United Kingdom, London
Metropolitan Police
AI video analytics for reviewing CCTV in investigations
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- Body
- Metropolitan Police
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Area
- London
- Technology
- AI video analytics for reviewing CCTV in investigations
- Supplier
- Not stated in the source
- Status
- Operational
In routine use by the named body, on the evidence of a public source. - Stage
- In use now
- Since
- Not known
- Legal basis
- Not stated in the source
- Oversight
- Not stated in the source
- Evidence
- Official publication
Police force, government department or public body publication - Source
- Metropolitan Police news release, June 2026
- Last checked
- Record code
PAI-0E8516FA
Notes
A Metropolitan Police news release of June 2026, issued ahead of a speech setting out plans to scale drones, live facial recognition and AI, says "The Met is now using AI to significantly accelerate" the review of video evidence, using technology that "can scan and interpret footage to identify people, vehicles and key events". It says early use in serious crime investigations, across 23 major cases including homicide investigations and more than 16,000 hours of CCTV, "has reduced review time by the equivalent of 454 officer days"; these are the force's figures. ITV News (24 June 2026) reported the Met's claim that AI used to trawl CCTV footage had saved hundreds of hours of investigators' time. Neither source names a product or supplier or gives a start date, and no independent evaluation was found.
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AI video analytics for reviewing CCTV in investigations elsewhere in United Kingdom
See them in the tracker| Deployment | Country | Supplier | Since | Status | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Yorkshire PoliceAI-enabled CCTV search and analysis tool | United KingdomNorth Yorkshire | — | — | Trial | |
| Warwickshire PoliceVideo analytics software licences for CCTV evidence | United KingdomWarwickshire | Bedroq Limited (supplier named in the contract notice) | — | Proposed | |
| West Yorkshire PoliceAI CCTV video analytics (searchable footage) | United KingdomWest Yorkshire | Bedroq | — | Proposed |
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