CCTV in Wychavon

The Wychavon Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) system is owned and operated by the District Council and was launched in February 1999. The bulk of the funding for the scheme was provided by the District Council together with a grant from the Home Office.

By installing CCTV we are not only helping to provide a safer environment for our own residents but also for all people who use any of our towns for shopping, to work or to visit.

The main users of the system are the West Mercia Police and we work closely with them to ensure that we are providing evidential material of the best quality. We also hold meetings with their liaison officers thus enabling us to regularly monitor and assess the performance of the system.

Our other major partner is the Legion Group and they provide the staff for monitoring the CCTV system.

We also actively support the work of the Council's Community Safety strategy. For further information see Community Safety in Wychavon.

Objectives

The objectives of the Wychavon system are to:

To help in the prevention of crime
To help reduce the fear of crime
To facilitate the apprehension and prosecution of offenders in relation to crime and public order

It will not be used to enforce minor breaches of traffic laws.