Arundel combines a small-town centre of shops, a playhouse and a community hospital with a ring of industrial estates towards Ford. We tailor guarding, patrols and alarm cover to each part of that mix.
Trusted Protection in Arundel
Within 5km of Arundel there is a theatre, an arts centre, a football club and 22 pubs, bars and nightclubs, but also six industrial estates and 14 mapped construction sites. Those settings call for different kinds of protection. Shops need a deterrent to shoplifting, which accounts for 48 of the 282 offences recorded nearby, while estates need overnight patrols and alarm response. Our 24/7 control room coordinates both.
Arundel Business Profile
Arun district has 5,595 registered businesses, and construction dominates with 1,075 of them. At 19.2% of firms, building is well ahead of the 14.1% national share, and 14 active sites are mapped around Arundel alone. Plant, tools and materials left on site are a common target, so CCTV towers, out-of-hours mobile patrols and site guarding are the usual measures.
Manufacturing is also above average at 5.8%, against 4.6% across Britain, with professional services at 750 firms and business services at 480. Production units want controlled entry and alarm response more than anything. We staff these contracts with SIA-licensed officers who have passed BS 7858 vetting and are employed on PAYE, and every shift is logged with a GPS book-on.
Arundel Priory Playhouse, the Victoria Institute and Arundel Football Club host audiences within 5km. Events for 200 or more people will be subject to Martyn's Law once the duties start, and we can help organisers plan stewarding and evacuation. What Martyn's Law means for venues.
Sources: Go Security officer network (counts rounded to the nearest 5); ONS UK Business Counts via Nomis; place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Updated October 2026.
Security Requirements in Arundel
The town is served by three stations within 5km, at Arundel, Ford and Amberley, and by Arundel & District Community Hospital. Industry gathers in places like Ford Airfield Industrial Estate, Lineside Road Industrial Estate, Tokar Industrial Park and The Vinery Industrial Estate, each with units that stand empty at night.
That spread of quiet estates, a busy small centre and a steady flow of building work is why a single officer rarely suits everyone here; patrol routes that link several sites often make more sense.
Services in Arundel
The services below cover Arundel's shops and venues as well as its estates and construction projects.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Police.uk records 282 offences within one mile of Arundel for September 2025 to August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences made up 79 of them, anti-social behaviour 65 and shoplifting 48, followed by criminal damage and arson at 28 and public order at 20. Shoplifting at that level is noticeable for a centre of this size, and the latest quarter was 7% higher than a year before. Retailers often respond with uniformed officers at busy times and CCTV monitoring outside opening hours.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Sussex Police's Arundel team is focusing on anti-social behaviour and anti-social driving, especially speeding vehicles.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Arundel.
Areas We Cover Near Arundel
From Arundel we also cover Littlehampton, about 3 miles away, as well as Bognor Regis at 7 and Worthing at 9 miles.
Postcodes We Cover in Arundel
The 3 postcode districts nearest central Arundel, covering parts of Arun, Chichester and Horsham.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Arundel Security FAQs
There are 14 construction sites mapped within 5km, and construction makes up 19.2% of Arun firms. We use CCTV towers, after-hours mobile patrols and static guards to protect plant and materials from theft.
Estates within 5km include Ford Airfield, Lineside Road, Rudford, The Vinery and Tokar Industrial Park, plus Orchard Business Park. Linked patrol routes, key holding and alarm response suit units that are empty overnight.
Police.uk recorded 48 shoplifting offences within a mile of Arundel in twelve months, the third largest category. Uniformed retail officers and monitored cameras are the usual way to deter it and support staff.
Yes. Manufacturing is 5.8% of Arun businesses, above the 4.6% national level. We offer static guarding, access control and alarm response, with digital patrol reports so managers can see what was checked.
Anti-social behaviour is a stated priority for Sussex Police in Arundel, with 65 incidents recorded nearby in a year. Visible patrols and monitored CCTV help keep premises clear and record any problems.
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