CCTV revamp agreed by council

The increase of CCTV in west Oxfordshire aims to prevent crime

Thousands of pounds will be spent revamping CCTV, with the authority responsible describing it as a "capable guardian".

West Oxfordshire District Council gave the go ahead for the £255,635 enhancement towards high definition digital cameras in Witney and Carterton.

There will also be five more cameras in Chipping Norton.

Of the existing devices, there are 23 in Witney town centre, 25 in Marriotts Walk Shopping Centre, 11 at the Woolgate Centre and four in Carterton.

The plans will see a move towards a "shared Oxfordshire hub control room" to "improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the monitoring" and transfer ownership to Thames Valley Police.

A meeting paper said: "The use of a CCTV system to help meet this duty (preventing crime) includes detection, deterrence, self-discipline – by potential victims and potential offenders, and acting as a capable guardian."