Number of CCTV cameras in operation - Herefordshire
Case reference FOI2026/00293
Received 5 February 2026
Published 10 March 2026
Request
Please find below my FOI request regarding the number of CCTV cameras in operation in your area.
1. How many CCTV cameras are currently in operation in total?
2. How many of these cameras are for: a) Housing b) Community safety c) Traffic
3. How many facial recognition cameras are in operation?
4. How many automatic number-plate recognition (ANPR) cameras are in operation? If you don't have data available for all of the questions, please provide any data you do have.
Response
Please find below my FOI request regarding the number of CCTV cameras in operation in your area.
1. How many CCTV cameras are currently in operation in total?
Answer: 255
2. How many of these cameras are for:
a) Housing
Answer: 0
b) Community safety
Answer: 255
c) Traffic
Answer: 0
3. How many facial recognition cameras are in operation?
Answer: 0
4. How many automatic number-plate recognition (ANPR) cameras are in operation?
Answer: 2.
If you don't have data available for all of the questions, please provide any data you do have.
Documents
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