CCTV

Calne Town Council own and manage the Town Centre CCTV system. This covers the majority of the Town Centre, and aims to;

• Assist the Police with the prevention and detection of crime
• Help deter crime
• Reduce the fear of crime
• Create a safe environment for the whole community.

The system records 24 hours per day, every day of the year, and is monitored by a team of volunteers who provide over 200 hours of manned coverage per month.

Monitoring is the most effective way of dealing with incidents in progress, and CCTV operators have proved invaluable in their work to assist the local Police. For example, operators have helped in incidents of shoplifting, drinking in the exclusion zone, the gathering of drugs intelligence, and situations needing paramedic attention.The Police have praised the CCTV system in Calne, and regard it as a model to be recreated in other Wiltshire Towns.

You can volunteer to monitor the CCTV system by contacting Linda Walters on 01249 814000 or lwalters@calne.gov.uk. You must be over 18 and able to spare at least 3 hours per month for monitoring duties.