Police are building a map of the county's CCTV cameras to help them solve crimes. Cheshire Police is asking business owners to register their cameras.
Police Community Support Officers will then visit premises to establish the CCTV coverage.
This information is then collated and entered into the force mapping system.
If a crime is committed in a particular area it is easier for officers to locate footage that could be used to help investigations.
The system should save officers valuable amounts of time.
Deputy Chief Constable Graeme Gerrard said: "Knowing where CCTV cameras are located within the Cheshire Police area is critical for the effective use of CCTV. If a crime occurs, we can quickly identify whether a camera is located nearby and then check to see whether it has captured images that may be of use to our investigation.
"This saves us time, speeds up the investigative process and ensures that we recover the CCTV images before they are overwritten.
"Telling Cheshire Police that you have CCTV cameras helps the fight against crime and ensures that we make best use of the technology."
Businesses get involved by visiting www.cheshire.police.uk/get-involved/cctv-form.aspx
