Barcelona will activate 11 new CCTV cameras along the Barceloneta seafront this June, as part of its summer security plan. Mayor Jaume Collboni said the cameras are intended to deter crime and help investigate incidents after they happen.
The cameras are part of a wider rollout of 500 security cameras in high-activity areas across the city. Collboni said they should come into use around Sant Joan, likely after the festivities, and that they will cover the promenade rather than the beach itself.
The move comes as Barcelona prepares its annual special summer operation, which increases security and cleaning services during the busiest months. The city says the aim is to support public order, civility and coexistence during a period of heavy use of the seafront and beaches.
This summer also brings extra pressure on city services because of the visit of Pope Leo XIV and the Grand Départ of the Tour de France. The Guàrdia Urbana has assigned 80 officers exclusively to the beach area and has opened a new operational space at the Bogatell breakwater, in the building previously used by BCASA’s beach management department.
Policing will be coordinated with the Mossos d’Esquadra to prevent thefts and robberies in crowded areas, while municipal police will increase their uniformed preventive presence in busy spaces. Barcelona will also step up street cleaning with water, use seawater to sift sand on the beaches, and add 295 extra cleaning staff across 138 teams, a 26% increase on the 2025 summer operation.
Beach services are already running at high-season levels and will stay in place until Sunday, 13 September. Lifeguards are on duty daily from 10:30am to 7:30pm, with 52 staff on weekdays and 54 at weekends. Adapted bathing support points are available at the Fòrum bathing area, Bogatell, Nova Icària and Barceloneta, with the Fòrum point due to open once construction work there is finished. More Barcelona news