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Warwick District Council works in partnership with Warwickshire Police and the Warwickshire Retail Crime Initiative in reducing crime and the fear of crime across the district.The aim of the scheme is to make our streets safer for everyone, to improve security in our car parks, to help Warwickshire Police identify offenders and contribute towards the management of the District.
Currently the scheme monitors over 180 cameras located primarily in the Warwick, Kenilworth and Leamington town centres and multi-storey car parks. The other locations currently covered by the scheme are: Whitash Acre Close & Recreation Ground, Coppice Road and Washbourne Field, Lillington Crown Way shopping precinct, Masons Avenue, Community Centre plus Jephson Gardens Temperate House, The Royal Pump Rooms and cameras covering parts of the council's housing stock.
The scheme operates 24 hours a day 365 days a year and is governed by a Code of Practice and is strictly regulated according with the Data Protection act, The Human Rights Act, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Our CCTV system is only the second in the country to have been awarded the British Standard for the management and operation of CCTV.
There is continuous liaison with the police who can be alerted to any incident in seconds and the images can are made available to the police to assist in the conviction of offenders by the courts.
For information on the code of practice and on "subject access forms" (which need to be completed before any footage is made available for viewing) download the document below.
CCTV Code of Practice (220kb, PDF)
Help points
There are now a dozen number of "Help Points" located in various locations across the District. These allow members of the public to have direct voice contact the CCTV room operator. Help Points are located at the following locations.
- Leamington - Clarendon Avenue - adjacent to Shell garage / Parade Warwick Street junction / Parade Regent Street junction / Bath Street - High Street junction / Clemens Street / Bedford Street car park / Warwick Street - Oxford Street
- Lillington - Crown Way shops
- Warwick - Warwick Market Place
- Whitnash- Heathcote Road Whitnash - Acre Close
- Kenilworth - Warwick Road Kenilworth.
Performance
During 2006/07 the CCTV control room was involved in dealing with 20,000 incidents including 1170 major incidents which resulted in 860 arrests. CCTV - further information (275kb, PDF)
Warwickshire Retail Crime Initiative
The WRCI proivdes the "ears" of the radio link system to the "eyes" of CCTV. Over 200 businesses are involved across the three town centres providing vital intelligence. This includes the Pub Watch scheme which is working to help reduce violent crime in the town centre. For more information on becoming a member of the WRCI click on the link below or ring 01926 450595.
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