More CCTV cameras added to council's network

Six new cameras have been installed in Sittingbourne and Sheerness town centres

More cameras have been added to Swale Borough Council's CCTV network.

Six new cameras have been installed in Sittingbourne and Sheerness town centres, bolstering the existing network of more than 300 cameras across the borough, the council said.

The council have also bought three additional rapid deployment cameras, which are mobile and can be installed in the event of an emergency or in locations that see a spike in crime.

This is the second set of cameras brought in as part of the council's Safer Street project, which aims to tackle antisocial behaviour and violence against women and girls, bringing the total up to 18.

The council's Safer Streets project is coming to an end in March, but over the past two years the initiative has improved the lighting of public spaces and seen street marshals deployed to the high streets.

Swale Borough Council worked with the Kent Police and Crime Commissioner to secure the funding needed for the campaign from the Government's Safer Streets Fund.