At a glance
CCTV installation in Newtownabbey, in short
Across Newtownabbey, from the industrial units at Mallusk to the housing in Rathcoole, Glengormley, Whiteabbey and Jordanstown, we fit Hikvision, Dahua and Uniview systems with night vision and intelligent motion detection. The site survey costs nothing, and remote viewing on your phone is set up before we leave.
Local knowledge
Cameras that suit the way Newtownabbey is built.
Newtownabbey runs along the M2 motorway between Belfast and Antrim, and the borough stretches from the industrial estates at Mallusk to the shoreline suburbs of Whiteabbey and Jordanstown on Belfast Lough. Much of the housing was built as Belfast overspill from the 1960s onwards, so estates such as Rathcoole and Glengormley have short front gardens and neighbouring properties set close together, which changes where a camera can point without picking up someone else's garden.
Mallusk Industrial Estate and the smaller business parks around Hillhead and the Doagh Road are a different job entirely. Units here want wide coverage of the yard and the loading bay, tied into a system a manager can check from a phone rather than walking the site every hour. Ulster University's Jordanstown campus sits inside the borough too, and the mix of student housing and family homes nearby means cameras need real thought about what they capture.
- Terraced and semi-detached homes in Rathcoole and Glengormley suit a discreet camera over the door plus one covering the drive
- Units on the Mallusk Industrial Estate suit corner-mounted cameras across the yard and loading bay
- Shoreline properties in Whiteabbey and Jordanstown suit camera housings rated for salt air off Belfast Lough
- Homes near the M2 slip roads suit a camera on the frontage to record the driveway and the street
Before you install
What to check before cameras go up in Newtownabbey.
Close terraces and shared driveways are common across Newtownabbey, so we angle cameras to cover your own boundary rather than a neighbour's garden or window. Under ICO guidance, CCTV used purely for your own home generally sits outside data protection law, but a camera that also captures a neighbour's property or a public footpath can bring you into scope, so we agree the field of view with you at the survey.
For a shop, office or unit on Mallusk or one of the smaller business parks, the rules are stricter from the start. Business CCTV falls under UK data protection law regardless of what it covers, which means signage telling people they are being recorded and a stated policy on how long footage is kept. We set systems up with these points in mind and can advise on signage when we commission the recorder.
How it works in Newtownabbey
From your enquiry to a camera you can check from your phone
- 1
Free survey at your property
We visit your home or unit in Newtownabbey, work out the best camera positions for the boundary and the entrances, and check the network the system will run on.
- 2
System design and written quote
You get a clear recommendation on camera count, resolution and placement, plus a written price covering the equipment and the labour.
- 3
Cabling and mounting
Cameras are run in on concealed cable, mounted at height to deter tampering, and positioned to avoid capturing a neighbour's garden or the public footpath.
- 4
Setup and app configuration
The recorder is configured, motion zones are set, night vision is checked after dark, and the app is linked to your phone before we leave.
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Handover and aftercare
We walk you through playback, alerts and remote viewing, and stay available if you want extra cameras added later or the system serviced.
What Newtownabbey properties usually need
Matching the camera setup to the property
The survey settles the detail, but these are the common setups across the borough.
| Property | Usual camera setup | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced or semi in Rathcoole or Glengormley | 2 to 4 cameras covering the front door, drive and rear access | Close boundaries mean angles are set carefully to avoid next door |
| Detached home near the M2 or Doagh Road | 4K cameras on the frontage and driveway with a doorbell camera | Captures the approach from the road as well as the entrance |
| Unit on Mallusk Industrial Estate | Wide-angle cameras on the yard, loading bay and fence line | Covers deliveries, parking and out-of-hours activity in one system |
| Shoreline home in Whiteabbey or Jordanstown | Cameras in housings rated for coastal weather | Salt air off Belfast Lough shortens the life of unrated equipment |
Equipment we install
Trusted brands, professionally fitted
Hikvision, Dahua and Uniview cover everything from a single doorbell camera to a full Mallusk yard system, and all three brands are well established enough that parts and firmware updates remain easy to find years after fitting.
- Hikvision
- Dahua
- Uniview
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The rest of what we do in Newtownabbey
One team fits all of it, so everything can run from a single app.