Westhoughton has had issues with CCTV in recent times, including the collapse of National Car Parks, which ended recent efforts to have Westhoughton's CCTV system merged with Bolton's. The NCP car park at the Octagon Theatre (Image: Newsquest)Cllr John McHugh said: "We have funds now for mobile CCTV in Westhoughton, which we'll be using on Market Street. The necessity for more cameras was also raised in 2025 after a series of incidents of car vandalism in Westhoughton car parks. However, almost as soon as this scheme was agreed, National Car Parks (NCP), who operate and monitor Bolton's CCTV cameras, went bust. This latest move will be the first update to Westhoughton's CCTV system in several years, allowing problem hotspots to be targeted.