Fifteen mobile CCTV cameras are being rolled out across Croydon to crack down on crime and antisocial behaviour as part of the Executive Mayor of Croydon’s zero-tolerance approach.
The deployable cameras have been placed in areas where residents have reported ongoing issues with fly-tipping, drug dealing, knife crime, and other offences. Footage will support the Council, and police, to identify offenders and take action.
This work builds on the substantial improvements to safety and reductions in crime across the borough, with overall crime down 4.1% in 2025, from 38,102 to 36,519 offences.
Cameras are located in Selhurst, Broad Green, Woodside, Thornton Heath, South Norwood, East Croydon, West Croydon and the Town Centre. Following reports of ongoing antisocial behaviour, the Council has also put cameras up in housing estates across the borough to protect residents and properties.
Using data from Love Clean Streets, the Council has identified fly-tipping hotspots. The Council’s community compliance officers will be able to use footage as part of their investigations into fly-tipping and take action against those responsible.
Thornton Heath Rec, Winterborne Road entrance is also home to one of the new cameras. Residents have reported problems with late night noise, drug taking and other antisocial behaviour that is blighting their lives. The Council is working with the local policing teams to take action against the people causing this misery, with the camera footage providing important evidence.
The cameras can be moved around based on the needs of the area as well as emerging hotspots across the borough.
As part of the rollout, Executive Mayor Jason Perry visited the Tamworth Estate in Central Croydon to see the cameras in action and speak with residents to see what they think about them.
Residents thanked the Council for helping to improve the estate and said the introduction of the cameras was another step in the right direction to make the area safer.
“This is wonderful news for the Tamworth estate. We are working hard with Croydon Council so that we all feel safe on the Tamworth. We are so grateful that all parties are working together and we have been listened to.”
Kelly, Chair of Tamworth Estate Residents Association
“As part of my zero-tolerance approach to crime and antisocial behaviour, we are cracking down on individuals who blight our neighbourhoods. Let me be clear–Croydon is no longer a soft touch. if people break the law in our borough, we will find them, we will fine them, and we will work with the police to bring them to justice.
“These mobile cameras will give us clear evidence to identify and prosecute people who break the law and behave badly on our streets, in our parks, and on our housing estates. The cameras also mean we can move quickly to respond to residents’ concerns and take tough action where it is needed.
“Speaking to residents from the Tamworth Estate has underlined why this technology matters–to tackle problems that are having a real impact on residents’ day-to-day lives.
“I will continue to work hard to reduce these issues and bring the people who are causing them to justice. If you see antisocial behaviour taking place, please report it so we can do something about it.”
Jason Perry, Executive Mayor of Croydon
Visit the Council’s website for more details on reporting antisocial behaviour.
