Barnet Labour continues to expand the borough’s CCTV system, recently bringing the number of ‘redeployable’ cameras up to 60.
The new cameras can be moved quickly to record and disrupt crime and anti-social behaviour by focusing on hotspots that may be attracting problems like fly-tipping and drug dealing.
It now means that there are 950 live streams being fed into the council’s control room compared to only 127 when Labour took over the council in 2022 – and increase of almost eight-fold.
Labour’s Cllr Sara Conway, Cabinet Member for Community Safety & Cohesion, said:
“When Labour took over the Council, Barnet Conservatives were coasting on the community safety agenda.
“Labour has pushed things forward – from introducing a Public Space Protection Order to tackle anti-social behaviour to bringing our summer parks patrols in-house so that they can issue on-the-spot fines.”
Other safety-focused measures introduced in recent years included pop-up hubs where residents can report problems and discuss issues and ward walks for councillors and resident organisations with a range of council officers and the local police to review key problems and hotspots together.
