Our closed-circuit television (CCTV) system is designed to make Cambridge a safer and more welcoming place at any time of the day or night.
There are 139 cameras in the council's CCTV system covering Cambridge. They are operated from the Guildhall in Market Square.
We also manage the CCTV systems in Soham and Ely.
Further information is available to download:
- CCTV System Overview July 2011
- CCTV Operational Privacy Impact Assessments 2011
- CCTV Effectiveness Statistics By Year 2011
- CCTV Code of Practice June 2011
- CCTV Guidance for Commercial Users in Small Businesses 2010
- CCTV Guidance for Domestic CCTV Users 2010
- CCTV Fact or Fiction 2010
Redeployable CCTV cameras
A number of redeployable CCTV cameras are available for temporary deployment.
See the following download and complete the form at the end of it if you wish to apply for a mobile CCTV camera:
Text alert system
If you see something wrong in an area covered by our cameras you can contact the CCTV control room directly by texting 62288.
Texts to the CCTV control room should include details of the street, city and a brief description of what is happening, eg. "Market Square, Cambridge, fight".
Please remember to notify the police first: telephone 999 for serious incidents and 0845 456 4564 in all other cases.
Contact
You can also email Martin Beaumont, the CCTV manager, at martin.beaumont@cambridge.gov.uk or telephone 01223 457000.
