A speed camera in Leigh Sinton caught 202 speeding motorists in its first fortnight in operation.

The camera, on the A4103, was installed in March last year but was not finally switched on until November. Figures from the Safety Camera Partnership show a total of 811 motorists have been clocked since then.

Within the first month of operation an average of 22 motorists per day were caught over the 30 mph limit. The latest figure has now dropped to an average of 12 per day.

Trevor McAvoy, chairman of the Safety Camera Partnership in West Mercia, said the partnership was looking into installing a second camera in the village.

Though the partnership does not have access to the exact amount of money raised by the camera, it could be as much as £48,660.

Money goes back to the Treasury and is distributed to partnerships to maintain, operate and install cameras in the area.

"This is not about raising revenue," said Heather Mead, of the partnership.

"The one and only aim is to reduce the number of people being killed or injured on the region's roads."

She said it was too early to tell whether the camera had reduced the number of collisions in the area, as statistics are recorded over a three-year period.

Resident of nearby Lynn Close, Patricia Foch-Gatrell said: "The camera has been there a while but wasn't always on, people got used to it not being on after a while."

She said before the camera was installed, she couldn't believe how fast and noisy traffic was. She added: "When they put the camera in, it was a blessing, it's really slowed the traffic down."

Leigh Sinton Road resident Elsie Davies said cameras were a good idea in general, but the existing one was in the wrong place. "People slow down when they go past the camera, then speed up again, and because it's not in the middle of the village, people still drive fast through the centre," she said.