Traffic Cops - Series 13
1 - Episode 1
Air Date: December 11, 2023
Ten police units from two forces pursuing a gang of car thieves, plus a helicopter joins another suspect hunt.
2 - Episode 2
Air Date: December 18, 2023
Police endeavours to tackle drunk or drug drivers.
3 - Episode 3
Air Date: December 27, 2023
Following police facing the daily challenge of catching car thieves.
4 - Episode 4
Air Date: January 8, 2024
The work of cops pursuing thieves who steal from our homes, vehicles and businesses.
5 - Episode 5
Air Date: January 15, 2024
Hair-raising encounters include a multiple officer pursuit of a very dangerous driver.
6 - Episode 6
Air Date: January 22, 2024
Exploring how criminals make use of some of the busiest and fastest roads.
7 - Episode 7
Air Date: January 29, 2024
A suspicious car linked to multiple thefts crashes into passing traffic.
8 - Episode 8
Air Date: February 5, 2024
Derbyshire cops deal with hundreds of reports on a Bank Holiday weekend.
9 - Episode 9
Air Date: February 12, 2024
The traffic cops pursue a banned drink driver who crashes straight into a passing car.
10 - Episode 10
Air Date: February 19, 2024
The cops tackle cases including a head-on collision which has left people trapped inside.
11 - Episode 11
Air Date: February 26, 2024
CCTV sparks a manhunt for a van driver who allegedly drove into a car and pedestrians.
12 - Episode 12
Air Date: March 4, 2024
A young driver has a brush with death, and a drunk causes a disturbance at a pub.
13 - Episode 13
Air Date: March 11, 2024
Derbyshire's officers take part in Operation Fuego, a campaign targeting road crime gangs.
14 - Episode 14
Air Date: March 18, 2024
Officers pull over a vehicle after reports of the driver speeding at over 170mph.
15 - Episode 15
Air Date: March 25, 2024
Officers arrest the driver of a van who says he has no recollection of being disqualified.
16 - Episode 16
Air Date: October 16, 2024
Derbyshire's Road Crime Team hunt down organised crime gangs stealing cars. Following a spike in car thefts, officers are on the lookout for cross-border gangs stealing high end cars.
17 - Episode 17
Air Date: October 23, 2024
More than 60 thefts are reported to Derbyshire Police every day. In this episode, following a rise in thefts across the East Midlands, officers target organised gangs of thieves.
18 - Episode 18
Air Date: October 30, 2024
A look at how the UK's 11,000 Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras assist in identifying offenders, including police units chasing a suspected disqualified driver.
19 - Episode 19
Air Date: November 6, 2024
A look at how high-speed pursuits of 'drivers failing to stop' cause around 40 deaths a year on Britain's roads. Jamie Theakston presents.
20 - Episode 20
Air Date: December 31, 2024
Dealing with drug users and dealers is a daily challenge for cops. A driver, suspected of being under the influence of drugs, tries to evade capture, including ramming a police car.
21 - Episode 21
Air Date: January 6, 2025
It's estimated that 1,000 vans are stolen in the UK every month. In this episode Derbyshire cops target criminals stealing vans, banned drivers in vans and thieves in vans on the run.
22 - Episode 22
Air Date: January 13, 2025
Officers pursue a speeding car - the driver fails to stop, before heading the wrong way down a dual carriageway. And the race is on to save a driver whose car careered in to a swamp.
23 - Episode 23
Air Date: January 20, 2025
Over 80,000 motorists lose their driving licence every year and nearly ten percent of those are already banned from driving. In this edition, cops clamp down on unlicensed drivers.
24 - Episode 24
Air Date: January 27, 2025
Derbyshire's police and other emergency services are called to over 1600 crashes each year. In this episode, cops deal with crashes and distracted drivers putting lives on the line.
25 - Episode 25
Air Date: February 3, 2025
Around 3000 people a year are killed or seriously injured because of drink driving. In this episode, officers launch a drink and drug driving crackdown and make about 200 arrests.
26 - Episode 26
Air Date: February 10, 2025
A look at how solo officers are more likely to suffer an injury than when working in pairs. A routine stop on a car suspected of having no MOT attracts the interest of an armed man.
27 - Episode 27
Air Date: February 17, 2025
With the theft of goods from lorries thought to cost the UK more than £250m a year, officers crack down on a surge in attacks on HGVs - and one suspect is bitten by a police dog.
28 - Episode 28
Air Date: February 24, 2025
Police deal with around 17,000 hit-and-run incidents every year. In this episode, a tragic death on one of Derbyshire’s busiest roads leads to a manhunt for a hit-and-run driver.
29 - Episode 29
Air Date: March 3, 2025
A look at hit and run incidents. Officers rush to the scene of a fatal collision on a Peak District country road as a manhunt is launched to find two runaway suspects.
30 - Episode 30
Air Date: March 10, 2025
Extreme weather conditions play a role in the death or serious injury of four people a day on UK’s roads. In this edition, cops deal with dangerous drivers who put lives at risk.
31 - Episode 31
Air Date: March 17, 2025
Derbyshire has over 300 life-changing and fatal collisions every year - and many involve the young and elderly. In one fatal incident, a young motorcyclist collides with a pedestrian.
32 - Episode 32
Air Date: March 24, 2025
An estimated £10 billion worth of illegal drugs are sold in the UK every year. In this episode, cops crack down on drug gangs ruling through fear and dealers cashing in on victims.
33 - Episode 33
Air Date: March 31, 2025
With Derbyshire bordered by seven counties, policing its roads for criminals on the move is hard. In this edition cops investigate a possible cloned vehicle and seek a stolen caravan.