Education - Case study
Independent school - perimeter & visitor control
Somerset West, Western Cape - completed September 2026 by our Western Cape team · CCTV installation in Somerset West
- Learners
- 800
- Cameras
- 31 × 4MP IP
- Fence
- 1.2 km
Perimeter security and visitor control for an independent school, with electric fencing, video intercoms and access-controlled pedestrian gates.
Equipment supplied
- ▸Dahua 32-ch AI NVR
- ▸31 × Dahua 4MP IP cameras
- ▸1.2 km zoned electric fence
- ▸Video intercoms at entrances
- ▸Access-controlled pedestrian gates
- ▸Evacuation public address system
Scope of work
What international research shows
Published findings on this kind of intervention elsewhere, not results measured on this site.
A 40-year meta-analysis of 76 CCTV evaluations found about 14% lower odds of crime in areas with CCTV than in comparable areas without it. The effect was modest overall, and the review found no significant effect on violent crime, which is why cameras work best as one layer alongside access control and response.
Source: Piza, Welsh, Farrington & Thomas (2019), CCTV surveillance for crime prevention: a 40-year systematic review with meta-analysis, Criminology & Public Policy, as summarised by the US National Institute of Justice's CrimeSolutionsCCTV schemes combined with other measures (such as access control, lighting, signage or guarding) produced larger effects than CCTV alone, and the authors advise against using cameras as a stand-alone crime prevention measure.
Source: Piza, Welsh, Farrington & Thomas (2019), Criminology & Public Policy 18(1), abstract via the US National Criminal Justice Reference Service
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