CCTV in Swindon
Find CCTV camera locations in Swindon and find out why we use them, determine how to request footage of yourself and how to contact the control room.
CCTV camera locations
We have a network of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in:
- Pinehurst
- Penhill
- Park South
- Park North
- West Swindon
- Eldene
- Stratton St Margaret
- Walcot East
View a map of CCTV camera locations in Swindon.
All our cameras are monitored 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our control room is staffed by council employees who work in partnership with Wiltshire Police and local communities.
Why we use cameras
We use CCTV cameras to:
- help detect crime by providing evidence
- help prevent and reduce crime by deterring anti-social behaviour and public disorder
- help the police identify and capture people suspected of committing a crime
- help identify witnesses to suspected crimes
Privacy and legal compliance
We follow government guidelines on surveillance cameras.
We have also submitted a privacy impact assessment for CCTV in Swindon to the Surveillance Camera Commissioner. This helps make sure we take people’s privacy into account when we use CCTV.
Request CCTV footage
You have the right to ask for CCTV footage of yourself. Most CCTV footage is deleted 30 days after it is recorded.
If the footage relates to a crime
If the footage relates to a crime and the investigation that follows, the police must request the footage. They will tell you if you can view it.
If you want footage of yourself for personal reasons
To request footage of yourself for personal reasons, email our data protection officer at dataprotection@swindon.gov.uk.
Contact the control room
For any other questions, email controlroom@swindon.gov.uk or call the security control room on 01793 464703.
This telephone line is open 24 hours a day.
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