Police in Northern Ireland detected hundreds of driving offences during a road safety campaign over the Easter weekend. The offences occurred between Friday morning, April 3, and midnight on Monday, April 6.

Provisional figures as of April 14 show 43 arrests for driving under the influence of drink or drugs. Officers recorded 667 speed detections across the region, with 621 from road safety camera vans at various locations.

Additional detections included 42 cases of driving without insurance, 10 instances of mobile phone use while driving, and six failures to wear a seatbelt. Other offences covered careless driving and dangerous driving.

Chief Inspector Celeste Simpson, Head of Road Policing, stated that drivers who speed, use phones, drive impaired, or skip seatbelts risk lives on the roads. She noted these actions stem from underestimating dangers.

Simpson stressed that safe driving demands full focus and discipline. She reported 22 road deaths in Northern Ireland since the start of 2026.

She called on drivers to stay focused, control speed, avoid phones and impairments, limit distractions, and wear seatbelts as part of the Fatal Five campaign.