Dartford CCTV installation and repair
Dartford is busy, with plenty of homes, new estates and business units along the river. We plan cameras that give you clear faces and plates, and the app to check them from anywhere.
Established 2000. £5 million public liability insurance. Cameras fitted, upgraded and repaired across DA1 & DA2.
CCTVfitted and fixed
Securing a Dartford property with CCTV
The new homes at Ebbsfleet Valley, Castle Hill and around Greenhithe usually have neat driveways and small gardens, so a video doorbell, a camera on the drive and one on the back gate cover most of the plot. In Wilmington and the older parts of Dartford, the houses are bigger with longer gardens and garages, and need a camera or two more.
With the crossing and the main roads close by, a lot of local businesses run vans and keep stock in units on the estates by the river. We fit cameras on yards and doors, number plate cameras on the entrance and recorders that keep weeks of footage. Temple Hill and Stone have a lot of shops and takeaways, which need a clear view of the till and the door.
Work out the right cameras for Dartford
Pick a place on the house and answer three short questions about it. The planner suggests the camera we would put there on a Dartford job. Build up a list and send it over for us to check, free of charge.
Back garden
Turret
Our standard home camera. The lens sits in a ball outside the main housing, which keeps infrared glare down and makes it easy to angle neatly.
Back garden
Dome
Mounted flush under a soffit or ceiling inside a toughened bubble. Vandal-resistant, and it is hard to tell which direction it points.
Back garden
Bullet
A tube-shaped camera with a narrower field of view for distance. Very visible, which is a deterrent in itself.
Back garden
Varifocal
Its adjustable lens is zoomed in during installation, so an entrance a long way off still shows a recognisable face.
Back garden
Colour night
Makes use of low ambient light to record in colour after dark, so clothing and vehicles keep their real colours.
Back garden
Number plate (ANPR)
Tuned to capture registrations as vehicles enter, in daylight and darkness, with a searchable record of plates.
Back garden
Video doorbell
Lets you see and speak to visitors from your phone. We wire ours into the bell circuit, so it never runs flat.
Back garden
PTZ
Can be steered and zoomed remotely, or set to sweep a route automatically, covering ground that would need many fixed cameras.
Back garden
360° fisheye
A single ceiling lens covers the whole room, and the software flattens the image into normal camera views.
Back garden
Solar and 4G
Powered by a small solar panel and connected over the mobile network, so no mains supply or broadband is required.
Covers the garden right back to the fence.
There is some light, so a colour night version keeps full colour after dark.
1. Where is it going?
2. What do you need to see?
3. After dark
4. Can we run a cable to it?
Cameras, doorbells and repairs in Dartford
A single doorbell, a camera over the drive or a dozen for a yard: one Dartford team surveys it, wires it and comes back if anything goes wrong.
Home CCTV in Dartford
A typical house needs cameras on its approaches: the front, the driveway, the side passage and the back. Larger plots need a few more.
What we doPositions are agreed with you on site, wiring is routed through the loft and walls, and the recorder goes in a cupboard or the loft.
Shops and business units in Dartford
Retail, offices and industrial units need identifiable faces at entrances, coverage of tills and stock, and plates captured at the gate.
What we doInterior domes, wide-angle yard cameras, ANPR on the entrance, and a recorder sized to hold several weeks.
Video doorbells in Dartford
See and speak to callers from anywhere. A wired doorbell takes its power from the bell circuit, so there is nothing to recharge.
What we doWe connect it to the existing bell wiring, adding a transformer if needed, and link it into the same app as the cameras.
Landlords and flats in Dartford
Shared entrances, stairs, bin stores and car parks in blocks, conversions and shared houses.
What we doWe cover the shared areas only, never the inside of a flat, add signs and set up who can view and export footage.
Farms and outbuildings in Dartford
Yards, barns, stables, workshops and gateways, often a long way from the house and the router.
What we doWe run cable underground or use a wireless link, and fit solar or 4G cameras where there is no power or broadband.
Repairs and upgrades in Dartford
Cameras that have gone dark, a recorder that stopped saving, a drive that is full, an app that will not connect, or grainy analogue pictures.
What we doWe repair whatever has failed, regardless of the original installer. Old analogue wiring can often carry new HD cameras, and if replacement is better value we say so.
Which camera suits which job in Dartford
All of these run back to a single recorder kept inside, in 4MP or 8MP (4K). Here are the ones we use most around Dartford and what each is best at.
Turret
Homes: doorways, paths and gardens
Our standard home camera. The lens sits in a ball outside the main housing, which keeps infrared glare down and makes it easy to angle neatly.
Bullet
Deep gardens, yards and parking areas
A tube-shaped camera with a narrower field of view for distance. Very visible, which is a deterrent in itself.
Colour night
Where there is a street lamp or porch light
Makes use of low ambient light to record in colour after dark, so clothing and vehicles keep their real colours.
Video doorbell
Front doors and individual flats
Lets you see and speak to visitors from your phone. We wire ours into the bell circuit, so it never runs flat.
PTZ
Farms, big sites and large grounds
Can be steered and zoomed remotely, or set to sweep a route automatically, covering ground that would need many fixed cameras.
Solar and 4G
Stables, moorings, allotments and building plots
Powered by a small solar panel and connected over the mobile network, so no mains supply or broadband is required.
Getting CCTV fitted in Dartford
A typical Dartford house is surveyed, wired and working on your phone within one visit.
- 01
Look at the property
You send photos on WhatsApp or an engineer visits. We decide together which areas need covering and what each camera should capture.
- 02
Fixed price
We confirm the camera positions, the recorder location and the total cost before you commit.
- 03
Installation
Wiring is hidden in lofts, walls and cupboards wherever possible, outside connections are sealed, and the recorder is kept out of sight.
- 04
Handover
We test each camera in daylight and set it for night, apply privacy zones, and install the app for everyone in the household who wants it.
Dartford CCTV repairs and upgrades
Dartford’s shops and takeaways often call us when a camera over the till has failed or the recorder has stopped saving, usually the week after something has happened. We fix it and set an alert so it cannot fail silently again. On business units by the river, number plate cameras that stop reading plates usually need refocusing or a clean, and sometimes the angle needs changing after a new gate or barrier has gone in.
Choose the problem that sounds most like yours to read what usually causes it.
What is the system doing?
Nothing has been recorded
Usual cause
Usually a hard drive that is full and set not to overwrite, a drive that has died, or settings lost in a power cut.
What we do
We check the drive, fit a new surveillance-grade one if it has failed, switch on overwriting, and set the recorder to message your phone if it ever stops saving.
Arrange a repairNight footage looks washed out
Usual cause
The camera’s infrared is reflecting off something close by: the soffit, a wall, a cobweb, or a scuffed dome.
What we do
We clean it, change the angle or position, and where glare persists replace a dome with a turret, which handles it much better.
Arrange a repairThe image is fuzzy or soft
Usual cause
Grime or condensation on the lens, a knock that has shifted the focus, or an early analogue model with a soft picture from day one.
What we do
We clean, refocus and realign it. Older analogue systems can usually be upgraded to HD over the wiring already in place.
Arrange a repairThe doorbell keeps disconnecting
Usual cause
Poor WiFi at the front of the house, or a bell transformer that cannot deliver enough power.
What we do
We measure the signal and the supply, add a mesh point or a correctly rated transformer, and make the wiring permanent.
Arrange a repairThe recorder is beeping
Usual cause
It is warning you about something: a disk error, a camera that has dropped off, or a full drive.
What we do
We check the recorder’s log, sort out the cause, and redirect warnings to the app so you get a notification instead of a noise.
Arrange a repairI need a clip for the police or insurer
Usual cause
Recordings are replaced automatically after a few weeks, so it pays to act quickly.
What we do
We locate the incident, save it in a format police systems accept, and show you the steps for next time.
Arrange a repairHow long will your Dartford recorder keep footage?
Your footage lives on a hard drive inside the recorder. When the drive fills up, the newest recording replaces the oldest, so the system never stops. Try the buttons to see how far back a system like yours would go.
These are rough figures for H.265 recording. A busy street, or trees moving in the wind, uses more space than a quiet view, so we check the real figure on the recorder before we hand it over.
days
About a month, which suits most homes.
CCTV across Dartford and nearby
All of DA1 & DA2 and the estates and villages on the edge of Dartford. These are the places our vans visit most often.
- Stone
- Greenhithe
- Wilmington
- Temple Hill
- Ebbsfleet Valley
- Bexley Park
What Dartford customers ask about cameras
Quick answers for Dartford. If yours is not here, send a WhatsApp or give us a ring.
What CCTV does an Ebbsfleet new-build need?
Usually a video doorbell, a camera on the drive and one at the back. The cable goes through the loft, so there is little to see outside.
Can you fit number plate cameras for a Dartford business?
Yes. We set them up on the entrance to log every vehicle, and add wide cameras for the yard and doors.
Do you cover Stone, Greenhithe and Wilmington?
Yes, along with the rest of DA1 and DA2. We are in the Dartford area most weeks.
My Dartford shop recorder stopped saving footage. Can you get it back?
We can usually get the recorder working again. Footage that was never saved cannot be recovered, so we set an alert to warn you if it stops in future.
Our number plate camera has stopped reading plates. What is wrong?
Usually a dirty or out-of-focus lens, or a new gate or barrier that changed where cars stop. We clean, refocus and re-aim it.
Will you fix a Dartford system we did not fit?
Yes, most of our repairs are on other installers’ work. We test each camera, cable, power supply and the drive, then give you a plain answer on whether a repair or a replacement makes more sense.
Am I allowed CCTV on my Dartford home?
Yes. A camera that only covers your own property is outside data protection rules. If it takes in a pavement or a neighbour’s garden, you take on duties for that footage, so we angle each camera carefully, black out areas that are not yours and leave you a sign for the front.
Will the Dartford cameras work on my phone?
Yes. You get the live picture, playback and a notification when the cameras spot a person or a car. We install the app on each phone in the house and check it works away from your WiFi before we go.
Quicker with a few photos
Take a few pictures of the front, the drive and the back of the property and WhatsApp them with your postcode. An engineer suggests camera positions and replies with a guide price.
WhatsApp a photoNot just cameras in Dartford
We also put up aerials and dishes, mount TVs and fix the WiFi that the cameras rely on.
TV aerials in Dartford
New aerials and extra TV points, aimed at the right transmitter.
Aerial repairs in Dartford
Lost channels and no signal, usually fixed the same day.
from £99same-day repairs
Satellite dishes in Dartford
Freesat, Sky and TV from abroad, fitted and realigned.
WiFi that reaches the cameras
Mesh points and data cable so every camera and doorbell stays online.
TV wall mounting
Watch the cameras on the TV as well as your phone.
Camera work close to Dartford
Each larger town has its own CCTV page. Questions about a bigger job? Contact the CCTV team.
Talk to a CCTV engineer
Ring the CCTV line, or WhatsApp a few photos of the outside of the property with your postcode. We suggest where the cameras should go and give you a guide price before anything is booked.
WhatsApp us- Our base
- Canterbury, since 2000
- Open
- Monday to Saturday, 8am to 7pm
- Where
- Every part of Kent: Thanet, the coast, Medway, Maidstone, Ashford and the Weald
- Cost
- A clear price before any work starts