Residential CCTV systems – installation, service and repair

Ensuring that you have a robust and fit-for-purpose home CCTV system is essential to guarantee that your house is protected.

We offer a wide range of cameras, from PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) cameras, to bullet cameras and many more – each one has a specific purpose and is there to cater to a specific security need.

When we come and give a free site survey, we listen to what you think you need, then as we walk around the property and buildings, tell you what we think you need to ensure that you have a CCTV system that fits your purpose – deters theft, monitors, reduces premiums or caters to a multitude of purposes.

Benefits of a Domestic CCTV System

 
Installing a domestic CCTV system can offer several benefits for homeowners, enhancing security, peace of mind, and even convenience. Here are some of the key advantages:

  1. Enhanced Security
  • Deterrent to Crime: Visible CCTV cameras can act as a strong deterrent to potential burglars or vandals. Knowing that their actions are being recorded makes criminals less likely to target your home.
  • 24/7 Surveillance: CCTV systems provide continuous monitoring of your property, allowing you to keep an eye on your home even when you’re not there.
  • Remote Monitoring: Many modern CCTV systems come with apps or software that allow you to monitor your home in real-time from anywhere in the world using your smartphone or computer.

 

  1. Evidence Collection
  • Crime Resolution: In the event of a crime, CCTV footage can provide crucial evidence to law enforcement, increasing the likelihood of identifying and apprehending the culprit.
  • Insurance Claims: If your property is damaged or burgled, having CCTV footage can help substantiate insurance claims, making the process smoother and more likely to succeed.

 

  1. Increased Peace of Mind
  • Safety for Loved Ones: Whether it’s checking on the safety of children, elderly relatives, or pets, a CCTV system allows you to ensure their well-being when you’re not home.
  • Emergency Response: Some advanced systems can be integrated with other home security measures, like alarms, which can notify you and emergency services in the event of an intrusion or other emergencies.

 

  1. Lower Insurance Premiums
  • Discounts: Many insurance companies offer discounts on home insurance premiums for homes equipped with a comprehensive security system, including CCTV cameras. The rationale is that a well-secured home is less likely to be burgled or vandalised, reducing the insurer’s risk.
  1. Convenience
  • Package Deliveries: CCTV can help you monitor and manage deliveries, ensuring that packages are safely delivered and not stolen.
  • Monitoring Service Providers: If you have workers, cleaners, or other service providers coming to your home, CCTV allows you to oversee their activities and ensure everything is done to your satisfaction.

 

  1. Increased Property Value
  • Market Appeal: A well-installed and maintained CCTV system can increase the marketability of your property, as potential buyers often value the added security feature.

 

  1. Neighbourhood Safety
  • Community Monitoring: In some cases, having a CCTV system can contribute to the overall safety of your neighbourhood, especially if your cameras cover public areas like the street or nearby park.

 

  1. Customisable to Your Needs
  • Scalability: Modern CCTV systems can be tailored to fit the specific needs of your property, whether you want to monitor just the entrance, the entire exterior, or even the interior of your home.
  • Integration with Smart Home Systems: Many CCTV systems can be integrated with other smart home devices, allowing for more comprehensive and automated home security solutions.
By providing these benefits, a domestic CCTV system can enhance the overall safety, security, and value of your home, giving you greater control and peace of mind.

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How Can A CCTV System Protect Your Home?

Crime Prevention

Installing a CCTV system will help you instantly deter criminals and theft. Most intruders look for easy targets where they are no security measures in place. Seeing the familiar look of a CCTV system installed at your home will discourage them to act as they will not want to be caught on camera. We recommend that you look at both internal and external coverage, meaning that no area is unmonitored via placing CCTV cameras in strategic locations.

Deterring Vandalism

The presence of a CCTV System is usually enough to deter even the most determined vandal, criminals do not want to be caught, so will look to target a location that does not have a CCTV recording any potential criminal activity.

We would recommend that your CCTV not only targets well-trafficked areas but also areas where vandalism may take place – a system needs to give you full protection against a multitude of potential events and situations so when planning the layout of your system look to think about a range of potentials.

Provides Camera Footage for Evidence

Any sort of crime against your property brings a range of headaches, however knowing what, why, and who will help you understand what they did, why it happened, and who it was in order to stop it occurring in the future and also provide evidence to ensure the police can take the appropriate action.

We generally set recordings for at least 30 days and with analytics, we are able to set cameras to record when they detect movement, which allows you to easily find and locate footage, as well as save server space.

Reduce Insurance Claims & Premiums

Having CCTV footage from around your home is ideal when dealing with any insurance claims and can be highly beneficial for your case.

Many insurance companies know that a CCTV system will increase your homes’ security and therefore you could benefit from a reduction in your premiums as your home will be deemed a lower security risk.

Visibility of Entire Property

You cannot be everywhere at once. A CCTV system can give you a multitude of eyes all around your premisses, from just one device. This allows you to improve business efficiency and productivity, and also see any areas that may need improvement – giving you a clearer indication of what is occurring on a day-to-day basis and ultimately improve business management across your site.

As well as security CCTV can help with a whole host of other essential items which has a positive effect on your overall business.

Peace of Mind

Peace of mind as an actual benefit is often overlooked when thinking about CCTV. The ability to monitor all of your property from one device, eliminate the worry about having any recordings of incidents, and, if you also have out of hours monitoring you know that your property is protected when no one is there.

 

CCTV System Features

Motion Activated Recording

Motion-activated recording activates the CCTV cameras to start recording when any motion is detected, this is feature helps save space on the hard drive and also can send notifications if motion is detected.

Analytic Information

Analytics allows for advanced features to be part of the CCTV systems such as parameter protection, line crossing protection and remote access.

Thermal Imaging Options

Thermal options allow your CCTV cameras to pick up anything putting out a thermal output, this can greatly increase the cameras monitoring abilities at night.

ANPR Recording Software

Our advanced CCTV features includes ANPR recording, this allows CCTV systems to identify a number plate and log it into a digital record system.

Perimeter Breach Notification

The Perimeter breach feature allows you to set up a perimeter around a certain area on your Hikvision system that will send out a notification when something enters that area.

Intruder Line Crossing

An intruder line is a line that is set up on CCTV camera active andor send notification if crossed. This line can be set times schedules, i.e when a business is open or closed.

Remote Access Surveillance

Remote access is an advanced feature that allows you to access and monitor your CCTV cameras from anywhere with an internet connection, ideal for viewing on a mobile device.

Administration Protocol

Administration Protocol allows large organisations to set protocol levels for different members of the organisation so that their logins will only show the CCTV cameras they need to monitor.

CCTV System Maintenance

Not only can we design and install your CCTV system, but they can also carry out vital maintenance to maintain reliable optimum performance.

Once the CCTV system is installed, our service department ensures the continual running of your system, from routine servicing and maintenance to breakdown response (we will respond 24 hours a day).

Remote Technical Support With CCTV

Oxford Alarm company was excellent in helping us retrieve footage from our CCTV system. This required several calls and a remote access session all carried out promptly and free of charge.

Installation Of CCTV System

An excellent company to have in your home. Ben and Dan were both extremely polite, very professional and courteous as work was carried out internally and externally on the property. Very tidy workers and instructions on usage of the system was clearly explained. I would highly recommend this company.

Mission Statement

Our mission at Oxford Alarm Company LTD is to provide our clients with comprehensive and reliable security solutions. We strive to create a safe and secure environment for our clients by utilising cutting-edge technology, highly trained professionals, and a commitment to excellence in everything we do.

Our goal is to exceed our client's expectations by providing personalised and customised security services tailored to their unique needs.

We believe every client deserves the highest level of security and protection, and we work tirelessly to ensure they receive it.

At Oxford Alarm Company LTD, we understand that security is not just about protecting assets but also about ensuring the safety and well-being of people.

We are committed to providing a safe and secure environment for our clients, their employees, and their customers.

We are dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in all of our business dealings.

Our team of experts is always ready to respond to any security challenges that may arise. We work closely with our clients to ensure their security needs are met with efficiency and effectiveness.

Contact Us

Unit 10 Glenmore Business Park
Langford Locks
Kidlington
Oxford
OX5 1GL

info@oxfordalarm.co.uk

01865 803403

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