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£90,000 improvements to CCTV across Gedling

Date Posted: 10:34 AM on Thu, 1 December 2022 John Clarke MBE in the council CCTV Control Room. Monitors and controlls are on the left hand side with screens blurred out. Cllr John Clarke MBE and Council Officer are sat on the right side looking at the camera.

John Clarke MBE in the council CCTV Control Room. Monitors and controlls are on the left hand side with screens blurred out. Cllr John Clarke MBE and Council Officer are sat on the right side looking at the camera.

Gedling Borough Council has invested more than £89,000 to upgrade and improve CCTV cameras and equipment across the borough as part of the council’s commitment to preventing and detecting crime and anti-social behaviour.

Equipment in Arnold Town Centre, Carlton, Netherfield and Calverton has been upgraded to improve the image quality from the cameras, which are transmitted to, recorded, and monitored from the council’s central CCTV Control Room.

The cameras are able to provide high quality images to help improve facial recognition and identify number plates, which will help assist the Police with the prevention and detection of a wide range of criminal activities that could be taking place in or around the borough.

It also supports the council’s Community Safety team and Neighbourhood Wardens who regularly use the cameras to tackle anti-social behaviour and investigate cases of fly tipping, graffiti and vandalism.

These improvements form part of the council’s overall plan to maintain a high quality CCTV system to ensure the borough continues to be a safe and clean place for people to live and work.

Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John Clarke MBE said;

“Keeping our borough safe and reducing crime is a key priority for the council and we know it’s vital we keep investing in the right equipment.

The Councils Community Safety Team work closely with the Police, local businesses and other authorities to keep our residents and businesses safe, and by continuously improving our equipment we can reassure our residents that we are committed to talking crime and antisocial behaviour and ensuring our borough is a fantastic place for people to live, work and visit.”