Residents on the Elthorne Estate have welcomed the installation of a new CCTV camera to monitor a trouble hotspot near Partington Close.
Problems – including loitering, anti-social drinking and drug taking – have been building in a walkway in the North East side of the estate, near to Elthorne Park. The local community felt that CCTV over the walkway could deter and identify the offenders.
Labour Councillor Marian Spall, who represents the area on Islington Council, reacted to these concerns by campaigning for the new CCTV and liaising with the local Safer Neighbourhoods Team to tackle the problem.
Her campaign has now been a success with a camera installed to be monitored from Homes for Islington’s central CCTV base at Ilex House.
Cllr Spall said: “I live on the Elthorne and am on the side of my neighbours who deserve to feel safe when they step out of their front door. I’m delighted that local people have finally got the additional CCTV they have been calling for.”
Cllr Barbara Sidnell, Islington Council’s Executive Member for Community Safety, joined Marian to inspect the new camera.
Cllr Sidnell said: “Tackling anti-social behaviour is one of the Council’s top priorities. I’m working hard to bring together all of the groups who combat anti-social behaviour in Islington so that we can tackle this problem as one Council.
