Traffic Cops
Traffic Cops

Traffic Cops

2016 14 Seasons 192 Episodes ⭐ 7.7 Documentary

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".

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".

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Episode 1

A convicted drug dealer leads the team on a 140mph chase.

EP 2

Episode 2

A teenage driver leads the cops on a high-speed chase.

EP 3

Episode 3

A driver leads the cops on a 35-minute tarmac odyssey.

EP 4

Episode 4

The traffic cops hunt criminals using cloned number plates.

EP 5

Episode 5

Traffic Cops pursue a team of suspected car thieves.

EP 6

Episode 6

A drunk driver heads the wrong way down a dual carriageway.

EP 7

Best of Season 1

Highlights from the action-packed series. The traffic cops pursue a drug runner down a motorway, and a drug deal results

EP 1

Deals on Wheels

EP 2

Drivers Behaving Badly

EP 3

The Ripple Effect

EP 4

In the Pursuit of Crime

EP 1

Episode 1

EP 2

Episode 2

EP 3

Episode 3

EP 4

Episode 4

EP 5

Episode 5

EP 6

Episode 6

EP 7

Episode 7: Best Of...

EP 1

Episode 1: Under Attack

Can the cops stop a nighttime riot from breaking out in Bradford?

EP 2

Episode 2: Under Attack

In Bradford there's a high-octane chase through a housing estate.

EP 3

Episode 3: Under Attack

A driver causes carnage to make sure his takeaway stays hot.

EP 4

Episode 4: Under Attack

A van crashes through a level crossing.

EP 5

Episode 5: Under Attack

A murder suspect is pursued through downtown Bradford.

EP 6

Episode 6: Under Attack

Cops pursue a car obeying containing a familiar face...

EP 7

Episode 7

The recklessness of uninsured drivers is a cost to all of us.

EP 8

Episode 8

EP 9

Episode 9

The cops deal with a man with mental health problems.

EP 10

Episode 10

The cops are cracking down on car thieves.

EP 11

Episode 11

The cops have their hands full with night time incidents.

EP 12

Episode 12

Action-packed documentary series following Yorkshire-based law enforcers.

EP 13

Episode 13

The cops are called to a fatal accident near a theme park.

EP 14

Episode 14

Action-packed observational documentary series with Jamie Theakston.

EP 15

Episode 15

The traffic cops tackle forgers, fakers and takers.

EP 16

Episode 16

The traffic cops search for a suspected hit and run driver.

EP 17

Episode 17

A gang uses 4x4s on nightly thefts from industrial estates.

EP 18

Episode 18

The cops hunt down drug dealers, petrol bikers and thieves

EP 19

Episode 19

In Leeds, CCTV shows a car being driven at a pedestrian.

EP 20

Episode 20

Burglars targeting pensioners are spotted in Halifax.

EP 21

Episode 21: Christmas Special

EP 1

Drug Busts Special

EP 2

Episode 2

EP 3

Episode 3

EP 4

Episode 4

EP 5

Episode 5

EP 6

Episode 6

EP 1

Episode 1

EP 2

Episode 2

EP 3

Episode 3

EP 4

Episode 4: Under Siege

EP 5

Episode 5

EP 6

Episode 6

EP 7

Episode 7

EP 8

Episode 8

EP 9

Episode 9: Biker Hell

EP 10

Episode 10

EP 11

Episode 11

EP 12

Episode 12

EP 13

Episode 13

EP 14

Episode 14

EP 15

Episode 15

EP 1

Episode 1

Alex and Jason chase down a gang of teenage suspects on foot through a housing estate.

EP 2

Episode 2

Derbyshire's finest crack down on lawbreakers under the age of 25, including a 21-year-old three times over the limit an

EP 3

Episode 3

A gang operating across the midlands are thought to have raided more than twenty three cash machines, netting one and a

EP 4

Episode 4

Matt leads a team pursuing a seven-tonne truck carrying stolen goods. Craig must balance closing the roads with solving

EP 5

Episode 5

A hot pursuit gets even hotter when the pursuing car's brakes catch fire. A new gadget allows thieves to clone keyfob si

EP 6

Episode 6

Derbyshire's finest crack down on lawbreakers under the age of 25, including a 21-year-old three times over the limit an

EP 7

Episode 7

Nick is injured when a driver tries to avoid capture by ramming his police car. Alex races to back up colleague John who

EP 1

Episode 1

In 2017-18, there were 27 fatal police-related road traffic incidents, resulting in 29 fatalities. Last year nearly 500

EP 2

Episode 2

Action-packed observational documentary series with Jamie Theakston. Jason stops a drugged-up driver who does 70 mph in

EP 5

Episode 5

With stretched resources meaning most squad cars carry just one officer, Jim calls for back up when an angry, uninsured

EP 7

Episode 7

There are more than 60,000 suspects on the run at any one time. Ant and Mark's dogged pursuit of a stolen moped takes th

EP 9

Episode 9

Dave reaches 80mph in a residential area while chasing a dangerous driver. Jason thanks his copper's instinct for suspec

EP 11

Episode 11

Action-packed observational documentary series with Jamie Theakston. Over the last ten years, police numbers in Derbyshi

EP 12

Episode 12

Derbyshire's road crime team launch a crackdown on drugs supply lines, using intelligence and surveillance tactics. Oper

EP 13

Episode 13

Derbyshire's finest face a series of issues with motorcyclists - with one evading them for over an hour in a high-speed

EP 14

Episode 14

Drink drivers are increasingly trying to come up with ways to beat the system. One driver claims to have had a single sw

EP 15

Episode 15

PC Jackson's instincts lead him on a high-speed chase. A car with false number plates makes a hasty getaway, before comi

EP 16

Episode 16

Alex stops a car carrying an armed suspect. An arrested martial artist refuses to give up the fight, even at the police

EP 17

Episode 17

Derbyshire's finest face a series of issues with motorcyclists - with one evading them for over an hour in a high-speed

EP 19

Episode 19

Derbyshire’s road crime team attempt to intercept a drug dealer traveling into the county from Sheffield.

EP 1

Episode 1

The return of the programme offering an insight into the work of officers patrolling the roads of Derbyshire. PC Chris R

EP 2

Episode 2

Matt joins a high-speed pursuit of a wanted man across two counties. Andy receives some intel on a car linked to a wante

EP 3

Episode 3

Dave McAllister is one of a team of officers on the M1 pursuing a stolen HGV, but only after its tyres are punctured wit

EP 4

Episode 4

Jamie Theakston presents this new action-packed series, as Derbyshire's finest pursue law breakers in the very heart of

EP 5

Episode 5

Jamie Theakston presents this new action-packed series, as Derbyshire's finest pursue law breakers in the very heart of

EP 6

Episode 6

A flying fire extinguisher is launched at the cops from a fleeing getaway car which is doing 165mph on the M1.

EP 7

Episode 7

Derbyshire's Road Crime Unit is tasked with targeting dealers who bring drugs into the county.

EP 8

Episode 8

The team receives some intelligence about a man suspected of ferrying drugs into the county using a relative's car and r

EP 9

Episode 9

Karl is called to an accident involving a driver in his seventies who's reversed into a house and ruptured a gas main.

EP 10

Episode 10

Sergeant Scott responds to an alert of a suspected drunk driver. Mark and Ant deal with an alleged report of an abusive

EP 11

Episode 11

A scooter drives down the wrong way down a dual carriageway into oncoming traffic and an officer is almost seriously inj

EP 12

Episode 12

Traffic cops race to intercept a seven-and-a-half tonne truck following the near-miss of a road worker and Karl responds

EP 13

Episode 13

Officers stop a driver in relation to an alleged drunken assault and police cameras have triggered a search for a known

EP 14

Episode 14

PC Naylor responds to a call after a man with a history of violence is suspected of having stolen a car.

EP 15

Episode 15

PC Chris chases a suspected cloned SUV and is led along bridal and cycle paths, reaching speeds of 90mph.

EP 16

Episode 16

Despite atrocious conditions, a suspect car is driven at speeds of over 100 mph, heading straight into Derby city centre

EP 17

Episode 17

The team flags down a car on the M1, but the driver speeds off, resulting in a chase of up to 120mph and a woman is conv

EP 18

Episode 18

The team chase a suspect lorry that refuses to stop and six police cars track an 18-tonne lorry when its driver heads th

EP 19

Episode 19

Derbyshire's Road Crime Team set out to intercept a car they suspect is being used in drug deals and team member Nick ch

EP 20

Episode 20

Derbyshire's finest pursue law breakers in the very heart of the country. The Traffic Cops tackle a huge variety of crim

EP 21

Episode 21

Traffic officer Matt Copestake investigates reports of a drink-driving woman who is found to have a blood alcohol level

EP 22

Episode 22

Near Ripley, a van spotted acting suspiciously fails to stop for Derbyshire's specialist road crime cops.

EP 23

Episode 23

Traffic Cops are called in to back up colleagues battling a crowd of bank holiday revellers who've become volatile after

EP 1

Worse For Wear

The return of the programme offering an insight into the work of officers patrolling the roads of Derbyshire. PC Chris R

EP 2

Episode 2

PC Karl Jackson is called to an accident in which two people have died, and his priority is to cordon off the area, coll

EP 3

Episode 3

Dave McAllister is one of a team of officers on the M1 pursuing a stolen HGV, but only after its tyres are punctured wit

EP 4

Episode 4

A member of the public reports a car veering erratically across the M1 and Karl Jackson and Matt Cooling are sent to inv

EP 5

Episode 5

On patrol in Derbyshire, the traffic cops tackle a variety of criminals, ranging from drunk or drugged drivers to violen

EP 6

Episode 6

Derbyshire's roads, a magnet for bikers of all kinds, prove to be a nightmare for traffic cops; a motorcycle versus car

EP 7

Episode 7

PC Andy Swift and PC Stu Smith pull over a car at one site. While Stu checks it over, Andy talks to the driver, who appe

EP 8

Episode 8

EP 9

Episode 9

EP 10

Episode 10

EP 11

Episode 11

Even though it's only just after 10am, a woman is suspected of drink-driving and traffic cop Matt Copestake is called to

EP 12

Episode 12

EP 1

Episode 1

On the edge of the Peak District a violent attack on a tradesman is captured on CCTV. On the M1, a gang of young men see

EP 2

Episode 2

Cops are on the hunt for stolen cars, and a traffic cop ends up on a 100-mile chase down the M1. Officers pursue a stole

EP 3

Episode 3

During a busy spring bank holiday, the traffic cops deal with the effects of drink and drugs. A dangerous drunk driver l

EP 4

Episode 4

In central Derbyshire, the Traffic Cops are on the hunt for a car linked to the theft of two motorbikes. After a 10 minu

EP 5

Episode 5

Just outside Chesterfield, cops respond to a police camera alert for a young wanted criminal. just outside Matlock, offi

EP 6

Episode 6

A pursuit of a reckless getaway driver in a stolen car ends with a full-scale air-to-ground search for a suspect and a b

EP 7

Episode 7

The traffic cops respond to a report of a car linked to a drunken assault with a baseball bat. On quarter-finals night,

EP 8

Episode 8

EP 9

Episode 9

EP 10

Episode 10

EP 11

Episode 11

EP 1

Episode 1

The traffic cops clamp down on young drivers causing danger on North Yorkshire's roads. In the Yorkshire Dales, the traf

EP 2

Episode 2

In North Yorkshire, a tip-off leads to a major drugs bust for the traffic cops. Plus, the traffic cops race to intercept

EP 3

Episode 3

EP 4

Episode 4

EP 5

Episode 5

Near York, a reckless young driver in a stolen car heads toward a busy motorway. With no ambulances available, the polic

EP 6

Episode 6

Drink-driving, drug use and atrocious weather all contribute to cases for the Traffic Cops, including one coke-snorting

EP 7

Episode 7

Near York, a young man who's stolen his grandfather's car leads the police into a bizarre and dangerous pursuit that end

EP 8

Episode 8

Near York, officers arrest a car full of suspects with a large haul of drugs, heading for a music festival. Plus, a reck

EP 9

Episode 9

In North Yorkshire, cops are out in force, protecting lorry drivers and their cargo as organised gangs target goods and

EP 10

Episode 10

The Traffic Cops deal with back-to-back accidents, including a motorcyclist left with life-changing injuries after being

EP 11

Episode 11

On a busy Bank Holiday weekend, a day trip to Scarborough turns into an unexpected high-speed pursuit and a desperate su

EP 12

Episode 12

The cops deal with a major drugs bust in North Yorkshire, a wanted man linked to an alleged assault on a woman, and a ga

EP 13

Episode 13

In North Yorkshire, cops look out for criminals and illegal drivers moving around under the cover of darkness. After a s

EP 14

Episode 14

On the edge of the Peak District near Chesterfield, officers are called to a report of an accident involving a suspected

EP 15

Episode 15

In North Yorkshire, police are out in force on a bank holiday weekend, and a high-speed pursuit ensues after a driver fa

EP 16

Episode 16

Cops' lives are put at risk as their cars are rammed by thieves desperate to get away, and a drunk driver tries his best

EP 17

Episode 17

With North Yorkshire's roads a big draw for bikers, policing them is a top priority.

EP 18

Episode 18

Officers give high-speed pursuit to a van with cloned plates that smashes through traffic.

EP 19

Episode 19

In North Yorkshire, more than 1,000 drink drivers are arrested every year.

EP 21

Episode 21

On the edge of the Peak District near Chesterfield, officers are called to a report of an accident involving a suspected

EP 1

Episode 1

Ten police units from two forces pursuing a gang of car thieves, plus a helicopter joins another suspect hunt.

EP 2

Episode 2

Police endeavours to tackle drunk or drug drivers.

EP 3

Episode 3

Following police facing the daily challenge of catching car thieves.

EP 4

Episode 4

The work of cops pursuing thieves who steal from our homes, vehicles and businesses.

EP 5

Episode 5

Hair-raising encounters include a multiple officer pursuit of a very dangerous driver.

EP 6

Episode 6

Exploring how criminals make use of some of the busiest and fastest roads.

EP 7

Episode 7

A suspicious car linked to multiple thefts crashes into passing traffic.

EP 8

Episode 8

Derbyshire cops deal with hundreds of reports on a Bank Holiday weekend.

EP 9

Episode 9

The traffic cops pursue a banned drink driver who crashes straight into a passing car.

EP 10

Episode 10

The cops tackle cases including a head-on collision which has left people trapped inside.

EP 11

Episode 11

CCTV sparks a manhunt for a van driver who allegedly drove into a car and pedestrians.

EP 12

Episode 12

A young driver has a brush with death, and a drunk causes a disturbance at a pub.

EP 13

Episode 13

Derbyshire's officers take part in Operation Fuego, a campaign targeting road crime gangs.

EP 14

Episode 14

Officers pull over a vehicle after reports of the driver speeding at over 170mph.

EP 15

Episode 15

Officers arrest the driver of a van who says he has no recollection of being disqualified.

EP 16

Episode 16

Derbyshire's Road Crime Team hunt down organised crime gangs stealing cars. Following a spike in car thefts, officers ar

EP 17

Episode 17

More than 60 thefts are reported to Derbyshire Police every day. In this episode, following a rise in thefts across the

EP 18

Episode 18

A look at how the UK's 11,000 Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras assist in identifying offenders, includi

EP 19

Episode 19

A look at how high-speed pursuits of 'drivers failing to stop' cause around 40 deaths a year on Britain's roads. Jamie T

EP 20

Episode 20

Dealing with drug users and dealers is a daily challenge for cops. A driver, suspected of being under the influence of d

EP 21

Episode 21

It's estimated that 1,000 vans are stolen in the UK every month. In this episode Derbyshire cops target criminals steali

EP 22

Episode 22

Officers pursue a speeding car - the driver fails to stop, before heading the wrong way down a dual carriageway. And the

EP 23

Episode 23

Over 80,000 motorists lose their driving licence every year and nearly ten percent of those are already banned from driv

EP 24

Episode 24

Derbyshire's police and other emergency services are called to over 1600 crashes each year. In this episode, cops deal w

EP 25

Episode 25

Around 3000 people a year are killed or seriously injured because of drink driving. In this episode, officers launch a d

EP 26

Episode 26

A look at how solo officers are more likely to suffer an injury than when working in pairs. A routine stop on a car susp

EP 27

Episode 27

With the theft of goods from lorries thought to cost the UK more than £250m a year, officers crack down on a surge in a

EP 28

Episode 28

Police deal with around 17,000 hit-and-run incidents every year. In this episode, a tragic death on one of Derbyshire’

EP 29

Episode 29

A look at hit and run incidents. Officers rush to the scene of a fatal collision on a Peak District country road as a ma

EP 30

Episode 30

Extreme weather conditions play a role in the death or serious injury of four people a day on UK’s roads. In this edit

EP 31

Episode 31

Derbyshire has over 300 life-changing and fatal collisions every year - and many involve the young and elderly. In one f

EP 32

Episode 32

An estimated £10 billion worth of illegal drugs are sold in the UK every year. In this episode, cops crack down on drug

EP 33

Episode 33

With Derbyshire bordered by seven counties, policing its roads for criminals on the move is hard. In this edition cops i

EP 1

Episode 1

Drivers under 25 are four times more likely to be seriously injured or killed in a crash. In this episode, Derbyshire tr

EP 2

Episode 2

With reoffending rates on the rise in the UK, Traffic Cops are increasingly faced with seasoned criminals, experienced a

EP 3

Episode 3

Officers go on the lookout for a suspected stolen van, driven by an unlicensed and uninsured driver. As several units, i

EP 4

Episode 4

With over 120,000 cars stolen in the UK every year, Traffic Cops are cracking down on car crime. In this episode, office

EP 5

Episode 5

Police pursue a car suspected of carrying drugs across county lines. And a routine speed check leads to an arrest - and

EP 6

Episode 6

EP 7

Episode 7

EP 8

Episode 8

Officers find an injured biker who says he's been knocked off his bike by a drink driver. When the police track the susp

EP 9

Episode 9

An unlicensed driver flees from police, sparking a frantic pursuit involving firearms officers and a police helicopter.

EP 10

Episode 10

With a surge in criminals using fake car number plates to commit crimes, Traffic Cops are under pressure to locate these

EP 11

Episode 11

Cops crack down on motorists over the limit, including a driver on ketamine

EP 12

Episode 12

Two crashes in Derbyshire reveal the horrifying consequences of distracted driving.

EP 13

Episode 13

Police hunt for a man wanted on suspicion of stalking, but what should be a routine operation quickly spirals into a ten

EP 14

Episode 14

Several units and a helicopter are enlisted to pursue three motorbikes on intel that they could be stolen. Plus, cops go

EP 15

Episode 15

A woman wanted for fraud and the theft of thousands of pounds worth of gold, holes up in the toilets of a Thai restauran

EP 16

Episode 16

After a high-speed chase, officers resort to using a stinger to bring a young driver and his passenger to a stop. As wel

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