Flock & ALPR Cameras in Midlothian, Texas
Volunteers have reported 45 automated license plate readers in and around Midlothian — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Midlothian in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 12:27 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Midlothian
The readers mapped around Midlothian break down as 45 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Midlothian Police Department, Midlothian PD. The first camera here was reported in Apr 2025; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- South 14th Street — 4 readers
- Mount Zion Road — 4 readers
- Midlothian — 3 readers
- North Midlothian Parkway — 3 readers
- Walter Stephenson Road — 2 readers
- Overlook Drive — 2 readers
- Methodist Way — 2 readers
- Silken Crossing — 2 readers
- Mc Alpin Road — 2 readers
- East US Highway 287 — 2 readers
- Hill Drive — 2 readers
- Community Circle — 1 reader
+ 16 more streets and roads mapped around Midlothian — all on the live map above.
Midlothian TX PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Midlothian TX PD runs 49 cameras of its own, has logged 140 plate-database searches, has captured 201,367 vehicle records. Its network connects to 230 other agencies — a plate read here can surface in searches far beyond city limits.
Connected agencies include: 1st Judicial District, Addison TX PD, Allen TX PD, Alvarado TX PD, Amarillo TX PD, Anna TX PD, Argyle TX PD, Arlington TX PD.
Midlothian in the Ellis County picture
Ellis County has 76 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #812 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 203,927 residents and 2,308 road miles. By road density that is 0.03 cameras per road mile, in the top 19.2% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 29 traffic. Operators named on the record: Midlothian Police Department (13), Midlothian PD (2).
Camera activity around Midlothian, last 30 days
6 newly reported, 2 removed in our hourly change log for Midlothian. Latest change logged Aug 30, 2026.
What’s watching Midlothian
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 Midlothian — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Midlothian (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Midlothian
- 2 license plate readers reported removed near Midlothian, TX
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Midlothian, TX
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Midlothian, TX
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Midlothian, TX
What you can do in Midlothian
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 Midlothian
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).