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Community, people and living 

CCTV

The Council has worked with Wallingford, Didcot, Thame and Henley Town councils to introduce town centre CCTV schemes. 


The schemes help improve the detection of crime and reduce the fear of crime in the town centres.  The Council funded the cost of the installation, along with a large proportion of the running costs of the schemes.  The town councils in Henley, Wallingford, Thame and Didcot each contribute one-third of the annual running costs.

As well as being used to detect crime and disorder, CCTV is also used to monitor traffic, locate missing persons and give advance warning of fires or other emergency situations.   

The CCTV Control Room is located in Abingdon where Vale of White Horse District Council staff are employed to monitor the cameras 24 hours a day, seven days per week.

Code of practice


The CCTV cameras are operated according to a Code of Practice adopted by the Thames Valley CCTV Users.  To download the code from the Vale of White Horse District Council website follow the link on the right (please be aware that the code is being reviewed and updated).

The South Oxfordshire CCTV Management Group

The CCTV management Group has been established to improve communication links between partners,  agree actions for driving change where necessary, and provide opprotunities to review relevant aspects of the schemes. To view the group's terms of reference follow the link on the right.

Requesting CCTV evidence

The CCTV code offers guidance for people wishing to make requests for CCTV evidence.  Requests for CCTV evidence should go to:
The CCTV Manager
Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House
Abbey Close
ABINGDON
OX14 3LX
Telephone:  01235 520202


CCTV Reports

You can download CCTV annual reports, which review the effectiveness of CCTV camera systems in South Oxfordshire, from the menu on the right.  Quarterly reports for each of the town centre schemes are available on request from:

The Community Safety and Antisocial behaviour officer, South Oxfordshire District Council, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, WALLINGFORD, OX10 8AX.  Tel. 01491 823615.