A smash-and-grab jewelry store robbery, a daring cash machine heist and a frightening attack in a pub are part of a new breed of ram-raid thefts.

Guns aren't the only violent weapons; several incidents of knife attacks show up on CCTV across Britain, ranging from daring robberies to murder.

Crimes involving a terrible house fire, the stabbing of a football coach and gangs attacking a group of partygoers are solved using police cameras.

A dangerous high-speed chase, road rage and an escape on the River Thames are captured on a variety of cameras, from helicopters to police body cams.

A high-speed motorway chase, a fleeing terrorist and a man holding what could be a loaded firearm are all viewed from a regional surveillance center.

When the recession drives up the retail crime rate in Britain, the authorities turn to CCTV cameras to spot thieves in shops of all kinds.

A crowd of protestors in Guy Fawkes masks descend on the Parliament, captured on CCTV cameras on the ground and in helicopters.

Host Nick Wallis reveals some of the street crime captured by London's 400,000 CCTV cameras: fights, robberies, drug crimes and a massive gun rampage.

Nick Wallis reveals how police increasingly turn to CCTV to enforce the law and fight crime, and shares videos of criminals caught in the act.

Police use Huntingdon's CCTV to monitor drunken and violent behaviour, including lewd acts and brawls, and launch an initiative against such crimes.

CCTV helps police nab speeders and reckless drivers, while London authorities use cameras to make more than 100 arrests in an illegal car ring.

Host Nick Wallis visits CCTV centers that work to control the rising tide in personal violence by gun-toting or knife-wielding suspects.

Rescue helicopter India99 saves three women from drowning and helps police on the ground track a band of graffiti artists, all of it caught on camera.

A huge increase in crimes from motorcycles, mopeds and bikes lead to a special police operation to stop increasingly violent and well-organized gangs.

Hammersmith authorities use CCTV to keep the streets safe from shop breakers and enforce a drinking ban in a park in West London.

The show examines the staggering rise in retail crime -- both shoplifting and violence against employees -- and how CCTV cameras make a difference.

In one year alone, more than a million crimes were committed on London area roads. Fortunately, CCTV cameras help bring those responsible to justice.

Crime doesn't take a holiday, even at Christmas, when offenses from petty thefts of decorations to drunkenness and robbery light up CCTV monitors.

A residents' neighborhood watch group turns up the heat on criminals, while CCTV cameras capture a gang invading a housing estate.

Host Nick Wallis reveals how police are using CCTV cameras to thwart street theft. the pilfering of personal items such as bikes, bags and phones.

CCTV cameras catch alcohol-fueled violence in progress, as an operator tracks a perpetrator through the streets and a man is stomped in a fight.

A drug smuggler is caught on camera with 12 million pounds' worth of narcotics in his car. Plus, a look inside one of the UK's busiest CCTV centres.

Journalist Nick Wallis follows a Flying Squad investigation into a ruthless gang who blew up 27 cash machines in and around London.

Journalist Nick Wallis tells the shocking story of a teenager who murdered his friend, and was caught on camera buying the gloves he wore for the killing.

A violent abuser murdered his ex-partner and used a suitcase to dispose of her body. CCTV cameras captured him dragging the suitcase through the streets of Exeter.