Vacant Property Security Steel Security Doors
Industry-accredited steel security doors are a durable solution for securing your property
Bespoke Security Screens
Secure vulnerable openings on your property with out custom steel security screens
Vacant Property Inspections
Inspections give you advance notice of any problems before they cause significant issues
Vacant Property Management
Property checks, insurance compliance, open and lock up and keyholding services
Vacant Property Alarms
Works independently, without any need for a connection to a mains power.
Commercial Fencing
A defined perimeter is the first line of defence for a vacant property
Concrete Barrier Hire
Where an immovable physical barrier is required to prevent vehicle access,
Keyholding Services
Should an intruder alarm be triggered, our SIA trained security officers will respond
Open/Lock Up Services
Any premise is at its most vulnerable at the point of opening-up/closing-up
Vacant Property Clearance
As vacant property specialists, Clearway has been cleaning vacant properties for over 30 years.
Fly-Tipping Removal
Professional and rapid response for fly-tipping clearance and waste removal.
Hazardous Waste Removal
Licensed by the Environment Agency, we will remove and dispose of biohazardous waste`
Pest / Plant / Sharps Removal
With over 25 years of experience we are a trusted provider of safe sharps removal services in the UK.
Crime Scene Cleaning
clean the area, remove any bio-hazard waste and, where possible, restore the area to a safe, clean environment.

inView CCTV Towers
Easily transportable and set-up in minutes it can be positioned in the most inaccessible locations
inView Highway Technology Tower
Tower for instant CCTV analytics, stopped vehicle detection, alarm systems, air quality monitoring and much more
inView Detect PID Security
Rapidly deployable, portable protection device that Deters crime and anti-social activity
CCTV Monitoring
Keeping a watchful eye on your site or premises and responding quickly to any security breaches
Temporary CCTV
Commonly for shorter-term use and provide great flexibility and value for money
Temporary Alarms
Install a professional vacant property alarm to run independently of mains power
Commercial CCTV
Advanced CCTV systems can work in isolation or as part of an integrated security solution
Perimeter Security Systems
Essential for safeguarding buildings, businesses, and critical infrastructure
Environmental Monitoring
Mapping helps you measure pollution levels, identify trends and understand where change is needed
NSI Gold Cat II Monitoring
Our fully accredited, high security Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) provides uninterrupted 24/7/365 monitoring
Traffic Monitoring Cameras
Intelligent traffic monitoring cameras have extensive uses, from general highways management to applications in logistics
Alarm Monitoring Systems
Our trained personnel give you peace of mind by ensuring your premises are under careful watch by professional teams

(CRAR) Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery
Rent arrears can cause significant issues, impacting cash flow with the additional cost of recouping overdue income
SCAR – Service Charge Arrears Recovery
Available exclusively from Clearway and has been developed to recover outstanding Service Charges & Insurance
Pre-Legal Debt Recovery
We provide UK landlords and businesses immediate outsource solutions for unpaid invoices
Business Forensics and Intelligence
Business intelligence services help companies nationwide make astute decisions, plan the correct approach to recover unpaid debts
Financial Recovery Solutions
Services span all debt-related matters and can provide an efficient, prompt, and effective solution, with full legal compliance
Trace and Status
Our investigations team locate absconding debtors using the latest information and databases available
Individual Status Reports
Reports provide thorough background information to help businesses and landlords assess the creditworthiness of potential customers
End of Tenancy / Forfeiture of Lease
An all-encompassing end-of-tenancy or forfeiture of lease security service

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inSite Wearable Safety Devices
Devices provide protection and support for those working in high risk, public facing environments
Stopped Vehicle Detection
Harnessing the power of AI CCTV analytics to identify the presence of a stationary vehicle quickly, determine the likely impacts, and automatically dispatch alerts as required.
Lone Worker Devices
Giving workers and employees peace of mind that they have constant communication channels
Insurance Compliance
It’s important to know about vacant property insurance and how to achieve compliance
Bodycams
Commercial-grade body worn security cameras and safety devices capture real-time events
PPE Detection
Protect your teams and reduce your liability with our automated, AI powered solution
NSI Gold Cat II Monitoring

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Stopped Vehicle Detection
Ideally suited to smart motorways, where speedy responses can be life-saving
PPE Detection / Identification
Protect your teams and reduce your liability with our automated, AI powered solution
Intrusion Detection
Virtual fencing creates an invisible boundary around a designated area, triggering an automatic alert when this boundary is breached.
Incursion Monitoring
We are committed to increasing and maintaining the safety of those working on highway and transport networks
People Recognition
Enables the precise detection of individuals within a specified area, identifying when a person enters or lingers in a restricted location.
Visual Feeds Generating Statistics
Statistics gathered from camera surveillance footage can then be used to identify patterns and trends, predict future behaviours.
Vehicle Speed Analysis Cameras
The precise identification and logging of vehicle speeds, providing crucial data for monitoring and managing traffic flow.
Vehicle Identification & ANPR
Vehicle identification and ANPR software on highways are essential tools for enhancing road safety and security.
Dropped / Abandoned Object Detection
A powerful tool to deter littering and fly-tipping by identifying and responding to discarded objects in real-time.
Event Detection
When a person is detected in these high-risk areas, the system automatically alerts authorities, allowing for rapid intervention.
Cloud Analytics
We provide a service to easily analyse and provide insight from data generated via your existing IP CCTV streams.
CCTV Analytics
Use advanced software to automatically detect, track, and analyse activity captured on camera—turning standard surveillance into a powerful, proactive security tool
Environmental Monitoring
Mapping helps you measure pollution levels, identify trends and understand where change is needed
NSI Gold Cat II Monitoring

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Retail CCTV

Retail crime is one of the biggest challenges facing the sector, threatening profits, staff safety and customer confidence. Retail CCTV deters offenders, captures evidence and gives retailers complete visibility over their premises.

Clearway’s retail CCTV solutions combine high-definition cameras with intelligent monitoring and rapid response, helping you reduce losses, protect people and safeguard your business around the clock.

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Retail CCTV: Making Stores Safer and More Efficient

Clearway installs retail CCTV systems that monitor stores to deter theft, detect fraud, and provide real-time alerts. Retail CCTV is a surveillance system designed to monitor retail premises using cameras and remote alerts to improve security and operational efficiency.

Beyond preventing theft, retail CCTV plays a vital role in creating safer, more efficient stores. From deterring opportunistic shoplifters to capturing evidence of organised retail crime, CCTV helps retailers stay in control of high-risk environments.

It also reassures staff and customers, supports compliance with health and safety regulations, and provides valuable insights into how spaces are used.

Key Benefits of Retail CCTV

Capture or deter shoplifting, theft and fraud
Protects staff, customers and stock
High-definition evidence for investigations
24/7/365 remote monitoring
Reduces stock shrinkage and losses
Integrations with alarms and access control
Supports safer retail environments
Suitable for single stores or multi-site portfolios

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Urgent Installation CTA – Is your store losing revenue to theft, fraud or stock shrinkage? Or are you facing disruptive anti-social behaviour at your store?

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Our Retail CCTV Services

Video Verified CCTV

Video verified alarms combine CCTV with alarm monitoring to deliver faster, more accurate responses. When an alarm is triggered, video footage is instantly reviewed to confirm the cause, ensuring genuine threats are dealt with quickly while reducing costly false alarms.

Benefits:

Immediate visual confirmation of incidents
Faster police or security response times
Reduced false alarms and unnecessary callouts

Video Verified Alarms

Fixed CCTV for Shops

Whether you need permanent coverage or the flexibility of wireless solutions, Clearway offers CCTV systems tailored to retail spaces. Fixed cameras provide reliable, high-definition footage for shop floors and stockrooms, while wireless options allow monitoring without extensive cabling.

Benefits:

Continuous coverage of high-risk areas
High-quality footage for evidence and investigation
Wireless installation for minimal disruption
24/7 remote monitoring and rapid alerts

Fixed CCTV For Stores

CCTV Towers for Outdoor Areas

Large retail sites and associated areas like car parks or warehouses often require elevated coverage. Mast-mounted CCTV delivers wide-angle surveillance from height, deterring crime and capturing activity across larger spaces.

Benefits:

Ideal for monitoring car parks, loading bays and warehouses
Provides a visible deterrent to criminal activity
Wide-area coverage with fewer cameras
Can be integrated with other security systems

CCTV Towers

Temporary CCTV Hire

For seasonal peaks, pop-up shops or refurbishments, temporary CCTV hire gives retailers flexible, short-term protection without long-term investment. Systems can be installed quickly and removed when no longer needed.

Benefits:

Short-term, cost-effective security option
Rapid deployment for urgent requirements
Scalable to match temporary layouts or events
Full monitoring and response included if required

Temporary CCTV

CCTV Monitoring

CCTV monitoring ensures your store is protected around the clock, with trained security professionals watching over your premises in real time. Instead of relying solely on recorded footage, live monitoring allows incidents such as theft, vandalism or antisocial behaviour to be identified and dealt with as they happen.

Key benefits of CCTV monitoring for stores:

Instant response – incidents are spotted and acted on immediately.
Reduced losses – theft, shrinkage and vandalism are minimised.
Enhanced staff safety – employees feel protected by visible, proactive security.
Evidence capture – clear footage supports investigations and prosecutions.
24/7 reassurance – constant monitoring gives peace of mind day and night.

CCTV Monitoring

Who Do We Provide Retail CCTV For?

Clearway helps construction companies, developers, project managers and contractors protect their sites from theft, vandalism and safety risks.

High-Street Shops

High-Street Shops

Protecting shop floors, tills, stock storage areas and customer entrances against antisocial behaviour, theft and fraud, while ensuring shops are safe and welcoming for customers.

Supermarkets

Supermarkets

Providing comprehensive surveillance throughout busy supermarkets to deter and detect shoplifting and aggression towards staff, covering entrances, check-outs, self-service tills and car parks.

Shopping Centres and Retail Parks

Shopping Centres and Retail Parks

Monitoring public areas, walkways, loading bays and car parking areas while helping retailers and centre managers respond quickly to emerging or verified incidents.

Luxury Retailers

Luxury Retailers

Safeguarding high-value inventory, such as electronics, jewellery, and perfume, with advanced surveillance systems, intelligent monitoring, and rapid responses to suspicious activity.

Warehouses and Distribution Centres

Warehouses and Distribution Centres

Ensuring that inventory is protected across loading areas and storage bays, helping to reduce risks of theft, unauthorised access and lost inventory.

Vacant Retail Property protected by ShopShield

Vacant Retail Premises

Vacant Retail Premises

Installing temporary or long-term CCTV protection for empty shops and units waiting for new tenants, pending refurbishment, or that are undergoing redevelopment.

Key Features | How it Works

Clearway protects people, assets, and projects by reducing risks, preventing costly delays, and ensuring full compliance with safety and insurance requirements.

Key Features of Retail CCTV:

Features designed to give you peace of mind.

High-Definition CCTV Captures

Crisp, clear video footage provides reliable evidence and information about live events while ensuring that each area of a shop, car park, or rear loading bay is monitored.

Intelligent Video Analytics

AI-enabled monitoring helps identify suspicious or unusual behaviour, such as loitering or repeated vehicle returns, enabling guards and security teams to intervene sooner and often pre-empt incidents.

24/7 Remote Monitoring

Our trained operators provide continual monitoring services, verifying whether alarms or alerts are genuine, and escalating emergencies to ensure they are responded to rapidly.

Video Verification

Alarm activations can be verified immediately via live CCTV surveillance, reducing unnecessary callouts and response times while enabling quick responses to genuine incidents.

Integrations With Existing Retail Security

CCTV can be used alongside shop intruder alarms, access controls, ANPR in car parks and other monitoring services to provide a blanket of security across all spaces and assets.

Flexible Installation Options

Retail CCTV ranges from permanent cameras to wireless units and temporary systems for use during shop fitouts, periods of elevated risk, or when premises are empty for a limited amount of time.

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How It Works

Here’s what to expect from the process. From the moment you call us to the continued relationship after your site is secured.

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How It Works

From Call to Hire, getting your site secured is straightforward

1. Retail Security Assessment

Our specialist advisers will conduct a risk assessment to identify vulnerable areas and provide independent recommendations on the best way to introduce retail CCTV, adapted to your site layout, opening hours, and security concerns.

2. CCTV System Design

We design customised surveillance systems based on the outcomes of your risk appraisal, including camera positions, monitoring, and integrations with any existing security systems you may have in place.

3. Professional Installation

Clarway’s experienced engineers manage all aspects of CCTV installation and configuration, ensuring minimal disruption to your staff and customers and that surveillance can be installed at the most convenient point in your trading day.

4. System Testing and Commissioning

Each camera, sensor, device, and connection is thoroughly tested to confirm that everything is working correctly before handover and that retail managers and supervisors understand how the system works.

5. Monitoring and Maintenance

Alarms and CCTV activations can be monitored 24/7/365 through our NSI Gold II Alarm Receiving Centre, supported by regular servicing and maintenance, and technical assistance should it be needed.

Key Problems Retail CCTV Can Address

Retail businesses often face unique and varied security risks, from opportunistic shoplifting to organised retail crime. Professionally installed CCTV can help reduce losses, protect staff and customers, and address the following concerns.

1. Shoplifting Incidents Are Damaging Your Profits

Repeated thefts add up quickly, and even low-level, but constant shoplifting can impact profitability. Retail CCTV acts as a visible deterrent to reduce shoplifting incidents and provides evidence to assist in prosecutions when issues do occur.

2. Your Staff Have Been Faced With Aggressive Behaviour

Confrontations, abusive customers and organised theft can put employees at risk and leave staff feeling vulnerable. Camera systems discourage unacceptable behaviour and assure colleagues that the shop is being continually monitored, with rapid responses if threatening behaviour is detected.

3. You Need to Have Better Visibility Across Complex Store Layouts

Large shops and supermarkets often have blind spots due to the number of aisles, corners and display units. Well-positioned cameras can remove these blind spots, ensuring supervisors and guards have complete oversight of shop floors, entrances, stock rooms, and external spaces.

4. You’ve Recorded Ongoing Issues With Stock Shrinkage

While shoplifting is a prevalent concern, stock shrinkage can indicate thefts by staff, delivery personnel or other building users, and needs to be investigated urgently. Retail surveillance can be used to deter internal theft, identify the causes of stock discrepancies, and ensure that stock management processes are being properly followed.

5. You Need to Have Reliable Evidence to Investigate Incidents

High-quality footage acts as clear evidence of the circumstances around incidents, whether you’re worried about employee disputes, supporting police investigations, having information to support insurance claims, or protecting against false public liability claims.

6. You Want to Improve In-store Security Without Customers Feeling Scrutinised

Most shoppers will appreciate the need for CCTV but might be put off by the feeling that they are being closely monitored, which can impact customer experience and satisfaction. Modern CCTV can be installed discreetly, ensuring the right level of protection without affecting customers and staff.

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What Our Clients Say

Fisher German LLP

July 2025

Great Service and Rapid Response

I have been using Clearway for over 5 years. One of the standout features of Clearway is their rapid response time.

Axis Europe

July 2025

Can’t Commend Them Enough

The guys were very polite, friendly and professional in their whole attitude. They worked very hard & did a great job!- Can’t commend them enough!

John Fisher S&C Slatter

July 2025

Huge Thanks

A huge amount of thanks goes to ‘Clearway’ for their exemplary conduct and unwavering commitment to the safety of my site management, site operatives and construction site.

Reported Incidents
Dec ’25 – April ’26

Intruder/Unknown

Incidents Escalated
To The Police

Anti-Social Behaviour

Why Choose Clearway for Retail CCTV?

Clearway has decades of expertise providing retail clients with advanced, dependable CCTV solutions that mitigate risks and improve their ability to pre-empt potential incidents before they become serious. We remain on hand to provide more information about any aspect of retail CCTV security on request.

Trusted By Retailers Across the UK

Our teams collaborate with a huge range of retail organisations and ensure that the recommendations we make are always adapted to the nature of the risks they’re dealing with, the value of the assets they need to protect, and their budgets.

Tailored Retail CCTV Installations

Each shop, retail park, or supermarket might have different concerns, and our surveillance systems are designed based on the specific site, whether there are issues with customer bottlenecks, security, tricky layouts with blind corners, or behaviour in store car parks.

Advanced Monitoring and AI Capabilities

Clearway’s CCTV solutions combine high-definition cameras with intelligent analytics and 24/7/365 monitoring, helping to identify suspicious or unusual activity faster, and often well before incidents escalate.

End-to-End Guidance and Support

We provide comprehensive services, from initial risk assessments to installation and ongoing monitoring. This is alongside our wider range of security services, which include manned and K9 guarding, security fencing, fire safety services and vacant premises security.

Who We Work With

Clearway supports diverse sectors requiring rapid security deployment. Our clients include construction companies, property developers, event organisers, and facility managers who need reliable surveillance solutions. We’re trusted by:

What Do Our Retail Security Experts Say?

Our UK Sales Director, Kelvin Danton, explains why building site security is so important.

‘Retail CCTV has evolved from passive cameras that simply record incidents as they happen. Our advanced systems can actively help retailers reduce losses, improve staff safety and respond to suspicious activity in real time.

Combining CCTV with AI-powered analytics ensures retailers have the assurance that their security systems are designed to protect both people and profits.’

Kelvin Danton

UK Sales Director

A Successful Project: CCTV Installed at the Co-Op Andover

The Co-Operative turned to Clearway to ensure that their flagship Andover site was secure. The full security system involved the installation of electric fences, perimeter protect technologies, CCTV, External gates, barriers, turnstiles, electronic information signs and access control. Throughout this project, Clearway have been in partnership with the Co-Operative itself and Goodrich Projects, who provided products in the infrastructure protection, perimeter security and intrusion detection fields.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Got a question about our site security? Read our frequently asked questions.

Can New Retail CCTV Cameras Be Integrated With Existing Systems?

Yes, many stores already have intruder alarms, access controls for staff-only areas and video-verified alarms. Some may also operate ANPR systems in car parks or have remote monitoring in place.

In any scenario, we can advise on the best ways to connect systems to provide better visibility and improve response times to CCTV or alarm activations.

How Does Retail CCTV Help Reduce False Alarm Callouts?

Video verification or live monitoring means that any time an alarm signal is transmitted, our responders can instantly check the cause. False alarms or those activated by wildlife, for instance, can be stood down, whereas anything genuine is escalated and the appropriate response activated there and then.

Where are the best places to install retail CCTV cameras?

The most effective placements are high-risk areas such as entrances and exits, tills, stockrooms, and shop floors where theft is most likely to occur. Car parks, loading bays and delivery areas also benefit from CCTV to deter theft and vandalism.

Is it legal to have CCTV in a retail store?

It’s legal to have CCTV in shops, but retailers must comply with data protection and privacy laws. This includes displaying clear signage to inform customers and staff that CCTV is in operation, storing footage securely, and only keeping recordings for as long as necessary.

Can I put CCTV cameras in staff areas?

CCTV can be installed in staff-only areas such as stockrooms or back offices, but not in private spaces like toilets or break rooms. Any monitoring of employees must be proportionate and justifiable, with staff made aware of why the cameras are in place.

How long should retail CCTV footage be kept?

In most cases, footage should only be retained for as long as it is necessary, typically 30 days, unless it is required as evidence for an investigation.

Does CCTV monitoring reduce shoplifting?

Yes. CCTV is one of the most effective deterrents against shoplifting and internal theft. When combined with live monitoring or video-verified alarms, it significantly reduces shrinkage and improves staff and customer safety.