The number of public CCTV cameras in Tameside has increased by 94 per cent since 2019, new research has revealed.
There are now 300 cameras controlled by the local authority, compared to 155 three years ago.
IronmongeryDirect, the UK's largest supplier of specialist ironmongery, issued Freedom of Information requests to local authorities and found that almost seven in ten (69 per cent) have increased their CCTV presence since 2019.
Across the UK, there are now 108,533 public cameras, representing an increase of 14 per cent (12,960 new devices). This doesn’t include privately owned equipment, such as cameras operated by businesses or members of the public, so the overall total will be even greater.
Grant Fulton, CMC Operations Manager at Corps Monitoring, predicts that the number of CCTV cameras in the UK will continue to increase:
He said: “As technology continues to advance, so too will the application of CCTV monitoring systems. Over the next few years, CCTV technology will improve our personal safety, the safety of our homes, businesses, assets, and far more. Currently, CCTV is mainly used for heatmaps and people counting but, in the future, CCTV-based facial recognition will be a significant part of our world, carrying major implications for personal device security and shopping.
“And as this technology increases, it drives down the cost of surveillance protection, making it more affordable and accessible than ever before.”
Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect, said: “CCTV is an integral part of modern-day society, and cameras have grown more commonplace in recent years as technology and connectivity have improved.
“The increases revealed in our research might raise privacy concerns, but generally CCTV benefits the safety and security of both the public and businesses, and the upwards trend is unlikely to stop anytime soon.”
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