About this season
An action-packed documentary series following Yorkshire-based law enforcers. Originally shown by the BBC (2003-2016), this is the new reboot format of the show and was titled "All New Traffic Cops" for two series. It was renamed again in 2018 as "Traffic Cops: On the Edge" and then as "Traffic Cops".
Episodes (33)
1. Episode 1
Aired 11 December 2023 • 44 min
Ten police units from two forces pursuing a gang of car thieves, plus a helicopter joins another suspect hunt.
2. Episode 2
Aired 18 December 2023 • 44 min
Police endeavours to tackle drunk or drug drivers.
3. Episode 3
Aired 27 December 2023 • 44 min
Following police facing the daily challenge of catching car thieves.
4. Episode 4
Aired 8 January 2024 • 44 min
The work of cops pursuing thieves who steal from our homes, vehicles and businesses.
5. Episode 5
Aired 15 January 2024 • 44 min
Hair-raising encounters include a multiple officer pursuit of a very dangerous driver.
6. Episode 6
Aired 22 January 2024 • 44 min
Exploring how criminals make use of some of the busiest and fastest roads.
7. Episode 7
Aired 29 January 2024 • 44 min
A suspicious car linked to multiple thefts crashes into passing traffic.
8. Episode 8
Aired 5 February 2024 • 44 min
Derbyshire cops deal with hundreds of reports on a Bank Holiday weekend.
9. Episode 9
Aired 12 February 2024 • 44 min
The traffic cops pursue a banned drink driver who crashes straight into a passing car.
10. Episode 10
Aired 19 February 2024 • 44 min
The cops tackle cases including a head-on collision which has left people trapped inside.
11. Episode 11
Aired 26 February 2024 • 44 min
CCTV sparks a manhunt for a van driver who allegedly drove into a car and pedestrians.
12. Episode 12
Aired 4 March 2024 • 44 min
A young driver has a brush with death, and a drunk causes a disturbance at a pub.
13. Episode 13
Aired 11 March 2024 • 44 min
Derbyshire's officers take part in Operation Fuego, a campaign targeting road crime gangs.
14. Episode 14
Aired 18 March 2024 • 44 min
Officers pull over a vehicle after reports of the driver speeding at over 170mph.
15. Episode 15
Aired 25 March 2024 • 44 min
Officers arrest the driver of a van who says he has no recollection of being disqualified.
16. Episode 16
Aired 16 October 2024 • 45 min
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
Aired 23 October 2024 • 45 min
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
Aired 30 October 2024 • 45 min
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
Aired 6 November 2024 • 45 min
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
Aired 31 December 2024 • 45 min
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
Aired 6 January 2025 • 45 min
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
Aired 13 January 2025 • 45 min
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
Aired 20 January 2025 • 45 min
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
Aired 27 January 2025 • 45 min
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
Aired 3 February 2025 • 45 min
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
Aired 10 February 2025 • 45 min
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
Aired 17 February 2025 • 45 min
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
Aired 24 February 2025 • 45 min
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
Aired 3 March 2025 • 45 min
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
Aired 10 March 2025 • 45 min
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
Aired 17 March 2025 • 45 min
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
Aired 24 March 2025 • 45 min
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
Aired 31 March 2025 • 45 min
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.