Flock & ALPR Cameras in Andover, Massachusetts
Volunteers have reported 3 automated license plate readers in and around Andover — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Andover in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 18:03 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Andover
The readers mapped around Andover break down as 2 Flock Safety, 1 Axis Communications. Named operators in the reports: North Andover PD, North Andover Police. The first camera here was reported in Jun 2026; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- Turnpike Street — 1 reader
- Andover Street — 1 reader
- Chickering Road — 1 reader
Andover in the Essex County picture
Essex County has 92 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,699 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 807,258 residents and 3,168 road miles. By road density that is 0.03 cameras per road mile, in the top 22% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 3 traffic. Operators named on the record: North Andover PD (1), North Andover Police (1).
Camera activity around Andover, last 30 days
1 newly reported in our hourly change log for Andover. Latest change logged Aug 16, 2026.
What’s watching Andover
These aren’t red-light cameras. Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, log the time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s often shared far beyond Andover — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Andover (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Andover
What you can do in Andover
Ask who approved these cameras, how long plate data is kept, and who it’s shared with. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.
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Cameras near Andover
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).