CCTV in Fylde
CCTV
In September 2009 Fylde switched on its monitored CCTV camera system in St. Annes and Kirkham town centers. These cameras are monitored on behalf of Fylde by Blackpool Council at their CCTV control room situated within the Divisional Police Headquarters at Bonny St.
The purpose of CCTV in Fylde is to:-
Assist in reducing the fear of crime and anti-social behaviour.
Help to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour
Assist in the prosecution of offenders.
CCTV was first introduced into Fylde in 2002 in the form of rapid deployment cameras and Fylde currently have 21 of this type of camera, which can be deployed to one of 29 CCTV columns located in ‘hot-spot’ areas.
The use of CCTV in the Fylde area has achieved some excellent results, with a number of successful convictions resulting from evidence captured on the cameras.
Fylde Borough Council's CCTV Manager ensures that both systems are maintained in full working order and updated when necessary. The manager also liaises with other partnership agencies such as the Police and Blackpool Council, enabling the CCTV equipment to be used to its full potential.
Fylde has two-dedicated CCTV vehicles based at Kirkham and St. Annes Police Stations. These vehicles are deployed by the police to areas that will most benefit and members of the public will be familiar with the sight of these vehicles at public events such as Club Days. The vans can also connect to the rapid deployment cameras to use them in real time as well as downloading evidence from them.
CCTV is an important part of the Community Safety for Fylde and the Partnership Team, based at the Town Hall, will continue to work to improve the system for the benefit of all across the Borough. Should anyone require any more information about the system contact Fylde Council on 01253 658658.
Can I come and view some images or request some footage?
Disclosure of data obtained by the CCTV System will only be permitted in accordance with the relevant legislation and the criteria contained within the CCTV Code of Practice.
In every case a written application in an approved format, clearly showing the reason(s) for the request, is required. To ensure the request conforms to the requirements please download and use the Subject Access Form on the right.
Who can see the images from the CCTV cameras?
The images from the monitored town centre systems in St. Annes and Kirkham are viewed by trained Blackpool Council CCTV operators within an extremely secure control room situated within Blackpool police station. They also have the facility to send one camera image to the police control room to assist their staff in deploying officers to an incident.
The images from the rapid deployment cameras are seen by police staff who are the partnership agency helping run this system. Fylde Borough Councils CCTV manager has access to both systems and can view images from either of these systems.
How long are images retained for?
The images from the rapid deployment cameras are kept for no longer than 7 days which is the maximum length of storage on their onboard hard drives.
Images from both the Monitored Town Centre system and from the CCTV van onboard camera are kept for no longer than 31 days.
