“Rudest town? Doesn't surprise me...people around here rarely smile.”

“i think it's made grimsby and cleethorpes look rather nice, check out church lane in bradley it looks very pretty!!”

“I think it's great, spent ages on there last night I didn't even know it existed....had a real trawl down all the houses I've lived in and where I grew up...bit dissapointed I couldnt see the excape routes though, not good for nosey people who want to look round the back lol”

“I don't think so inmate, it only shows the front of the houses and you can't zoom in properly.....I know, I tried....my bedrooms at the front and wanted to make sure it was clean for the pics lol”

“John at home wrote: "without the cameras that is 162,000 crimes that the police would not have solved"
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But thats not the point, John.
CCTV might have helped to *catch* 162,000 criminals, but how many *more* crimes might have been *prevented* in the first place had there been a regular and visible police presence in high crime areas?
How many people would heve been saved the fear and emotiotional devastation of being victims? How much Police and court time wouldn't have been wasted - *after* the event? And how much would have been saved in Insurance payouts?

I'm not against CCTV in principle, and in places like shopping malls or busy Railway Station where a constant police presence may not be viable, they can be useful aid in Police investigations. But to altogether replace 'Bobbies on the beat' with cctv and employ them as means of preventing crime - well, it simply hasn't worked.”

“Anyone who thinks criminals can use this to 'plan an escape route' are talking complete and utter rubbish. Street View provides a view from the road only, so it's usefulness to criminals in negligible.

What is more useful to criminals are the aerial photographs and maps showing back gardens, gates, access roads, alleys ways, etc. These have been available on Google, MSN, Yahoo, Ordnance Surveys etc. for YEARS with nobody complaining about them.

All these people who have complained about Street View are naive and foolish and are just making a fuss about nothing.

And if it's privacy that's your issue, Google will blur any pictures with your house on it, if you're that worried, but then again, what's the point in that, people can have a gawp at your house by walking past it down the street!”

“Obviously Healing is where all 'moaners' live as only Wisteria Ave & Station Road have street views!

They've got my house, but 95% of everyone else's in the UK, so if you are not on it, you must have something to hide?

Anyway as this was done Spring 09, the images are already out-of-date!”

“criminals can now google there own escape plan with ease.”

“Let's face it people, Google Street View is just another easy target for those people out there who have nothing better to do than fight for a cause, any cause.

There is nothing that criminals can achieve using Street View, that can't be achieved by 'casing the joint', the good old fashioned way.

It's all very well rattling the sabre, but not much use if it's a blunt one!”

“I have detected an act of antisocial behaviour.

Just look at the vehicles following the camera car and see how many tailgaters you can find!

You can actually see the speed of the camera car - look in Great Coates and there is a flashing speed sign.

Another very interesting observation - who has found a police man/woman walking on foot on this nice sunny day?”