Case Study: 20 Old Bailey achieves 25% faster investigations and 12x higher image resolution with Avigilon high‑definition surveillance

20 Old Bailey - Customer Case Study

20 Old Bailey, a 300,000 sq ft office building managed by Farebrother Chartered Surveyors and located opposite the UK’s Central Criminal Court, needed upgraded surveillance to protect tenants and support police investigations. Its legacy analog system produced low-quality footage that couldn’t capture faces, license plates or distant detail, and the team required better image clarity, easier evidence sharing, and compliance with data-storage requirements.

The building deployed Avigilon’s high-definition solution—5 MP exterior cameras, Avigilon Analog Video Encoders to integrate 20 existing analog cameras, Avigilon Control Center with HDSM, and four NVRs holding up to 30 days of footage. The upgrade delivers clear identification up to 250 feet, reduced investigation time by 25%, cut installation costs by 50% by reusing cabling, and achieved an estimated 12× resolution improvement for the integrated analog cameras, improving support for the City of London Police.

20 Old Bailey

Jon Batt

Partner