Zagreb has quietly grown its network of traffic cameras by more than a fifth. From 16 October 2026, 39 additional camera locations start catching illegally stopped and parked vehicles, taking the city's total number of monitored spots from 180 to 219.
The new cameras span the whole city. Central junctions are well represented - expect enforcement at Ilica–Gundulićeva, Gajeva–Teslina, Varšavska–Gundulićeva, Draškovićeva–Boškovićeva, Amruševa–Petrinjska, Preradovićeva–Berislavićeva and Trg hrvatskih velikana, among others. But coverage stretches well beyond the core: cameras are also going up near the Remete cemetery and crematorium, on Gračanska cesta close to the Sljeme cable car, around Podsusedski trg and Radnička cesta, and in outer districts including Malešnica, Špansko, Dubrava and Jelkovečka.
The city says the spots were chosen using data, not at random - an analysis of traffic conditions, repeated complaints from residents and persistent violations at each site. The stated goals are safer streets, less congestion and smoother running for trams and buses. All 219 locations are signed as video-surveillance zones, so there is little room for a "but I didn't know" defence.
The system itself is fully digital and run from a central control centre by Zagreb's traffic wardens, who photograph vehicles detected stopping or parking illegally. Anyone wanting to check whether a street is covered can look it up on the Zagreb Geoportal, under the Traffic / Surveillance cameras layer.
Why does this matter to travellers? Zagreb is an increasingly popular short-break city - great food, coffee culture and a compact old town - and many visitors rent a car, whether for the city itself or as a jumping-off point for Plitvice, the Istrian coast or Slovenia. Parking in the centre was already tight and ticketed; now, briefly stopping in a no-stopping zone to drop bags or pick someone up is far more likely to end in a fine arriving by post. The simplest plan is to head straight to a garage or paid parking lot, keep moving on the street, and treat any camera-signed stretch as strictly no-stopping. If you are driving out to the Medvednica cable car or visiting the Mirogoj cemetery - both popular sights with cameras now nearby - park only in designated areas.
The full list of 39 intersections has been published by the city, so a few minutes checking your route or hotel surroundings on the Geoportal could save you an unpleasant souvenir charge on your rental-car bill. Rental companies typically pass camera fines on to renters with an admin fee, so this is one detail worth a moment's attention before you set off.
Full details on all new camera locations were published by Croatia Week.
