New CCTV cameras are being deployed across Plymouth to keep communities safe.
Residents will be better protected and criminals easier to prosecute with new CCTV cameras across the city.
The installation of thirteen new, 4G CCTV cameras is already underway. These state-of-the-art cameras do not need a digital fibre connection and use 4G to transmit the live feed back to the monitoring centre.
The locations of the cameras are chosen by a partnership group made up of representatives from the council and the police and include fly tipping and littering hotspots.
There will also be additional footage from the 50 new body-worn cameras that will be worn by the council’s civil enforcement officers. These cameras are to capture evidence if an offence occurs, particularly in fast-moving, volatile situations.
This is in addition to three new permanent CCTV cameras placed around The Hoe to deter anti-social behaviour and two mobile cameras that will be used by environmental enforcement officers in fly-tipping hotspots
Councillor John Riley, Cabinet Member for Governance, HR, IT, and Community Safety said:
“We committed to introduce more CCTV cameras to deter crime and to create safer communities for our residents, and that’s exactly what we’ve done.
“I am delighted to see this commitment fulfilled. With the cameras already in place, the fifty new body camera for our Civil Enforcement Team and the CCTV still due to be installed, Plymouth will be safer for our law-abiding residents.”
Work is ongoing to modernise the current CCTV system, with 12km of copper for fibre optic cables and 10 cameras now replaced.
