What Type of Incidents are Captured on CCTV?

By Jonathan Ratcliffe

Just about every type of incident is and has been captured on CCTV. In retail premises, CCTV may capture shoplifters or people deliberately damaging goods in order to get a discount. In pubs and bars, CCTV may show violent incidents and other criminal activity such as drug dealing. In the street, CCTV may show a ... Read more


Just about every type of incident is and has been captured on CCTV. In retail premises, CCTV may capture shoplifters or people deliberately damaging goods in order to get a discount. In pubs and bars, CCTV may show violent incidents and other criminal activity such as drug dealing. In the street, CCTV may show a variety of criminal activity from violent acts to robbery and pickpocketing as well as often being able to trace the movements of missing persons.

Domestically, CCTV can show people who may have come onto your property and tried to illegally enter your home. It may also show other incidents such as workmen charging you for work on your property that they haven’t done. Domestic CCTV can also show more positive things such as the variety of wildlife that may visit your garden on a nightly basis such as foxes, hedgehogs, badgers or maybe even the odd deer.

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BY Jonathan Ratcliffe

Jonathan manages Marketing at CCTV.co.uk - with over 15 years experience in CCTV Installation - he writes as an Expert in CCTV Systems, News, Crime Rate Analysis and other FAQs