More CCTVs in Leicester

TEN new CCTV cameras will be installed in east Leicester to deter violence and deliver “a level of protection that is not presently available.”

Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Rupert Matthews said £53,000 would be invested on the new CCTV cameras as the electronic surveillance system “will dissuade further criminal activity and give peace of mind to East Leicester’s communities and businesses.”

The sites for the new cameras include streets and parks across Spinney Hills and North Evington, LeicestershireLive reported.

Matthews’s announcement follows the unrest in the city in August and September.

Each of the 468 surveillance cameras already installed across the city costs an average of £1,175 annually to operate. Leicester City Council will have to bear an additional expense of £11,750 a year once the 10 new cameras come up.

Matthews said he was determined “to act as decisively as the brilliant officers in Leicestershire Police did” to help preserve the city’s reputation as a “pleasant place to live” in.

The Police and Crime Commissioner said the safety of communities and sections of the city had been compromised “by a small minority of people who wish harm upon others.”

“My office and I will continue to work with partners and the Force to calm tension and extol East Leicester’s naturally peaceful and happy community,” Matthews said.