54 people killed on Essex roads in 2025
21 arrests and 11 vehicles seized as officers work to make Essex roads safer.
Essex Police have arrested 21 people and seized 11 cars as part of targeted work on the Essex roads.
In 2025, 54 people have been killed on Essex roads. In the whole of 2024, 50 people lost their lives.
As well as the arrests and seizures on Saturday (11 October), officers also submitted 100 traffic offence reports (TORs) – all as part of our work to make the county’s roads safer and to prevent and detect crime being carried out on the roads.
Shortly after 3.40pm, a car came to officers’ interest on the A12 at Margaretting. Roads policing officers carried out an enforced stop alongside armed officers.
Once the car was stopped, officers found what’s believed to be a significant amount of drugs and further checks found the vehicle had been reported stolen.
Three people were arrested at the scene.
Just after 3pm, police were alerted to a car passing Chelmsford on the A12. When it was safely stopped, the driver was arrested for drug driving, theft of motor vehicle and driving otherwise in accordance with a licence.
Shortly after 7pm, officers indicated a car to stop, which did not happen. The vehicle then led officers on a pursuit through Chelmsford, including driving the wrong way on the Army and Navy roundabout and joining and exiting the A12.
The vehicle then came to a stop in a rural setting and both occupants tried to flee the scene.
The passenger was quickly arrested and the driver initially made off. She was tracked by officers on the ground and by the police helicopter and ultimately arrested.
Officers also targeted a car known for being linked to drug dealing. When stopped, the driver – using a provisional licence – tested positive for drugs, as did his supervising driver, who was not qualified to be a supervisory driver, having only passed their driving test in 2023.