Category Archives: Live Facial Recognition cameras

MP Jones welcomes High Court ruling on RoboCop cameras

Posted on April 22, 2026 by insidecroydon

Human rights campaigners are to appeal yesterday’s High Court ruling that determined that the Metropolitan Police’s use of unproven Live Facial Recognition cameras did not breach people’s human rights, judges saying the force’s policy gave an “adequate indication of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon West, Live Facial Recognition cameras, London-wide issues, Policing, Sarah Jones MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Met claims 103 arrests during facial recognition camera trial

Posted on January 19, 2026 by insidecroydon

Using their new ‘RoboCop’ cameras, police make an arrest in Croydon every 34 minutes, but Live Facial Recognition has been described as ‘stop and search on steroids’, and the tech faces a High Court challenge next week The Metropolitan Police … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South, Croydon West, Fairfield, Knife crime, Live Facial Recognition cameras, London-wide issues, Policing, Sarah Jones MP | Leave a comment

After a six-year wait, public get to question Croydon policing

Posted on November 5, 2025 by insidecroydon

Croydon residents have an opportunity to take part in an historic and important event later this month – one of the first public meetings of the Croydon Safer Neighbourhood Board to be held for six years. There’s supposed to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Community associations, Crime, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Knife crime, Live Facial Recognition cameras, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Nick Blackburn, Policing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Bishop condemns march for ‘co-opting and corrupting’ crosses

Posted on September 22, 2025 by insidecroydon

The Bishop of Croydon and the founder of Oasis, the foundation which runs a multi-academy trust of schools, including several in Croydon, were among almost 40 senior church and charity figures to sign a letter which condemned the “co-opting and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bishop of Croydon, Church and religions, Crime, Live Facial Recognition cameras, Policing, Rosemarie Mallett | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Police rule out using Live Facial Recognition on Surrey Street

Posted on August 18, 2025 by insidecroydon

The Metropolitan Police has ruled out the possibility of deploying Live Facial Recognition cameras to deter crime and anti-social behaviour on Surrey Street, Croydon’s ancient street market in the town centre. Some traders say that they were told last week … Continue reading →

Posted in Broad Green, Business, Crime, Croydon Business Association, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Knife crime, Live Facial Recognition cameras, London-wide issues, Policing, Surrey Street | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Ex-Flying Squad detective Blackburn is Croydon’s new top cop

Posted on May 10, 2025 by insidecroydon

Nick Blackburn has been appointed as the BCU Commander across Croydon, Sutton and Bromley, and in his first media interview since landing his new job, he speaks to Inside Croydon A Detective Chief Superintendent, Nick Blackburn, has been appointed as … Continue reading →

Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, Knife crime, Live Facial Recognition cameras, London-wide issues, Nick Blackburn, Policing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

What a load of old rubbish! And that’s just inside the Town Hall

Posted on April 17, 2025 by insidecroydon

There’s only a handful of opportunities each year for the public to question the way their council is being run, but as ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, discovered when watching last night’s full council meeting, it is increasingly obvious that the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Callton Young, Christopher Herman, Claire Bonham, Council Tax, Crime, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Heathfield House, Jason Cummings, Katherine Kerswell, Live Facial Recognition cameras, Mayor Jason Perry, Refuse collection, Ria Patel, Rowenna Davis, Simon Fox, Stuart King, Veolia, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment