Oxford County installing eight new Community Safety Zones
Community Safety Zones are designated areas where safety is of greater concern
Oxford County is installing eight new Community Safety Zones this year.
The Community Safety Zones were decided through an eligibility and evaluation process in consultation with area municipalities and implemented in the following locations:
- Ingersoll: Oxford Road 10 (Ingersoll Street North) from Bell Street to Victoria Street and Oxford Road 11 9 (Bell Street) from Ingersoll Street North to Cashel Street
- Woodstock: Oxford Road 15 (Parkinson Road) from Mill Street to Norwich Avenue, and Oxford Road 35 (Devonshire Avenue) from Vansittart Avenue to Huron Street
- Tavistock: Oxford Road 24 (Hope Street West) from Woodstock Street to the 50 km/h limit West, and Hope Street East from Woodstock Street to the 50 km/h limit East
- Norwich: Oxford Road 18 (Main Street West) from Florence Street to Stover Street
- Embro: Oxford Road 6 (Huron Street) from John Street to Halladay Street
The Community Safety Zones will be installed in Ingersoll, Tavistock, Norwich, Embro, and Oxford Road 15 (Parkinson Road) in Woodstock in May 2025. The Community Safety Zone at Oxford Road 35 (Devonshire Avenue) will be implemented after construction is completed later this year. A new Community Safety Zone in Tillsonburg was installed at Oxford Road 20 (North Street East) from Broadway to Tillson Avenue in 2024.
Oxford County completed a review in 2022 of potential sites for Community Safety Zones and implemented the first 20 in the fall of 2023. At the February 14, 2024, Council meeting, County Council approved nine additional community safety zones, bringing the total number of designated areas to 29 in Oxford County communities and segments of the County’s road network.
Community Safety Zones are designated areas where safety is of greater concern, such as near schools, community centres, recreation areas, playgrounds, hospitals, or seniors’ centres and residences. Marked by road signage, Community Safety Zones allow for increased speeding fines and are also eligible for the potential future application of automated speed enforcement (photo radar).