Town gets digital CCTV system
A NEW state-of-the-art digital CCTV system has been installed in Ashbourne.
The measure, by Safer Derbyshire Dales Community Safety Partnership, is aimed at making the town an even safer place.
Figures reveal that burglary, violence and other anti-social behaviour have all decreased in Ashbourne, compared with the same spell the previous year, while no robberies at all were recorded in the first two months of this year.
Ashbourne’s CCTV system has been upgraded after the Community Safety Partnership secured £25,000 funding.
The new system has replaced an ageing analogue CCTV set-up and provides a more comprehensive overview of the town centre. Wirksworth benefited from a similar upgrade last month.
The CCTV network links into the main system based in Matlock and the aim is to reduce the risk to Ashbourne residents and visitors of becoming victims of violent crime and other anti-social behaviour.
Derbyshire Dales District Council leader Councillor Lewis Rose, who is also chairman of the Community Safety Partnership, said: “CCTV has been used successfully in the Dales since 2001 to help reduce crime and support policing.
“We are proud of the safety record of the Derbyshire Dales, but we will not become complacent in the fight against crime – that is why Derbyshire Dales District Council supports the introduction of this new CCTV technology.
"Residents tell us they want to feel safe where they live and the Derbyshire Dales is one of the safest places in England with very low crime rates, and these new cameras will help make sure we keep things that way.”
Sergeant Steve Edwards, Ashbourne Neighbourhood Policing Team manager, said: “The Ashbourne Safer Neighbourhoods Group fully supports the introduction of digital CCTV to Ashbourne and looks forward to using it pro-actively to help reduce crime and anti-social
behaviour and reduce fear of crime in the town.”
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