Great Yarmouth Borough Council to install new CCTV cameras

In public consultation, locals were asked their opinions on the cameras and their locations.

65pc of respondents strongly supported the proposed locations and 79pc said CCTV makes them feel safer. 

Map showing the proposed locations of the CCTV cameras (Image: Great Yarmouth Borough Council)

The initiative is being funded by a £149,000 grant to Great Yarmouth Borough Council and Norfolk Police from the Government's Safer Streets Fund and was allocated by the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner.

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The money was then match-funded by the council.

Map showing the proposed locations of the CCTV cameras (Image: Great Yarmouth Borough Council)

Work on the infrastructure for the cameras starts this month and they will be in operation by July.

Councillor Carl Smith, leader of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, said: “The installation of new CCTV cameras in places highlighted by our residents can only be positive for safety and we are delighted the Office of the PCC saw fit to help fund a number of projects in the borough.

‘’The community was involved in the planning and execution of each of the initiatives, which are all designed to make a meaningful difference to the lives of our residents.

‘’As always, we are pleased to work with our local police and other partners to deliver these projects which are designed to encourage active participation and foster a collective sense of ownership in creating a safer Great Yarmouth.’’

Launched in July 2023, Round Five of the Safer Streets Fund invited Police Crime Commissioners to bid for £43m of Government finance to target areas disproportionately affected by neighbourhood crime, violence against women and girls (VAWG) and anti-social behaviour.

Previous successful bids have enabled the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk and the Norfolk Community Safety Partnership to secure more than £400,000 to tackle VAWG with measures such as better street lighting and increasing the CCTV network in Great Yarmouth and Gorleston.