Closed circuit television (CCTV)

Closed circuit television (CCTV) is used to help prevent and detect street crimes like assault, vehicle theft, drugs offences etc. We are responsible for the siting and monitoring of CCTV in our town centre.

Why do we use CCTV?

The main reasons we use CCTV in Waltham Forest is to:

help reduce the fear of crime
help deter and detect crime
enhance community safety
assist with traffic management
assist in supporting civil proceedings
discourage antisocial behaviour, including alcohol and drug related issues

We operate our CCTV system within regulations contained in the Data Protection Act 2018. The cameras are shared use for public safety and parking enforcement. We normally only hold information for 31 days.

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CCTV footage requests

For civil claims (usually road traffic incidents) requests should only be made by insurers or legal representation.

This can be done through our civil claims requests online. There is an administrative charge for requests: £50 for initial enquiries and £153 for the release of footage evidence.

For CCTV footage requests relating to a crime, please report to the Police who will then contact us.

For more information

If you would like information or wish to enquire about specific CCTV data please email cctv@walthamforest.gov.uk.

For any parking and traffic enforcement enquiries please email parking.services@walthamforest.gov.uk.

For more information

If you would like information or wish to enquire about specific data please email CCTV

Email parking and traffic enforcement for any enquiries.