One in five Brentwood businesses is a construction firm, and finance companies are over-represented too. We serve both with site guards, CCTV towers, out-of-hours patrols, corporate reception security and alarm response for Brentwood employers.
Trusted Protection in Brentwood
Brentwood has 4,495 registered businesses. Construction leads on 910, ahead of professional services on 735 and business services on 435. The building trade's 20.2% share compares with 14.1% nationally, so a large number of local firms hold plant, tools and materials that need protecting between jobs. Finance is the other standout, at 3.0% against 2.1%, and those offices typically want a professional front desk by day and reliable alarm response at night.
Brentwood Business Profile
Brentwood is well served by our network: 180 security workers live within a 10-mile radius, 85 have a valid SIA licence and are open to shift bookings, and 15 have a car for patrol work. All are screened to BS 7858 and paid through PAYE. Each patrol is confirmed by GPS book-on, and the digital report goes straight into our round-the-clock control room.
For contractors, the usual answer is a mix of CCTV towers on site, guards during sensitive phases and mobile patrols after hours to stop theft of plant and materials. For financial and professional offices, it is reception security, access control and key holding linked to alarm response. Yards on Bluegate Park, Childerditch Industrial Park and The Old Brickworks often combine several of these.
Brentwood Theatre, Hutton Hall and the Sugar Hut nightclub are among the venues within 5km. Martyn's Law will apply to premises holding 200 people or more, and our door supervisors and event staff can help prepare. 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 Brentwood
Brentwood and Shenfield stations both lie within 5km, as do Nuffield Hospital, Brentwood Community Hospital and Hartswood Hospital. The local police single out Brentwood High Street, South Street and Shenfield Town Centre as places where residents have raised ASB concerns. With 35 pubs, bars and nightclubs in the area, including The Vine and the Sugar Hut, evening trade adds a further layer of risk for nearby businesses.
Services in Brentwood
Brentwood contractors, offices, retailers and venues can choose from the services below.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
There were 2,536 crimes logged by Police.uk within a mile of Brentwood between September 2025 and August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences made up 885, about 35%. Shoplifting was second with 363, then anti-social behaviour with 286, vehicle crime with 193 and criminal damage and arson with 177. Crime in the latest three months was 6% higher than a year before, and shoplifting rose 24%. Retailers and car park operators face the most direct exposure.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Essex Police's Brentwood Town Centre team is concentrating on ASB hotspots, serious violence and drug-related harm, and speeding and anti-social driving.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Brentwood.
Areas We Cover Near Brentwood
Billericay and Havering are both 5 miles from Brentwood, with Romford and Ongar at 6 miles. The other areas we cover are listed below.
Postcodes We Cover in Brentwood
The 8 postcode districts nearest central Brentwood, covering parts of Brentwood, Havering, Basildon, Thurrock and Epping Forest.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Brentwood Security FAQs
Construction makes up 20.2% of Brentwood businesses, against 14.1% nationally. We provide CCTV towers, site guarding and out-of-hours mobile patrols to deter theft of plant, tools and materials.
Yes. Finance firms account for 3.0% of local businesses, above the 2.1% British share. We offer corporate reception security, access control and out-of-hours alarm response through our 24/7 control room.
Shoplifting was the second largest category within a mile, with 363 offences, and rose 24% year on year. Uniformed SIA-licensed guards help deter theft and record incidents for the police.
The Brentwood Town Centre team is focusing on ASB on Brentwood High Street, South Street and in Shenfield Town Centre, on serious violence and drug-related harm, and on road safety.
We do. There are 35 pubs, bars and nightclubs within 5km, including the Sugar Hut and The Vine. Our licensed door supervisors manage entry, handle disputes and keep incident logs.
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