How can I watch CCTV footage on my computer?
When you're capturing footage from CCTV cameras outside your home or business, it's comforting to know that you can access the footage at all times if desired, but is it possible to do this on your own?
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How much does it cost to have CCTV installed?
If you are considering having CCTV installed around your home or commercial property, you will most likely be asking yourself, how much does it cost to have CCTV installed?
How many CCTV cameras are there in the UK?
Did you know that the UK is one of the most-watched countries in the world? A report published by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) estimates that the total number of CCTV cameras in the UK stands at somewhere between 4 million and 6 million. That’s around 7.5 cameras for every 100 people in the country – the third-highest total on the planet behind the US and China.
What is CCTV?
Closed-circuit television (usually shortened to CCTV) is effectively a network of cameras that films the area around them. The system broadcasts the footage to a specific system – allowing you to monitor what is going on. This means that the most common application of CCTV is for security cameras – for example in public areas, in the home, or on business premises.
Which CCTV Camera is best?
There are so many CCTV cameras available that it can be hard to know which is best for you. Whether it's your home or business you're looking to protect, a CCTV camera is an essential investment. That investment, however, needs to be in the right type of system.
What does CCTV stand for?
CCTV stands for Closed Circuit Television. It’s a simple enough concept – video footage is transmitted to a television monitor or recording device through a single channel, via a set of wires or ‘circuit’. It’s generally accepted that when we refer to CCTV, we refer to cameras which have been installed to monitor the inside or outside of a premises, in order to detect crime or other suspicious activities.
Thieves targeting closed Pubs and Restaurants for alcohol and cash
Reports of closed premises in Bolton being targeted this week by callous thieves is a warning for all pubs, restaurants and shops to reinforce their defences during the Coronavirus lockdown.
Theft threat to livestock and poultry caused by perceived food shortages
Reports of livestock and poultry theft are filtering through which are directly related to the Coronavirus “perceived” food shortages throughout the UK.
Bike theft up in Luton in January
Bicycle theft is an older crime than you might think - as long ago as 1817, you might have heard the German inventor Karl Drais exclaiming about his purloined velocipede.
Bristol Crime: Violent and sexual crimes consistent since April 2019
Violent and sexual crimes in the Stoke's Croft and St. Michael's area of Bristol have remained consistent since last April, as the area has an average of over one of such incidents occurring per day. Although some months, such as last August, saw falls, these were the exception rather than a trend.
171 counts of shoplifting recorded in Stoke-on-Trent in January
Shoplifting - the act of stealthily taking items from a shop without payment - is an incredibly common crime and a particular scourge of lawfulness in Stoke-on-Trent. Police crime maps show 171 counts in January 2020 alone in the Hanley Park & Shelton area, with 52 counts in Boothen & Oak Hill during the same span of time.
1/3rd of all crime in Cheltenham is anti-social behaviour
Anti-social behaviour in Cheltenham in January 2020 was at a significantly higher rate than the month prior. Up more than a quarter to 92 incidents in the town, the improvements made in December (which saw the lowest rate of anti-social behaviour throughout the entirety of 2019) have been eliminated with a return to the annual average.
Drug offences in Telford drop in January
Criminal drug use in Telford, while obviously a risk to public health, is occurring at a reassuringly low rate according to the police crime map. There were only three recorded drug offences in January this year, coming down from December 2019 (7 charges) and November 2019 (5 charges).
Anti-social behaviour reaches 13% of all crimes in Coventry
In January 2020, anti-social behaviour crimes accounted for around 13% of all crimes that took place that month in Coventry. These crimes include personal, environmental, and nuisance type of anti-social behaviour crimes. 75 anti-social behaviour crimes took place in Coventry in January 2020, down from 78 the previous month.
Violent crime and sexual offences up in Leeds
Most months during the start of 2020, the most common type of crime taking place in Leeds city centre are violent crimes and sexual offences; this includes everything from common assaults such as GBH to rape and sexual harassment.