NEWARK and SHERWOOD CCTV (close circuit television)

The CCTV system, owned and operated by Newark and Sherwood District Council, has been in continuous operation 24 hours a day, 365 days a year since its debut in October 1999. All our cameras have been strategically placed on buildings and purpose made poles, in a carefully planned overlapping network designed to deter and detect acts of crime and disorder and assist with community safety.

The Control Room is staffed by two controllers, who continuously monitor the 84 cameras and 80 radio link radios in operation. The radio link system enables immediate communication between retailers, including pubs and clubs, the Control Room and other organisations in Newark town centre.

The highly skilled operators work very closely with the Police control rooms and provide a highly effective tool to assist policing in our area.

BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY

Benefits to the community are many and include:-

• Better targeting and use of police resources
• The cameras deter criminal activity and disorder
• Greater detection of incidents and identification of criminals
• Quality evidence - a fearless and accurate witness
• Prevention of incidents before they begin
• Instant assistance with accidents/people taken ill
• A greater chance of finding missing persons quickly
• Decreased fear of crime in areas covered by CCTV
• A 24 hour continual presence protecting communities.

For more information, you may wish to visit our Community Safety pages.

For more advice on car security visit our Carparks pages.