Ashington's social life runs through its pubs and function rooms, from The Old Ash Dene and the Block and Tackle to the Forrester's Arms, and those are the places we help keep well run.
Trusted Protection in Ashington
Within 5km of Ashington there are 38 pubs, bars and nightclubs, and places such as Fox Cover and The Cherry Tree host everything from quiz nights to wakes and wedding parties. Busy evenings need people who can manage a door, defuse an argument and keep an accurate log. Our SIA-licensed door supervisors and event staff do exactly that, and venues with more than 200 guests can get help preparing for Martyn's Law.
Ashington Business Profile
Ashington shifts are staffed from across Northumberland by officers who hold SIA cards, cleared BS 7858 checks and are paid on PAYE. Door teams book on through GPS and file digital reports, which gives licensees a record that stands up if the council or police ask about an incident.
Northumberland has 11,600 registered businesses, with farms the most numerous, then builders and professional firms. Farms account for 15.5% of Northumberland firms, more than three times Britain's rate, and hospitality 9.6% where the country sits at 6.5%. Licensees want door staff for late trading; farms out of town are better served by rural patrols and solar CCTV towers.
The Old Ash Dene, the Block and Tackle and the Forrester's Arms are among the venues nearby. Any that admit 200 or more people will have Martyn's Law duties from 2027, and we can supply trained staff for larger functions in the meantime. 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 Ashington
Away from its pubs, Ashington has a solid working base: Jubilee Business Centre, Ashwood Business Park, Lynefield Park and the West Sleekburn and Barrington Road industrial estates. Wansbeck General Hospital and the Rutherford Cancer Centre North East are close by.
Fifteen building projects show on the map nearby. Northumbria Police lists motorcycle thefts among its priorities, and a compound with bikes or plant inside benefits from towers and patrols.
Services in Ashington
Ashington pages start with doors and functions, then move on to everything else we run locally.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Within a mile of Ashington, Police.uk lists 2,717 offences for the latest full year.
Some 942, about 35%, involved violence or sexual offending; nuisance and disorder contributed 534, damage and arson 285, public order 190 and shop theft 183. Things are improving: the newest three months sat 22% under the same spell last year, and shoplifting dropped 36%. For licensees, violence remains the category to plan around on busy nights.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
The Ashington team is targeting drug-related crime and serious violence, nuisance and youth anti-social behaviour, and motorcycle thefts.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Ashington.
Areas We Cover Near Ashington
We also work in Bedlington, Morpeth and Blyth, so a pub group or event company can book one team for several towns.
Postcodes We Cover in Ashington
The 6 postcode districts nearest central Ashington, covering parts of Northumberland.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Ashington Security FAQs
With 38 licensed premises inside 5km and violence the biggest crime category, a licensee has reason to plan. Door supervisors on heavy nights manage admissions, refuse entry fairly and record incidents for your licensing file.
Yes. Function rooms at venues such as Fox Cover and The Cherry Tree host all kinds of gatherings. We supply discreet SIA-licensed staff for the door, cloakroom and car park, and supervisors for larger events.
Offences within a mile fell 22% in the latest comparison and shoplifting dropped 36%. Even so, anti-social behaviour remained at 534 offences, and evening trade attracts risk. Our free audit helps decide what level of cover is proportionate.
Motorcycle thefts are a stated Northumbria Police priority in Ashington. For depots and workshops we can combine a camera tower our controllers can view live with patrol calls that keep no fixed timetable.
Nearly one Northumberland business in six is a farm. Self-powered camera towers keep watch over fields and steadings, and rural rounds that check machinery stores, fuel tanks and gates, with every visit logged by GPS.
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Ashington licensees can ask for door and event staffing prices, and our £250 premises audit at no charge, via 0800 471 4792.
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