CRIPPLEGATE car park, Diglis Basin and land surrounding Pitchcroft are just three areas being looked at for new CCTV in Worcester.

The city council has started a major review into how it can improve spy camera coverage in Worcester.

The Guildhall has £100,000 to spend on new cameras, and has drawn up a shortlist of sites that could benefit.

It has drawn up seven possible locations - not all of them will get new CCTV, but up to three will.

The sites are:

* The area between the University of Worcester and the city centre on the west side of the river.

* The pedestrian walk between Diglis, the lock and fountain.

* The link between Lowesmoor and Tallow Hill, including Pheasant Street.

* Grandstand Road and the Croft Road car park area adjacent to Pitchcroft.

* Commandery Road car park, Sidbury.

* Cripplegate car park.

* Housing areas with community safety problems.

The council is investigating the costs of the cameras and the possible citing of each one before making a firm decision.

It will poure over crime statistics before identifying what housing estates would benefit the most from CCTV.

Leader Coun Simon Geraghty said: "This review will look at how to best spend that £100,000 and what funding each site would require.

"The money wouldn't cover everything on that list, but it might do two or three.

"We want to expand the system, and have got to look into how we can stretch that money to go as far as it can."

The news that not every area can get CCTV means several locations across Worcester are now in competition with each other.

And already traders are pitching reasons why they should benefit.

Rupert Maclean, aged 42, who runs Once Upon a Party in Lowesmoor, said: "It will be short-sighted if the council doesn't invest in more CCTV here, especially with a new Asda store due in three years.

"It will be great if Lowesmoor can be on that list, because it will help deter vandalism."

The Worcester News first reported in January how the city council decided to spend £100,000 on extra spy cameras. There are currently 63 cameras in Worcester, which were originally installed in 2000 after the Guildhall was handed a one-off payment from the Home Office.

All 63 cameras were revamped last year to give them clearer night-time vision.