CCTV Watch
If you have a domestic CCTV system (or a video doorbell) please consider joining CCTV Watch. This will allow you to receive specific CCTV-related messages asking you to search for useful evidence if a crime happens near you.
To do this, first log into your National Neighbourhood Watch Network account (click here) and this will take you to your details. Then edit "Interest Groups" > "Security Surveillance" and simply tick "I have CCTV" (you can tick Dashcam too, if you have one). You can then log out - see SCREENSHOTS BELOW to help you with this process...
Once you have clicked "Interest Groups" within your account you will see the screen on the right.
Tick the appropriate boxes to indicate which type of CCTV you have.
IMPORTANT! There is a second stage to complete to allow the police to also see that you have a CCTV system on your property that may be of use to them in the event of a crime - just click on the "REVIEW LOCAL POLICE FORCE GROUPS" box at the top of the same page and tick the same boxes.
You can then save and exit all pages.
Thank you for joining CCTV Watch with NHW and the Metropolitan Police - every camera mapped takes our Borough one step closer to identifying sources of CCTV evidence more quickly.
Domestic CCTV Systems
it is perfectly legal for a household CCTV system (which includes video doorbells) to film beyond the boundary of your property and into a public area (such as the road or footpath) provided that it is for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime, and that the provisions of the Data Protection Act are adhered to.
You should display a sticker telling people that your property is protected by CCTV, which should be visible from the boundary of your property.
Filming into private areas such as neighbouring back gardens is never acceptable.
If you have a video doorbell, make sure that the audio is such that you can only pick up conversations within the boundary of your property.
The rise in the number of CCTV systems and video doorbells across the Borough is proving to be of huge assistance to officers investigating crimes - so please join CCTV Watch today as detailed above.