Traffic Cops

Concept

The show follows the day-to-day role of a traffic officer and the incidents they come across. The majority of filming takes place at the scene of incidents, with occasional cuts to police stations and interview rooms. Locations include Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Hampshire, Humberside, South Wales, Sussex, Bedfordshire, and Hertfordshire.

The current series follows officers from the Roads Policing Unit and Specialist ANPR Level 2 Crime Unit (also called Road Crime Unit) of Derbyshire Constabulary. Previous series have followed North Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Police, Hampshire Constabulary, Humberside Police, South Wales Police, Sussex Police, Bedfordshire Police, Hertfordshire Constabulary and West Yorkshire Police.

The show is currently airing on Channel 5, branded simply as Traffic Cops, having been previously branded (since moving to Channel 5) as, All New Traffic Cops, Traffic Cops: Under Attack, Traffic Cops: On The Edge, and Traffic Cops: Pursuit Squad One. It remains following the Roads Policing Unit, and the Operational Support Units. It also follows some promoted officers in their role on district as they continue policing the roads.

Production

Traffic Cops, along with its sister series Motorway Cops, are produced by Folio Productions, a subsidiary of Mentorn Media. Both shows were broadcast on the BBC until 2016. Between 2003 and 2015, Jamie Theakston narrated the programme. The final series on the BBC in 2016 was narrated by Steven Mackintosh. On 28 June 2016, Mentorn Media announced that the show had been recommissioned by Channel 5, and would mark a return of Theakston with an "expanded on-screen role".

Episodes

There have been a total of 27 series and 286 episodes as of 2025.

Series overview

Series 1 (2003)

Series 2 (2004)

Series 3 (2005)

Series 4 (2006)

Series 5 (2007)

Series 6 (2008)

Series 7 (2009)

Series 8 (2010)

Series 9 (2011)

Series 10 (2012)

Series 11 (2014)

Series 12 (2015)

Series 13 (2015)

Series 14 (2016)

''All New Traffic Cops'', Series 15 (2016–17)

The show was renamed All New Traffic Cops for this series.

''All New Traffic Cops'', Series 16 (2017)

The first six episodes were subtitled Under Attack

''Traffic Cops: On The Edge'', Series 17 (2018)

This series is subtitled On The Edge

Series 18 (2018–19)

Series 19 (2019–20)

Series 20 (2020)

Series 21 (2021)

Series 22 (2021–22)

Series 23 (2022)

Series 24 (2023)

Series 25 (2023–25)

''Traffic Cops: Pursuit Squad One'', Series 26 (2025)

This series is subtitled Pursuit Squad One

Series 27 (2025)

References

References

1. "Traffic Cops – Episode guide – BBC One". BBC.
2. "CHANNEL 5 COMMISSIONS THE NEW SERIES OF TRAFFIC COPS - Tinopolis Group".
3. "All New Traffic Cops". Channel 5.
4. "All New Traffic Cops: Under Attack.". Channel 5.
5. "Traffic Cops: On The Edge.". Channel 5.