New CCTV Plans for Leicester

New CCTV cameras are set to be installed in Leicester following recent disorder in the area.

01:21 24 January 2023

New CCTV cameras are set to be installed in Leicester following a large-scale disorder involving mainly young men from Muslim and Hindu communities. 

The scheme, which will be funded by the local police and crime commissioner Rupert Matthews, will cost £53,000 and would fill a "black hole" of coverage in the area. 

Leicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said that the CCTV cameras would be monitored and maintained by the city council. 

Meanwhile, Mr Matthews said: "The time for action is now," he said.

"People are getting injured on the streets of Leicester and as police and crime commissioner I'm not going to stand for that and I'm going to take whatever action is necessary to curb it and bring it to an end."

Community worker Rukhsana Hussain said it was "a step in the right direction".

"I think it's something we have requested in the past and I definitely think the community will feel a lot more reassured," she said.

"Hopefully having the cameras will help people to just get about their normal business again."