CCTV

Town centre CCTV

Farnham Town Council owns and operates a network of CCTV cameras in the town centre. It’s there to provide reassurance to visitors and help in the prevention and detection of crime and antisocial behaviour.

The Council will only disclose CCTV recordings or images to third parties such as the police to comply with a legal obligation, or where legally permitted, such as for crime prevention and detection. There is no guarantee that the cameras will be focused on specific incidents.

If you have been the victim of a crime, or it is a crime-related incident, you should report the matter to the Police by calling either 999 in an emergency or 101 in a non-emergency. The Police can make a request direct to us to view our footage and, if held, it will be provided to the Investigating Officer.

If you have been involved in a road traffic collision or incident (without Police involvement), then you should contact your insurance company or solicitor to request the footage under Schedule 2, Part 1(5) of the Data Protection Act 2018 within 3 weeks of the incident as footage is normally kept for 30 days. Please note, the Council will levy a charge to seek and provide footage.

If you have been involved in a car collision or incident with Police involvement, and you have a crime reference number, you should contact the Police directly to request CCTV footage and not the Council as you will be advised to re-contact the Police.