Why Rapid Deployment Cameras Are Replacing Traditional CCTV

Traditional ‘fixed’ CCTV cameras are commonplace around the UK, in town spaces, busy footpaths, car parks, entrances to premises, toll booths and community areas.

However, investment in these systems is beginning to dwindle as budgets tighten.

Commercial businesses and public sector organisations looking to manage costs and secure a long-term return on investment in technology are turning to redeployable CCTV as a better alternative to surveillance and monitoring.

WCCTV has supplied redeployable CCTV across three decades and has been at the forefront of its technological advancement.

Below, our technology experts explain why they are a more practical, cost-effective, and results-driven alternative to fixed CCTV cameras.

What is Redeployable CCTV?

Redeployable CCTV cameras (also called deployable cameras, RDCs, rapid deployment cameras and mobile CCTV) offer multiple unique benefits that allow them to operate alongside or completely replace hardwired CCTV systems.

WCCTV defines a redeployable CCTV as follows:

“A mobile surveillance system incorporating live and recorded video, via an integrated motherboard within one portable housing.”

To learn more about the key components of a redeployable CCTV camera, take a look at our article What is Redeployable CCTV?

A cost-effective solution against fixed cameras

If you need short-term, rapid deployment cameras, such as at a public event or temporary works, installing fixed security cameras isn’t cost-effective.

Rapid deployment cameras eliminate the high upfront cost of a fixed system while facilitating a more flexible approach.

With no complex installation or infrastructure required, rapid deployment cameras are a much more affordable solution.

Use Redeployable CCTV with ANPR instead of fixed cameras

Challenges around vehicle crime are a major issue for Local Authorities, including anti-social parking and fly-tipping. Motorists flout the law, believing that most areas have insufficient surveillance coverage to enforce rules.

A temporary CCTV deployment is often all that is needed to change this mindset and reduce illegal parking, avoiding the long-term costs of a permanent camera system.

Rapid deployment CCTV systems with an additional ANPR Camera with the singular purpose of capturing licence plate details can deliver the same results as a complex CCTV network.

The same logic applies to fly-tipping hotspots, where rapid deployment cameras can be used effectively; for example, Brighton and Hove Council recorded four instances of fly-tipping every single day, with clean-up costs estimated at over £100,000.

The council invested in WCCTV's 4G Mini Dome + ANPR cameras to strategically target fly-tipping hotspots.

The cameras provide evidential quality imagery of fly-tipping activity, and the integrated ANPR units capture crystal clear images of vehicle number plates.

Within the first 24 hours of installation, a single camera caught six fly-tippers red-handed.

What are the benefits of rapid deployment cameras?

Some of the benefits associated with redeployable CCTV cameras have already been outlined by WCCTV in our article The Benefits of Redeployable CCTV Cameras.

These benefits include significantly reducing installation costs, faster installation times, and a more flexible and responsive approach to your crime prevention and investigation efforts.

Who should use Redeployable CCTV Cameras?

WCCTV has been supplying rapid deployment CCTV systems around the globe since 2001, and in our experience, the key applications for these systems include:

• Police Forces
  
• Local Authorities
  
• Housing Associations
  
• Traffic and Highways Management
  
• Construction Site Security
• Major Events Security

Ready to find out how Rapid Deployment CCTV can work for you? Get in touch today at 0800 470 4630 or request a call back