Experiments in the UK during the 1970s and 1980s, including outdoor CCTV in Bournemouth in 1985, led to several larger trial programs later that decade. The first use by local government was in King 's Lynn, Norfolk, in 1987. These were deemed successful in the government report "CCTV: Looking Out For You '', issued by the Home Office in 1994, and paved the way for an increase in the number of CCTV systems installed. Today, systems cover most town and city centres, and many stations, car - parks and estates.
when were cctv cameras first used in the uk
1985