CCTV cameras are helping to crack down on crime and flytipping across the borough, keeping communities safer than ever.
So far this year, more than 162 arrests have been made thanks to intelligence from Tameside Council’s CCTV team – more than three times the total for all of last year.
New mobile CCTV cameras, introduced earlier in 2025 in flytipping hotspots, have already helped identify suspects in six cases.
These cameras, alongside the council’s permanent network of over 300 CCTV units, monitor town centres, parks, public spaces and council buildings. The three mobile cameras are moved regularly to target problem areas with ongoing anti-social behaviour or illegal dumping.
How CCTV is making a difference
The CCTV Control Room works closely with the Community Safety Team and the police, providing evidence and intelligence that might otherwise be lost. This includes monitoring drug activity, off-road bike incidents, and even serious organised crime.
A recent example came in Victoria Park, Denton, where CCTV footage helped identify the suspects behind an arson attack last month.
The system also plays a vital role in welfare checks, helping to locate 53 vulnerable people so far this year who were missing from home or in need of assistance.
Councillors praise CCTV teams
Tameside Council Executive Member for Towns, Transport and Connectivity, Cllr Stephen Homer, said:
“It’s fantastic to see our CCTV operations continuing to go from strength to strength and having a huge impact in keeping Tameside safe. Much of this is down to really effective partnership working as well as the hard work and vigilance of the CCTV team — they are very skilled and almost have a sixth sense for spotting when something is amiss.
“The figures are just a small snapshot of the daily work our CCTV control room team assist with, but they really help showcase the significant impact they’re having in close partnership with the police.”
Cllr Laura Boyle, Executive Member for Environmental Services and Neighbourhoods, added:
“It’s particularly pleasing to see that the mobile CCTV cameras are having a positive impact on tackling flytipping – not only helping us identify and take action against offenders, but also acting as a deterrent.
“We continue to move the cameras around the borough to target problem areas. Our waste enforcement team is very proactive – last year we issued more fixed penalty notices for flytipping than anywhere else in the North West. The mobile cameras and close work with the CCTV team enhance this already successful work.”