Warwickshire walks, runs, cycles almost 1,200 miles in support of RoadPeace Challenge in memory of those killed on our roads

Road safety partners and the public showed how important improving road safety is to them in Warwickshire by walking, running, cycling a total of 1,195 miles in support of the RoadPeace Challenge between 12 and 18 May 2025. 

During the week, 166 people took part including local walking groups and one officer even completed a 10K over the weekend.  Each mile achieved during the week represents someone who has been killed on our roads and the RoadPeace Challenge is in honour of their memory.   

Three special guided walks took place across the week at Shire Hall in Warwick, Warwickshire Police HQ in Leek Wootton and Hartshill Hayes Country Park. 108 people from across the partnership, as well as victims and families of road traffic victims, joined these walks to make a united stand against road death and injury. Together, they walked a total of 130 miles. 

Nationally, 1624 people were killed on UK roads and the number of miles covered during the week by those across Warwickshire were recorded and submitted to RoadPeace in the count down from 1,766 to zero – to reflect our Vision for Zero deaths on our roads.    

Philip Seccombe, Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire and Chair of Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership said:

"We are really grateful to everyone who took part in the RoadPeace Challenge in Warwickshire to make a difference by remembering lives lost and showing their support for safer roads.

In Warwickshire in 2024, 25 people lost their lives on our roads and a further 299 people were seriously injured.  Every year hundreds of families suffer unimaginable grief and loss as a result of these collisions.  I don’t think there are many of us whose lives haven’t been affected in some way by a collision and this annual event helps to raise awareness of road harm and how we can all play a part in making our roads safer.

“It also underlines how important it is to keep improving road safety. As a partnership we are working hard to make a difference and meet our target to halve death and serious injury on Warwickshire’s roads by 2030. To help achieve this, our working groups look at all aspects of road safety from award winning webinars for young drivers, new infrastructure schemes to include cycle paths, and robust speed enforcement to ensuring our bereaved families have a voice.”   

To see photos taken during the RoadPeace Challenge in Warwickshire please visit @WarwickshireRoadSafety on Facebook and @WarksRoadSafety on Twitter and nationally @RoadPeaceCharity on Facebook, @RoadPeace on Twitter and @roadpeacecharity on Instagram using the hashtag #RoadPeaceChallenge2025 

More information about the RoadPeace Challenge including the national results can be found here The RoadPeace Challenge - RoadPeace  

More information about Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership can be found on www.warksroadsafety.org   

Caption: Walkers taking part in the RoadPeace Challenge pictured here outside the church in Leek Wootton with Philip Seccombe centre.

Below RoadPeace Challenge walkers at Hartshill Hayes Country Park where a permanent memorial to road traffic victims is located

Below walkers outside Shire Hall supporting the RoadPeace Challenge