FOI request detail

number of CCTV cameras

Request ID: FOI-0815-2223
Date published: 01 August 2022

You asked

I’d like to issue a Freedom of Information request for the following information: • The total number of CCTV cameras at stations (underground + overground) • The total number of CCTV cameras you had in 2019 (underground + overground)

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-0815-2223

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 5 July 2022, asking for information about the number of CCTV cameras at London Overground and London Underground stations.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act our information access policy.  I can confirm that we hold the information you require.

We publish information on why Transport for London uses CCTV and surveillance cameras via the following link to our website: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/privacy-and-cookies/cctv

For the current year 2022, the total number of CCTV cameras at London Underground stations is 14,595 and approximately 3,114 at London Overground stations.  

Information on the number of CCTV cameras in 2019 is published on the transparency site of the TfL website via the following link:  https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-0511-1920

In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely

Eva Hextall
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

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