Staveley, in common with many villages, has a perceived problem with traffic travelling too fast in the speed restricted areas of the village. The Parish Council (PC) is attempting to collect and collate evidence to substantiate the perception and provide a base for remedial action by the appropriate highways authority.
Staveley has three roads by which it may be accessed:
- C264 Minskip Road
- C264 Wath Lane – Main Street
- C266 Arkendale Road
The majority of Staveley households are within a 30mph zone. The area around the primary school and up to the Staveley Nature Reserve entrance on Minskip Road is within a 20mph zone. There is a traffic calming bollard when entering this zone from the Minskip direction.
There is no speed restriction zone on the C264 road through Copgrove or at any point on Wath Lane.
Parish Council Actions

In August 2022 the PC started a Community Speedwatch (CSW) programme to support North Yorkshire Police by monitoring the speed of vehicles throughout the village. A team of volunteers, registered with the Police, undertake frequent speedwatch sessions at a number of approved sites around the village. Vehicles exceeding the speed limit are reported to the Police for further action.
Further details of the scheme and the watch session results are available on the CSW website here.
In April 2023 the PC installed a Vehicle Activated Sign (VAS) in Staveley to advise drivers of their speed and requesting them to Slow Down if exceeding the speed limit. The sign is installed in two locations:
- on the lighting column opposite the church (30mph),
- on the lighting column next to the bus stop on Minskip Road (20mph),
and it may be rotated in either direction. Initially, each location/direction will be used for three months of the year.
A radar system in the VAS detects vehicles approaching up to 200 metres away and will flash alternately the appropriate speed limit and Slow Down, until the vehicle reduces its speed below the limit or passes the sign. The sign activates at 31mph or 21mph as appropriate.

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