September Operation Spotlight!

Throughout September and October 2025, officers from our Roads Policing Unit will be joining forces across the country as part of the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) campaign to target young drivers and riders.

Working together with road safety partners, the aim of the campaign is to focus on the key contributors in collisions which involve young drivers between 17 and 24-years-old:

• Speeding
• Drink and drug driving
• Mobile phone usage
• Not wearing a seatbelt

Historically, September and October typically see an increase in fatal and serious collisions, with more commuter traffic on the road as people go back to work, college, and university, as well as children returning to school after the summer break.

At this time of year, the weather is also starting to take a turn and there will be higher amounts and more frequent rainfall. October specifically sees a peak due to the half term period where more people will be travelling on unfamiliar roads for days out and holidays or short breaks.

Nationally, there were 4,922 people killed or seriously injured on roads in September and October between 2018 and 2022, as a result of the ‘fatal four’ contributing factors.

Inspector Neil Hutchins from our Roads Policing Unit said: “Each year, we see a number of fatalities and serious injuries as a result of collisions which have one of these factors as the causation factor to the incident. That is why it is important for us to take part in such campaigns to raise awareness and educate and engage with drivers /riders who are risking not only their lives but the lives of others.

“My officers will be out in force patrolling the roads, educating road users and working to make our roads safer for everyone.

“Operation Spotlight will be an opportunity to raise awareness of the ‘Fatal Four’ and enforce the law against those willing to putting themselves and others at risk.”

We continue to encourage members of the public to report any road traffic offences and dangerous driving to us by calling our non-emergency number 101 or 999 in an emergency, when safe to do so, to help hold reckless and dangerous drivers to account for their actions.

You can also submit video evidence of driving offences that you or other members of the public have witnessed via our online reporting tool Op Snap.

In our One Second campaign, families left shattered by fatal road traffic collisions, alongside our Serious Collisions Team, Roads Policing Unit, and Family Liaison Officers, reveal the harsh and preventable reality of road traffic collisions.

It takes one second to take a life, one second to ruin your own, one second to lose your job, one second to leave a family grieving forever.

The One Second film series contain topics viewers may find distressing. If you have been affected by any of the stories told as part of this campaign, reach out for help and advice via the links below.

One Second | Humberside Police

Submit video evidence of driving offences | Humberside Police