How The Hub Deters Criminal Activity in Public Space Applications
Local authorities are under growing pressure to do more with less.
Clearing up fly tipping incidents alone costs local authorities in England £13.1 million in 2023/24 (up 22% from the previous year). This figure doesn’t account for the reputational damage, community impact or staff time taken to investigate and respond.
So, how do you tackle fly tipping, vandalism, anti-social behaviour and wider criminality, while dealing with shrinking budgets, changing risk profiles and legacy technology that was never designed for flexible, mobile deployments?
For public sector CCTV, this question usually means looking at rapid re-deployable solutions that can be installed in minutes, not weeks of civil work and planning delays.
The real-world challenges of public sector CCTV
Issues such as anti-social behaviour, vandalism and fly tipping rarely stay in one place. A new housing development, a change to parking regulations or a problem with licensed premises can quickly create a new area of concern. Traditional fixed town centre CCTV can struggle to keep up because it was designed for long-term coverage of known locations, not agile responses to emerging problems.
For larger authorities, city video surveillance often spans hundreds or thousands of cameras from different generations and manufacturers. Moving or adding cameras usually involves civil work, new power, new network links and planning approvals. That means slow deployments, higher costs and frustrated stakeholders asking why nothing appears to be happening on the ground.
At the same time, expectations around public sector CCTV have never been higher. Senior leadership teams want better reporting and measurable results. Residents want visible reassurance that problem areas are being tackled. Police partners want reliable images that stand up as evidence, not low-quality footage that is difficult to export or share.
Even where funding is available, resources are often limited. Control room teams are stretched, engineers are responsible for multiple sites, and contractors are balancing competing priorities.
You may recognise some of these challenges:
- Repeated complaints about the same location, with no suitable camera nearby.
- A need to cover temporary events using CCTV, such as markets or festivals, without a permanent installation.
- Gaps in coverage on the edge of a city video surveillance network where cabling or fixed infrastructure is not viable.
- Legacy equipment that cannot support modern analytics, higher resolutions or flexible monitoring options.
Re-deployable, 4G/5G connected solutions like the Redvision CCTV Hub are designed to address these operational realities, giving you a practical way to deploy targeted coverage where it is needed most.
The re-deployable solution for town centre CCTV
By using the Redvision CCTV Hub as a re-deployable platform, councils can target specific hot spot areas quickly, collect high-quality evidence and then move the unit when the problem shifts. Instead of treating public space CCTV as fixed infrastructure, you can treat it as a mobile, tactical resource.
This approach is equally effective for fly tipping, problem car parks, parks and open spaces or busy nighttime economy locations that need additional town centre CCTV coverage on key days or weekends.
The Redvision CCTV Hub is a rugged security camera station designed for rapid deployment. It can be installed and commissioned within minutes, then redeployed just as quickly when priorities change. Once in place, the Hub provides control, live monitoring and playback for up to four CCTV cameras from a remote location, using secure 4G/5G connectivity.
Because the CCTV Hub supports multiple IP devices, installers can build the right mix for each location. That might be fixed overview cameras watching entrances and exits, together with PTZ cameras to provide long-range coverage and detailed close-ups. For many projects, an ideal setup is a combination of rugged PTZs with integrated white light illumination, plus one or two static IP cameras providing context. With up to four channels to work with, you can tailor each deployment to the risks at that specific site.
Onboard recording within the CCTV Hub then ensures that evidence of any unwanted criminal activity is retained locally, even if the network connection is temporarily interrupted.
For local authorities, the CCTV Hub provides a way to show visible progress on problem locations, collect strong evidence for enforcement and support multi-agency working. It fits naturally into wider public sector CCTV strategies and can be reused across different service areas over its lifetime.
Choosing the right CCTV camera manufacturer for your public space projects
Whether you’re extending city video surveillance coverage to a new development, adding temporary cameras to a seasonal event or tackling a persistent fly tipping site on the edge of town, the CCTV Hub lets you deploy, monitor and move security resources with far greater agility than traditional fixed installations.
With more than 25 years of CCTV manufacturing experience, Redvision has a track record of designing and manufacturing high-quality, rugged CCTV solutions that stand up to demanding environments. All Redvision cameras are ONVIF and NDAA compliant, so you can specify them with confidence in regulated or sensitive projects.
If you’re planning your next CCTV project, reviewing existing CCTV coverage or looking for smarter ways to manage public space CCTV, the Redvision CCTV Hub gives you a practical, re-deployable platform.
Our team can help you design solutions that fit your operational model, your budgets and your existing infrastructure. If you’re not sure which CCTV camera configuration is best for your project, we’d be happy to talk through your options, whether that is the choice of lenses, analytics or how to combine fixed IP cameras with PTZ cameras in a single hub.
Contact Redvision today for more information and pricing.
The technical details
Integrated Redvision AI video analytics
The CCTV Hub uses built-in smart analytics to automatically spot people or vehicles entering areas you care about. This means you’re not relying on an operator constantly watching screens, so you’re less likely to miss incidents in busy public space CCTV environments.
Virtual tripwires and zones
You can set up ‘virtual lines’ or zones in the camera image, for example, across a footpath, an alleyway or around a fly-tipping hot spot. When someone crosses that line, the system creates an alert. This helps you focus attention on the exact places where incidents actually happen, which is ideal for town centre CCTV and housing estates.
Integration with PTZ cameras for active deterrence
When an intruder is detected, the system can automatically trigger a bright white spotlight from a PTZ camera or play a pre-recorded audio message through loudspeakers. The offender knows they have been seen, which often stops the incident before damage occurs and reduces repeat problems.
Live visual verification
As soon as an alarm is raised, operators can see what is happening in real time and control cameras to zoom in if needed. They can then quickly decide whether to call police or other responders, based on clear, up-to-date visual evidence, making your public sector CCTV response more efficient and defensible.
Fixed public IP address and 4G/5G connectivity
The CCTV Hub can be supplied with a fixed public IP address and uses secure 4G/5G mobile data to transmit video. Re-deployable cameras can be plugged straight into your existing control room software, so operators see the hub as just another site within the wider city video surveillance system, without needing new fibre runs or long civil works.
Unlimited data packages
The CCTV Hub can be set up with data packages that support continuous streaming and recording. You don’t have to constantly worry about overusing data or limiting live viewing at busy times, which is important for high-priority public space CCTV locations.
ONVIF G compatibility
Redvision cameras work with industry standard ONVIF G, which governs how recording and playback are handled between cameras and video management systems. This means the CCTV Hub can be integrated with a wide range of existing recording platforms, so you’re not locked into a single vendor and can use it alongside your current CCTV infrastructure.
SD card edge recording
Cameras connected to the CCTV Hub can record directly onto built-in SD cards as well as back to the main system. If the network connection drops, video is still stored locally, and when the connection returns, the main recorder can ‘self-heal’ by pulling the missing clips from the SD cards, reducing gaps in evidence.
RedVu CMS for multi-site management
RedVu CMS is a free central management system that lets you view live video, play back recordings and manage settings for multiple CCTV Hubs from one interface. This is ideal for councils managing several re-deployable units across parks, remote depots and extra town centre CCTV coverage, because operators and managers can see everything in one place rather than logging into different systems.
Immix and Sentinel integration for third-party monitoring
The CCTV Hub is fully integrated with Immix, the platform used by many professional monitoring stations, and Sentinel’s alarm-monitoring software. If you use a third-party monitoring provider, they can receive alarms, view live footage and coordinate response, even if your council doesn’t run a 24/7 control room. You can also choose to send after-hours alarms from specific locations directly to your monitoring partner.
Rugged, marine-grade enclosure
The CCTV Hub uses a corrosion-resistant, marine-grade housing that protects the equipment from bad weather, pollution and any attempts to damage it. It can be deployed in exposed locations, such as coastal areas, open car parks or roadside sites, and still deliver reliable performance for years, which is critical for long-term public space CCTV deployments.
Vandal-resistant design
The enclosure is designed to resist impact and tampering, drawing on Redvision’s experience with rugged dome and PTZ cameras. This reduces downtime and repair costs caused by deliberate damage and helps keep your camera network up and running when you need it most.
In-built junction box for clean cabling
The CCTV Hub includes an internal junction box so power and data cables can be terminated inside the unit, with minimal external cabling. This makes installation neater and faster for engineers and helps protect cables from being cut or pulled out. It also improves the overall appearance of your CCTV infrastructure in public areas.
Support for up to four IP cameras
Each CCTV Hub can host up to four IP cameras, including fixed units and PTZ cameras. You can build a complete mini camera system around one hub, covering different views of the same location, such as entrances, exits and wide overviews. This lets you standardise on a single, flexible platform across parks, car parks, housing estates and seasonal CCTV operations, while still tailoring each site to its specific risks.