In a bid to improve security at Lancaster bus station, the city council has installed four CCTV cameras aimed at combating anti-social behaviour (ASB).
The cameras, mounted on the columns down each side of the station, have been placed there following concerns about the bus station becoming a hot-spot for ASB. The council’s records show that there were 152 recorded “incidents” in 2023 of which 37 were categorised as ASB.
The installation comes at a time when Lancashire County Council is developing a pilot project toi combat anti-social behaviour on buses and at bus stops and stations, funded through the Bus Service Improvement Plan, which will employ a task force of six “transport safety officers” across the county council’s area and Lancaster City Council is believed to be making a case for Lancaster to be included.
The Bus Users’ Group welcomes both these initiatives because although in a recentr survey by Transport Focus 81% of Lancashire bus passengers rated safety and security as “fairly or very good” anything that makes the remaining 19% of passengers feel safer must be a good thing.
Lancaster Bus Users' Group 