RPU: Road Policing Unit

Officers offer insight into the thinking of officers making judgement calls, usually at breakneck speeds, whilst weighing up the dangers versus the chances of capturing the bad guys.

Police come up against some of the dangerous and disqualified drivers using Derbyshire’s roads.

Hidden among Britain’s almost 40 million motorists, are the thieves, burglars, and drug dealers going about their daily and nightly business.

Police are involved in a game of cat and mouse with a car thief who has broken into a school compound and smashed through locked gates to steal a Honda Civic.

Cops team up with neighboring forces and take the fight to the cross border criminals under a special operation – Operation Fuego.

Officers work undercover in unmarked cars to go after Derbyshire’s most wanted.

Derbyshire’s traffic cops take part in a week-long crackdown on vehicle crime called Operation Fuego, and begins with an alert for a Mercedes on false plates stolen from the Nottingham area.

PC Dave McAllister is on the lookout for a Toyota Corolla reported driving dangerously when it suddenly comes out of a side road in front of colleague Dave Naylor.

Derbyshire’s traffic cops tackle drink and drug drivers. Officer Craig Dawes responds to a report of an incident involving a car on fire with the driver trapped inside.

Derbyshire’s Specialist Road Crime Unit take part in a crackdown on gang related violence and drug offences across the county.

Derbyshire’s road crime team launch a crackdown on drugs supply using intelligence and surveillance tactics.

Officers from Derbyshire’s road teams face the daily challenges of policing our streets while single crewed.

Much of the action in tonight's episode unfolds on the county's accident hotspot, the A628 Woodhead Pass, where the police and other emergency services are left to pick up the pieces.

In this episode Derbyshire's road crime team attempt to intercept a drug dealer traveling into the county from Sheffield.

On this episode the UK PD reveal what it's like when events take unexpected and sometimes dangerous turns.

UK PD Officer Jim Payne responds to an urgent call for backup from colleague PC Tom Strachan, who is surrounded by an angry mob following a report of a teenager dangerous driving.

In this episode of UK PD, Jamie Theakston presents, as officers from Derbyshire's roads policing teams target disqualified and dangerous drivers, using a network of over 11 thousand police cameras across the country.

In tonight's episode, the UK PD put themselves in the line of danger when they come face to face with aggressive - and armed - criminals.

In this episode of UK PD Jamie Theakston presents, as officers from Derbyshire's roads policing teams use a network of police cameras and surveillance tactics in their fight against crime.

In tonight's episode of UK PD, Jamie Theakston presents, as officers from Derbyshire's road policing teams deal with bikers riding their luck.

The pursuit of a stolen car ends when the driver hurtles into a fuel tanker, leaving himself and his 5 occupants trapped in the car. Now a full-scale emergency, the UK PD are forced to close down a busy junction during the morning rush hour.