# Bishop's Stortford Security Officers | Go Security > Bishop's Stortford shop theft nearly doubled, up 96% on Police.uk. Retail officers, site guards and patrols backed by Hertfordshire colleagues. Source: https://gosecurity.uk/security-bishops-stortford.html --- [Home](https://gosecurity.uk/) / [Locations](https://gosecurity.uk/locations.html) / Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire # Security Services in Bishop's Stortford Five people on our register live within ten miles of Bishop's Stortford. It is a small local core, so for larger contracts we bring in colleagues from across Hertfordshire, all answering to the same control room. [Book a Free Audit](https://gosecurity.uk/security-audit.html)Get a Quote ✓ SIA-Licensed Officers✓ 24/7 Control Room✓ 100% PAYE Workforce✓ BS 7858 Vetted Trusted Protection in Bishop's Stortford ## How we staff Bishop's Stortford Honesty first: Bishop's Stortford has a modest local presence on our register, five security workers whose homes are within ten miles. They suit regular posts, such as a store on Jackson Square or a gatehouse on Stortford Hall Industrial Park, where knowing the place matters. Bigger jobs, like guarding several of the 28 building sites nearby or covering a busy run-up to Christmas, draw on Hertfordshire colleagues. Everyone works to one standard: SIA-licensed, BS 7858 screened, PAYE-employed and tracked by GPS. - Five people on our register living locally - Hertfordshire colleagues for larger contracts - Shop theft up 96% in a year - 28 construction sites within 5km Get a Quote [View Bishop's Stortford on OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Bishop's%20Stortford%2C%20Hertfordshire) Bishop's Stortford Business Profile ## East Hertfordshire's offices and builders Our five Bishop's Stortford people on our register give continuity: the same person greeting visitors at a professional office, or checking the same shutters on Raynham Road every night. When a contract needs more people, our controllers pull in licensed staff from neighbouring Hertfordshire towns, and the client still has one contact and one set of reports. Every shift opens with a GPS book-on and closes with a written digital note. East Hertfordshire counts around 8,255 businesses: 1,615 professional practices, 1,455 builders and 810 business service firms. Professional services make up 19.6% of them, ahead of Britain's 15.6%, so staffed receptions and key holding suit many firms. Construction runs at 17.6% against 14.1%, and with 28 sites active within 5km, guards, CCTV towers and night patrols to stop plant theft are much needed. 8,255 Registered businesses in East Hertfordshire 28 Active construction sites mapped within 5 km 33 Pubs, bars & nightclubs within 5 km ### Stortford estates, centres and stages - **Industrial & business parks:** Southmill Trading Centre, Clerk of Works' Compound, Stortford Hall Industrial Park, Twyford Business Centre, Raynham Road Industrial Estate and Haslemere Industrial Estate - **Retail parks & shopping centres:** Jackson Square, Thorley Neighbourhood Centre, Bishop's Park Centre and Birchanger Welcome Break - **Hospitals:** Herts And Essex Community Hospital - **Rail stations:** Bishop's Stortford and Stansted Mountfitchet ### Venues & Martyn's Law South Mill Arts, Leo Price Theatre and Woodside Park all host audiences within 5km. Venues admitting above 200 will be brought under Martyn's Law once it begins, and our event staff can help plan entry, search and stewarding. [What Martyn's Law means for venues](https://gosecurity.uk/blog-martyns-law.html). Sources: Go Security officer network (counts rounded to the nearest 5); ONS UK Business Counts via Nomis; place data © [OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Updated October 2026. Security Requirements in Bishop's Stortford ## Trading estates and a shopping core Bishop's Stortford's 5km radius includes Southmill Trading Centre, Twyford Business Centre and Haslemere Industrial Estate, plus Jackson Square, Bishop's Park Centre and Thorley Neighbourhood Centre for shopping. Two stations, Bishop's Stortford and Stansted Mountfitchet, and the Herts and Essex Community Hospital keep people moving, and 33 licensed premises trade in the evening. Local police have settled on youth-related ASB as their focus after a public survey. Shopping centres and evening venues are where that tends to show. [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barclays_Bank,_North_Street_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4995934.jpg) by Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0 Services in Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford offices, shops and building sites can book any of the services below, scaled with Hertfordshire support. [Security guarding](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#guards) · [Mobile patrols](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#mobile) · [Key holding](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#keyholding) · [Alarm response](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#alarm) · [Event security](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#event) · [K9 security](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#canine) · [CCTV towers](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#tower) · [CCTV monitoring](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#monitoring) · [POD intruder alarms](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#pod) Crime & Security Data ## Crime around Bishop's Stortford Police.uk recorded 2,547 crimes inside Bishop's Stortford's one-mile ring over the year ending August 2026. Violence and sexual offences totalled 845, about a third. ASB was close behind at 643, followed by shop theft at 278 and both damage or arson and public order at 134. The latest quarter ran 20% above its 2025 equivalent. Shop theft almost doubled, rising 96%, which gives retailers in Jackson Square and Bishop's Park Centre strong grounds for uniformed officers. 2,547 Recorded crimes in 12 months 845 Violence & sexual offences 643 Anti-social behaviour 278 Shoplifting 134 Criminal damage & arson 134 Public order Source: [Police.uk](https://www.police.uk) open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate. Local Policing ## Hertfordshire Constabulary locally Hertfordshire Constabulary's Bishops Stortford and Sawbridgeworth team, following a public survey, has chosen youth-related anti-social behaviour as its priority for the coming months. Bishops Stortford and Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire Constabulary **Current neighbourhood priorities:** - Thank you to everyone who completed our latest local policing priorities survey. [View this team on Police.uk →](https://www.herts.police.uk/area/your-area/) Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Bishop's Stortford. Areas We Cover Near Bishop's Stortford ## Hertfordshire towns we cover Sawbridgeworth lies about 4 miles away, Harlow 7 and Hertford 11; officers from those towns can support Bishop's Stortford contracts when extra people are needed. [Sawbridgeworth](https://gosecurity.uk/security-sawbridgeworth.html) [Harlow](https://gosecurity.uk/security-harlow.html) [Great Dunmow](https://gosecurity.uk/security-great-dunmow.html) [Buntingford](https://gosecurity.uk/security-buntingford.html) [Ware](https://gosecurity.uk/security-ware.html) [Thaxted](https://gosecurity.uk/security-thaxted.html) [Hoddesdon](https://gosecurity.uk/security-hoddesdon.html) [Saffron Walden](https://gosecurity.uk/security-saffron-walden.html) [Hertford](https://gosecurity.uk/security-hertford.html) [Ongar](https://gosecurity.uk/security-ongar.html) [Epping](https://gosecurity.uk/security-epping.html) [Waltham Abbey](https://gosecurity.uk/security-waltham-abbey.html) Postcodes We Cover in Bishop's Stortford ### Bishop's Stortford postcode coverage The 5 postcode districts nearest central Bishop's Stortford, covering parts of East Hertfordshire, Uttlesford and Epping Forest. CM23CM22CM24CM21SG10 Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? [Check coverage](https://gosecurity.uk/coverage.html). Bishop's Stortford Security FAQs ## Frequently asked questions ### Do you have officers based in Bishop's Stortford? Five people registered with us live within ten miles. They take regular local posts, and for bigger contracts we add colleagues from Harlow, Sawbridgeworth and other nearby towns, all working to the same control room. ### Shop theft has nearly doubled. What can a retailer do? Police.uk shows a 96% rise to 278 recorded thefts. Uniformed officers at the door, store detectives on the floor and cameras that capture clear images are the standard response, and our incident notes support police action. ### Can you protect building sites in East Hertfordshire? Construction makes up 17.6% of local firms, above the British 14.1%, and 28 sites are active within 5km. We provide site guards, CCTV towers and out-of-hours patrols to stop plant and materials theft. ### Do you offer reception and office security? Professional services account for 19.6% of East Hertfordshire businesses. Staffed receptions, key holding and alarm attendance are typical for offices, with digital reports after every visit. ### Is youth ASB affecting businesses here? Local police chose youth-related ASB as their priority after surveying residents, and ASB reached 643 reports within a mile. Visible patrols and monitored cameras around shopping areas help reduce it. Free, no-obligation quote ## Get a security quote in Bishop's Stortford Tell us about your site and what you need. We'll price it and come back to you, normally within one working day. - SIA-licensed, BS 7858 vetted officers on PAYE - 24/7 control room for urgent cover - Prefer to talk? Call [0800 471 4792](tel:+448004714792), day or night ## Request a Bishop's Stortford quote Call 0800 471 4792 to price cover in Bishop's Stortford, or ask for the free on-site audit, normally £250, built on a 25-point checklist. [Book a Free Audit](https://gosecurity.uk/security-audit.html)Get a Quote --- Go Security Ltd, Unit 2K1, Hastingwood Business Park, Wood Lane, Birmingham B24 9QR. Tel 0800 471 4792 (24/7 control room). Email control@gosecurity.uk. Registered in England & Wales no. 11722692. ICO registration ZB604756.