.42%) 27.1 61800
Prospect Avenue 13668 (45.32%) 3374 (11.19%) 3303 (10.95%) 2465 (8.17%) 2033 (6.74%) 1564 (5.19%) 3750 (12.43%) 30.1 30157
Giffard Drive 10886 (69.78%) 1159 (7.43%) 1297 (8.31%) 772 (4.95%) 459 (2.94%) 305 (1.96%) 723 (4.63%) 26.9 15601
Sand Hill 17113 (59.79%) 2496 (8.72%) 2700 (9.43%) 1942 (6.79%) 1381 (4.83%) 880 (3.07%) 2108 (7.37%) 28.5 28620
Ayling Lane 12106 (95.65%) 180 (1.42%) 152 (1.20%) 79 (0.62%) 61 (0.48%) 27 (0.21%) 51 (0.40%) 22.8 12656
Guildford Road 10739 (80.15%) 714 (5.33%) 648 (4.84%) 408 (3.05%) 282 (2.10%) 203 (1.52%) 405 (3.02%) 25.5 13399
Selborne Avenue 11224 (55.5%) 1581 (7.82%) 2145 (10.61%) 1472 (7.28%) 993 (4.91%) 757 (3.74%) 2052 (10.15%) 28.6 20224
Avenue Road 20821 (93.62%) 514 (2.31%) 366 (1.65%) 239 (1.07%) 110 (0.49%) 71 (0.21%) 119 (0.54%) 23.7 22240
Hawley Road 28414 (39.62%) 7531 (10.50%) 8945 (12.47%) 5695 (7.94%) 5680 (7.92%) 3929 (5.48%) 11531 (16.08%) 30.6 71725

2023

Location Number under / at speed limit Number 1 mph over Number 2 mph over Number 3 mph over Number 4 mph over Number 5 mph over Number > 5 mph over Average speed of traffic mph Total number of vehicles
Fleet Road

3706 (10.79%)   

2085 (6.07%)   

2829 (8.24%)   

2882 (8.39%)   

2812 (8.19%)   

2756 (8.03%)   

17263 (50.28%)   

35   

34333   

Sandy Lane

21622 (56.42%)   

3979 (10.38%)   

4280 (11.17%)   

3001 (7.83%)   

1805 (4.71%)   

1107 (2.89%)   

711 (6.59%)   

28.8   

38320   

Fernhill Road

14479 (34.07%)   

5026 (11.83%)   

5691 (13.39%)   

4475 (10.53%)   

3552 (8.36%)   

2602 (6.12%)   

6675 (15.71%)   

31.1   

42500   

West Heath Road

28363 (74.97%)   

2832 (7.49%)   

2479 (6.55%)   

1622 (4.29%)   

895 (2.37%)   

539 (1.42%)   

1101 (2.91%)   

27   

37831   

Grosvenor Road

18451 (86.22%)   

897 (4.19%)   

672 (3.14%)   

427 (2%)   

326 (1.52%)   

203 (0.95%)   

423 (1.98%)   

24.9   

21399   

Cranmore Lane

14314 (42.05%)  

3030 (8.90%)  

3179 (9.34%)  

2563 (7.53%)  

2171 (6.38%)  

1855 (5.45%)  

6929 (20.35%)  

30.7  

34041  

Wren Way

13298 (73.11%)  

1227 (6.75%)  

1205 (6.62%)  

828 
(4.55%)  

536
(2.95%)  

343   

(1.89%)  

753   

(4.14%)  

26.6  

18190  

Minley Road

17711 (36.55%)  

4649 (9.59%)  

5390 (11.12%)  

4206 (8.68%)  

3846 (7.94%)  

3085 (6.37%)  

9569 (19.75%)  

31  

48456  

Ash Road

54359 (61.26%)

8710 (9.82%)

8386 (9.45%)

5130 (5.78%)

3358 (3.78%)

2430 (2.74%)

3060 (7.17%)

28.5

88733

Southwood Road

33057 (40.54%)

10525 (12.91%)

12000 (14.72%)

8314 (10.20%)

5626 (6.90%)

3787 (3.64%)

8223 (10.09%)

30.3

81532

Morland Road

2467 (71.30%)

219 (6.33%)

262 (7.57%)

186 (5.38%)

119 (3.44%)

70 (2.02%)

137 (3.96%)

26

3460

Sycamore Road

13958 (49.66%)

2967 (10.56%)

3254 (11.58%)

2248 (8.00%)

1710 (6.08%)

1269 (4.51%)

1%)2702 (9.6

29.5

28108

Hospital Hill

35466 (57.27%)

5580 (9.01%)

5505 (8.89%)

4158 (6.71%)

3138 (5.07%)

2303 (3.72%)

5775 (9.33%)

28.7

61925

Church Lane East

23905 (84.99%)

1266 (4.50%)

1167 (4.15%)

730 (2.60%)

382 (1.36%)

231 (0.82%)

445 (1.58%)

25.5

28126

The government has produced statistics showing the speeds of drivers on roads across the country. They give a guide as to what you can expect on our roads.

As an example, in 2022, under free-flowing traffic conditions, 50% of car drivers exceeded the speed limit of 30mph.

The traffic speeds on their own do not necessarily mean that Hampshire County Council will make a change to the speed limit or make a change to the road layout.

How you can get a speed indicator device in your road

As we only have a small number of devices, we cannot put them up in every road in Rushmoor.

If you would like to request one to appear in your road, please contact one of your local councillors to discuss what can be done.


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