Do I live in a speeding hotspot? Top 10 worst offenders revealed

Speeding is one of the biggest dangers associated with driving, with traffic police focusing their resources on reducing the number of people going over the speed limit.

If you're caught, the minimum penalty given out is a fine of £100 and three points on your licence, although this can rise.

New research has revealed the top ten worst places for speeding in England and Wales - and your hometown could be on the list. (Image: Supplied)

And new data from Go.Compare has disclosed the biggest speeding hotspots across England and Wales.

Warwickshire was seen to have the most speeding drivers with 91,325 offences - which is the same as one for every 4.58 vehicles in the area.

Devon and Cornwall came second on the list, with police reporting a ratio of one speeding driver for every 4.64 vehicles.

The figures come from 2022 Home Office data on motoring offences in England and Wales and DVLA figures on registered vehicles from the same period.

Greater London ranked third on the list, with the Metropolitan Police reporting one speeding offence for every 4.8 cars.

Other counties sitting among the speeding hotspots were Avon and Somerset, with a ratio of one penalty for every 5.5 vehicles, and North and West Yorkshire, with a penalty for around every 6.3 and 6.5 vehicles.

Amongst the data, further statistics revealed which parts of England and Wales paid the most in speeding fines.

Greater London was seen to pay the most in speeding fines in 2022, with the Metropolitan Police reporting over 102,000 fines, equivalent to a minimum of £10.2 million.

Motorists in Avon and Somerset paid the second-highest amount at almost £5 million. 

West Yorkshire stood in the top three, with drivers paying at least £4.46 million in fines.

Research also revealed that the fewest fines were paid in the North and Cleveland and Durham Police reported two lowest number of paid fines out of any police force in England and Wales with 2,640 and 7,472.

You can check to see if your county was one of the top 10 areas with the highest ratio of speeding offences below: 

1. Warwickshire 4.58
2. Devon and Cornwall 4.64
3. Metropolitan Police (Greater London) 4.82
4. Avon and Somerset 5.51
5. North Yorkshire 6.26
6. West Yorkshire 6.49
7. West Mercia 8.16
8. Bedfordshire 8.18
9. Surrey 9.14
10.  Lincolnshire 9.28 

These stats are based on the number of registered vehicles per speeding offence in the area.