Town Regeneration

London Police Video Surveillance Delivers Town Regeneration

“We can regenerate many towns with these surveillance cameras.” (Metropolitan Police)

“Everywhere the Viseum 360° AI surveillance camera has been deployed it has delivered success. It has the immediate effect of making people realise they are being watched 24/7/365, unlike previous technologies which often prove so ineffective that criminals disregard them.” (London Video Surveillance Managers)

One of the world’s most respected law enforcement agencies has turned to Viseum UK’s AI surveillance technology. This is to solve the problem in its most troublesome UK areas affected by crime and disorder. This police force spent 1 year planning their deployments. Viseum customised its Redeployable 360° video surveillance to support their exact needs. This law enforcement agency now has the proof that the Viseum Redeployable 360-degree video surveillance cameras significantly reduce crime in troublesome environments. This is also thanks to the considerable deterrent effect created by having these automated video surveillance cameras on site.

What London police officers report

Police officers tasked with crime reduction in London said, “The Viseum camera system has been deployed as an overt deterrent. This is for estates identified as having some of the worst records for crime and disorder in London.” And, “London’s unresolved Town Regeneration areas have remained a priority for the last several years. Our police/local authority partnerships have previously been unable to permanently resolve the issues despite significant interventions including enforcement and engagement.”

“The quality of the Viseum system with its ability to follow and zoom in automatically for facial identification is excellent. Within two weeks the system captured two suspects causing criminal damage. The images downloaded by a local police officer were shown to the suspects upon arrest. Word spreads quickly that offences committed near these cameras will be captured and the images will be of significant quality. This camera has now had a measurable impact on crime and disorder. It has been a real deterrent and has provided much-needed reassurance to the community. Reports from the public include being impressed that ‘the kids don’t like that you’re watching these cameras all the time’. The fact that people can see it moving gives the impression someone is operating it in a control room.”

Stuart Thompson, President of the Viseum UK Group and CEO of Viseum International Limited, said, “The first major incident our cameras clear up is likely to be the last for each deployment. This is because the perpetrators get caught. From experience, when we produce extended, high-quality close-up and 360-degree recordings of incidents, criminals realise they can no longer commit crimes undetected.” And, “Where Viseum cameras protect, the problem can be cleared up overnight.”

Caught on camera in broad daylight

“Groups of men putting on black hoods and gloves in broad daylight is a very unusual activity,” explains Stuart Thompson, “and it is certainly something that surveillance operators and the police would be interested in. Yet standard PTZ Cameras would simply miss everything unless they had the good fortune of pointing the right way with an operator controlling and watching the scene. With the Viseum 360 AI Surveillance Camera, we pre-programme the intelligence so that a range of unusual activities like this are not only recognised, but are exactly the specific activity our cameras are ‘trained’ to zoom in on.”

What the Richmond programme manager reported

The Manager of the Richmond surveillance programme said, “Viseum’s IMC camera had only been deployed for a couple of weeks. Just after a burglary report reached the control room, the video caught these criminals red-handed. The quality of the evidence was excellent. The camera captured it automatically from over 150 m away. Each suspect wore a hood, yet the police still identified them leaving with stolen goods.”

Upgrading the PTZ cameras you already own

Most PTZ cameras have already exceeded their life expectancy. Also, through cost and lack of resources, most of these are pointing the wrong way when crimes happen. Viseum gives customers outstanding value for money in staying on top of all their camera installations, with fewer cameras and fewer operators. This is being achieved by replacing or upgrading PTZ Cameras to become Viseum 360 AI Surveillance Cameras. This in turn enables control room staff to spend their time most effectively, maximises overall efficiencies and enables a much more viable solution for surveillance programme expansion.

Now it’s easy for everyone to tune in to the power of the Viseum 360 AI Surveillance Camera and to have well-managed programmes in operation. Local authorities and law enforcement agencies can view real footage at www.viseum.co.uk, as well as connect to a real-time live camera demonstration, and pre-register for forthcoming technology events.

“Our 360 AI Surveillance Cameras are resolving the problems they are deployed to address. This is proving a success with local councils and police forces across the country, including Richmond, where a gang of criminals was recently caught red-handed.”

How a town centre regeneration project is delivered

First, we survey the trouble spots with your police partners. Next, we agree the outcomes you will measure. Then our certified partners install and commission the cameras. Finally, we train your operators until they need no help.

• One camera replaces a cluster, so capital costs fall.
• One operator supervises several regeneration areas.
• Automatic tracking builds an unbroken evidence chain.
• Open standards keep your existing cameras working.
• Residents see an active camera, so the deterrent works before an offence.
• Phased delivery fits normal treasury budget years.

Regeneration Projects Win Fight Against Crime

A project protects more streets for less capital outlay. The camera finds an incident on its own, and only then does it call an operator. A programme manager can show exactly what the system caught. This approach follows well-established thinking on crime prevention through environmental design. In short, a street that looks watched becomes a street that offenders avoid.

Running costs and funding for Regeneration Projects

Running costs stay low because no operator has to stare at a screen all night. A small team can supervise a large district. Governments fund these projects from regeneration budgets, community safety budgets and town centre improvement grants.

Drug Deals Automatically Detected

Moments after this automatic camera detected a drug deal, offenders followed the boy on the bicycle, robbed him and murdered him. Police used the evidence that this camera captured automatically. They identified and arrested the members of both gangs. Prosecutors then took those gang members to court for this and many other offences.

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Proving that town regeneration worked

Advisors need numbers, not adjectives. We log every alarm, every tracked incident and every download. Your team compares those logs against the baseline we captured before installation. The police keep an unbroken chain of evidence for court.

The record belongs to you. For example, one London borough used our logs to justify a second phase within a single budget year.

Running costs and funding

Running costs stay predictable. Maintenance visits follow a fixed schedule. Our certified partners hold local spares, so repairs rarely need a shipment. Finally, we can phase a project across several budget years if that suits your treasury rules.

Ask us for a costed plan for your own town regeneration priorities. We will show you comparable projects and the evidence behind them.