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Cameras up from handful to 129

Jan 12 2008 by Jean Parry, South Wales Echo

THE number of CCTV cameras in one South Wales town centre has risen from 13 to 129 in a bid to fight crime.

The level of surveillance in Caerphilly town centre has brought a string of offenders to book – and seen Caerphilly council gain a British Security Silver award.

Councillor David Poole, Cabinet member for the environment, said: “It is helping in the fight against crime and anti-social behaviour. It provides good evidence, and depending on what the problem is, can eliminate some things from our communities.”

The eyes-in-the-sky are one of the main tools employed by Safer Caerphilly County Borough, the multi-agency partnership that works to reduce crime.

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