More CCTV cameras for Maidenhead

The Royal Borough's cabinet decided to invest about £450,000 on new cameras and changes to its current system.

The council says that since CCTV was introduced in 1996 it has become a ‘valuable tool in the fight against crime.’

Seven new cameras look set be introduced across Windsor and Maidenhead, including one in Riverside, Wessex Way, in Cox Green, Shifford Crescent in Furze Platt and in Bray car park. 

It is hoped the cameras will help combat antisocial behaviour, theft from motor vehicles and criminal damage, but these plans are still subject to funding being available.

The specific sites of the cameras will depend on further research and consultation.

The council has already set aside £200,000 for a digital system to replace the existing analogue recording system.

Another £36,000 will be spent on infrastructure works to enable IP CCTV.

There will also be a review into the infrastructure of the network.