Heeze-Leende's municipal executive approved plans for camera surveillance around Heeze railway station for two years, intended to improve safety and liveability. The municipality cited bicycle theft, graffiti, drug-related problems, suspicious vehicle activity and nuisance linked to asylum seekers travelling between Maarheeze and Eindhoven.

The municipality plans to spend about €34,000 in central-government funding intended to address nuisance caused by asylum seekers on purchasing and installing the cameras. The system is expected to cost about €8,000 a year to operate, with funding not yet identified. Before installation, the municipality still needs to address privacy, image security, legal requirements and implementation, and demonstrate that less intrusive measures would not suffice. The system is not planned to provide live viewing, facial recognition or audio recording; authorised bodies may view footage only where there is a legal basis. The municipality will assess its effectiveness during the two-year period and decide before it ends whether to stop, alter or continue the surveillance.