Operation Snap

At Humberside Police, we’re committed to making our roads safer for everyone. That’s why we run Operation Snap – and we need your help.

If you witness driving offences and capture them on dashcam, mobile phone (by a passenger), or CCTV, please send the footage to us.

NOTE: If you do not receive an update within 14 days, please remember to check that our response hasn't been filtered into your spam/junk folder.

The response will be sent from the Operation Snap email address which is: [email protected].

For other crime reporting methods,  please see our main report it page.

In an emergency always dial 999 where there is a threat to life or a crime in progress, for non-emergencies dial 101.

Offences we investigate include:

• Dangerous or careless driving
• Using a mobile phone while driving
• Not wearing a seatbelt
• Failing to stop at a red traffic light
• Using a trailer in lane three of a motorway
• Crossing solid white lines
• Any other offence where the driver is clearly not in proper control

All footage is reviewed by specially trained Roads Policing officers, who assess each case as if the driver were stopped at the roadside.

If an offence is identified, the driver may face:

• Prosecution
• A driver improvement course
• Educational advice

To help us investigate, please ensure:

• Your report is submitted within 7 days of the incident. For certain offences, by law; we can only serve a notice of intended prosecution to a registered keeper or owner of a motor vehicle within 14 days of an alleged offence.
• Mobile phones are not subject to the 14-day requirement
• Footage includes the entire incident, ideally with 1 minute before and after.
• The footage is no longer than 10 minutes.
• Collisions should be reported via 101, not Operation Snap.

You’ll need to provide:

• Date and time of incident
• Location
• Vehicle registration
• Make and colour of vehicle
• Footage of the offence
• A brief statement of what happened and how you were involved

An email address is required so we can contact you if needed.

• Footage may be used in legal proceedings.
• Decisions made are final and not open to review.
• Do not post footage online before or during any investigation – this could jeopardise the case.
• We ensure personal data protection in all cases.

Footage may also be used anonymously to support road safety campaigns.

The footage and information you share with Humberside Police may be used to support legal proceedings or other action to address dangerous or careless driving.

Decisions about what action is taken are made objectively by trained officers and are not open to review once a decision has been reached. This is due to strict legal timescales under the Road Traffic Act.

Please do not post footage online before or during any police or court action.
This follows Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) advice — sharing footage publicly could result in a case being dropped.

If footage has already been posted online, Humberside Police may be unable to take further action.

Also be aware that posting footage may unintentionally reveal personal information about yourself or others involved.

When police use submitted footage, we ensure that personal data is protected and handled in line with data protection laws.

Footage submitted through Operation Snap may occasionally be used to support our road safety initiatives.

In such cases:

• Personal or identifying details will not be shown
• The anonymity of the person who provided the footage will be maintained at all times

One second to take a life: Drive safe, every time.

In the last twelve months alone, 32 people have lost their lives on our roads, with many more suffering life changing injuries. That’s 32 families shattered, 32 friends lost, 32 empty chairs at dinner tables and 32 futures stolen in one second. All because of a moment’s recklessness, distraction, or poor decision-making behind the wheel.

In this campaign, families left shattered by fatal road traffic collisions, alongside our Serious Collisions Team, Rods Policing Unit, and Family Liaison Officers reveal the harsh and preventable reality of road traffic collisions.

It takes one second to take a life, one second to ruin your own, one second to lose your job, one second to leave a family grieving forever.

Find out more about our latest campaign. 

Every month we receive hundreds of dashcam footage submitted by members of the public which help keep our roads safe.

Take a look at the below clips to see what kind of footage we're looking for so you can submit yours now! 

By sharing your dashcam footage you are consenting to Humberside Police using the footage for law enforcement purposes, across social media channels for the purposes of crime prevention messages and the further promotion of the Op Snap portal.