Security camera program CCTV

Council’s CCTV program has been hugely successful in improving residents feelings of safety and helping Victoria Police respond to crime in the area.

There are a number of CCTV cameras mounted throughout Frankston City. Footage is streamed directly to the Frankston Police Station or monitored by authorised Frankston Council employees. Footage can be used for:
  • live monitoring  
  • reviewed by investigators as part of a criminal enquiry.

Council’s Safer Communities team works closely with Frankston Police to identify sites for the new cameras based on community need.

The Frankston City Council CCTV program has been supported by State and Federal Government via numerous grant programs. 

Access to CCTV footage and data

For privacy reasons, footage is stored for a maximum of 30 days and is generally only available to Victoria Police

For public access to footage, you will be asked to fill out a Police report. Once completed, the investigating Police Officer will be able to advise if the footage is available.

For general CCTV data enquiries please call Frankston Police on 9784-5555. For information about CCTV system and privacy concerns please call us on 1300 322 322

CCTV privacy and data protection

Frankston City Council and Victoria Police take your privacy seriously. All  data is stored in a remote off-site location within a secure and monitored building with limited access to people. 

Access to the data and the CCTV network is audited and evaluated on a regular basis and is also subject to random state government and privacy commission audits. 

Council has entered in to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Victoria Police that puts controls and measures in place to restrict access and who views CCTV footage, this MOU is reviewed annually and reassessed every 5 years. 

Types of cameras

Council uses 3 types of cameras to capture footage: 

  • Bullet cameras:  small (2 to 2.5 inches long) and are limited to a fixed focal length lens. 
  • Dome cameras: offer optical zoom, and pan and tilt functions. 
  • PTZ cameras: a pan-tilt-zoom camera that is capable of remote directional and zoom control.

CCTV Locations in Frankston City

7 PTZ Cameras

  • East side of Young Street, opposite Wells Street
    Facing north-west over scramble crossing
  • Young Street east side, south of train station entry
    Facing west   
  • Young Street west side, opposite train station entry
    Facing east into entry to station
  • Young Street East side, opposite Station Street
    Facing west down station street
  • Young Street east side, opposite Balmoral Street
    Facing west down Balmoral street
  • Young Street east side, opposite Ross Smith Avenue
    Facing west down Ross Smith Avenue
  • Young Street east side, South of Beach Street
    Facing east towards train station
  • Young Street east side, at Beach Street 
    Facing west down Beach Street

Belvedere Shopping Strip Precinct

6 Bullet Cameras

  • 3 fixed cameras near post box and phone booth
    Facing front carpark and hotel
  • 3 fixed cameras at the rear carpark providing coverage of the rear car parking area

Frankston Foreshore Precinct

14 Bullet Cameras

  • 4 fixed cameras located on Kananook Boulevard at the intersection of Playne Street and provide a 360 degree overview of the intersection and surrounding area
  • 4 fixed cameras located on Kananook Boulevard at the intersection of Davey Street and provide a 360 degree overview of the intersection and surrounding area.
  • Frankston Yacht Club 
    Facing south, south-west and south-east towards BBQ area
  • Kananook Creek Boat Ramp
    Facing north towards the “Cheeky Squire”
  • Kananook Creek Boat Ramp
    Facing south towards toilet block
  • Foreshore BBQ Area 
    Facing south towards Visitor Information Centre

PTZ Camera

  • Frankston Foreshore at the end of the pier
    Facing west down to the Frankston Pier

Mahogany Community Centre Frankston North

3 Dome Cameras 

  • North wall of centre facing north
  • East wall of centre facing east
  • West wall of centre facing west

2 Bullet Cameras  

  • Front carpark providing coverage of Mahogany front carpark
  • Shopping strip providing coverage of Shopping Strip front carpark

Nepean Highway Precinct

8 Bullet Cameras

  • 4 fixed cameras located in Nepean Highway at the intersection of Playne Street. The cameras provide an overview of the intersection and surrounding area
  • 4 fixed cameras located in Nepean Highway at the intersection of Wells Street and is located on the south east corner. The cameras provide a 360 Degree overview of the intersection and surrounding area

4 Dome Cameras

  • 4 fixed cameras monitoring the Playne Street section West of Nepean Highway down to Kananook Creek. 

PTZ Camera 

  • Camera installed on centre plantation in Nepean Highway south of intersection with Davey Street with 360 degree vision of intersection

Safe Taxi Ranks

7 Bullet Cameras

  • 4 fixed cameras at Davey Street Taxi Rank are fixed cameras and provides CCTV footage of the Safe Taxi Rank activity in both east and west directions
  • Beach Street Safe Taxi Rank
    Western end, facing east toward train station
  • Beach Street Safe Taxi Rank
    Eastern end, facing west toward Nepean Highway
  • Beach Street Safe Taxi Rank 
    Under overpass, facing east towards train station

Seaford Shopping Strip Precinct

8 Bullet Cameras

  • 4 fixed cameras located at Nepean Highway, providing a 360 degree views of the Nepean Highway and Station Street intersection
  • 4 fixed cameras located at Station Street, providing vision of the train station and carpark

Shopping Centre Laneways

  • Corner Station Street Mall and Clyde Street
    Facing west and east down Station Street
  • Corner Station Street Mall and Clyde Street
    Facing north up Clyde Street
  • Rowy Lane
    Facing south down Rowy Lane
  • Ross Smith Lane
    Facing south down Ross Smith Lane
  • Ross Smith Avenue 
    Facing north-east towards Ross Smith Lane

Wells Street Frankston Precinct

9 Bullet Cameras

  • 2 fixed cameras located in Wells Street on the front wall facia of the Hoyts Movie Centre with 180 Degree view of Wells Street and Shannon Street Mall
  • 3 fixed camera located in Wells Street at the intersection of Thompson Street on the north side of Wells Street. The cameras provide a 180 degree vision along Wells Streets and a south facing view of Thompson Street.
  • 3 fixed camera located in Wells Street at Keys Street. The cameras provide 180 degree vision along Wells Streets and a north facing view of Keys Street.
  • Wells Street 
    Facing north down Gallery Lane

White St Mall

4 Cameras in White St Mall

  • Two cameras on first light pole from Wells Street end (one facing out to Wells St, one facing inwards to the mall)
  • Two cameras on third light pole from Wells Street end (one facing out to Wells St, one facing inwards to the mall)

Young Street Precinct

31 Bullet Cameras

  • East side of Young Street, between Wells Street and Tasman Meats
    Facing north 
  • East side of Young Street, opposite Wells Street
    Facing north-east towards train station
  • East side of Young Street, opposite Wells Street
    Facing south-east 
  • West side of Young Street, on Wells Street
    Facing south and north-east  
  • Young Street east side, south of train station entry
    Facing south and north
  • Young Street east side, at train station entry
    Facing south, north and east into entry to station
  • Young Street east side, at train station entry
    Facing north
  • Young Street west side, near Station Street
    Facing south and north
  • Young Street east side, opposite Station Street
    Facing south and north
  • Young Street east side, opposite Balmoral Street
    Facing south and north
  • Young Street east side, South of Ross Smith Avenue
    Facing south and north
  • Young Street east side, opposite Ross Smith Avenue
    Facing south and north
  • Young Street east side, South of Beach Street
    Facing south and north 
  • Young Street east Side, at Beach Street
    Facing south
  • Corner Young Street and Plane Street
    Facing north up Young Street
  • Corner Young Street and Plane Street
    Facing east up Playne Street
  • Corner Young Street and Plane Street
    Facing south down Young Street
  • Corner Young Street and Plane Street
    Facing west down Playne Street
  • Fixed to Cinema Complex
    Facing east to Young Street west carpark
  • Young Street east carpark
    Facing north-east, west and south