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A warning has been issued for motorists and drivers in England - as the number of roads policing officers was found to have been reduced by more than 1,000 in the last 10 years.

RAC analysis of Labour Party government data has revealed back in 2015 there were 5,237 officers across 43 police forces working in a range of roles from traffic units on the roads to safety camera partnerships focused on mobile speed enforcement.

As of 2025, this has fallen to just 4,149 (1,088 reduction), making for a 21% drop. Looking purely at police out on the roads or ‘cops in cars’, the reduction is greater with the number of traffic units decreasing by 1,116 from 5,005 in 2015 to 3,889 in 2025 (a 22% reduction).

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