Worcester City Council Deliberate CCTV Investment

Worcester City Council to decide whether to invest £398,000 to modernise its CCTV network.

00:46 10 December 2018

Members of Worcester City Council's policy and resources committee will decide if they should upgrade their current CCTV system, a project that will cost them £398,000.

 

The existing cameras are analogue and are almost 10 years old while the fibre links connected to them are 15 to 20 years old.

 

Cllr Marc Bayliss, leader of Worcester City Council, said: “We recognise the important role that CCTV plays in crime prevention; investment is needed now to ensure that the city has an effective, well-resourced and fully functional network underpinned by up-to-date technology.

 

“It is important to recognise that the council-owned network of cameras is just one of many sources of CCTV footage available to police. Several businesses, organisations and residents also operate cameras within the city centre.”

 

On top of the £398,00 investment, West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion has pledged an additional £50,000 for the improvement of the city’s CCTV network.

 

The city council is in discussion with the University of Worcester over the university having future access to specific CCTV footage from its control room. This would be for situations when university staff needs to see footage regarding issues, such as vandalism of its premises.