Surrey Police's Caterham team has flagged rising theft from shops and threats towards retail staff. We put SIA-licensed officers on shop floors and patrol premises after closing to address exactly that.
Trusted Protection in Caterham
Caterham's neighbourhood officers name a single priority: increased theft from shops and concerns about threats and violence towards retail staff. Police.uk recorded 125 shoplifting offences within a mile, though that figure has fallen 29% on a year earlier. For a retailer around the Church Walk Shopping Centre, a uniformed officer at the entrance protects staff as well as stock. We pair that with digital incident logs held by our 24/7 control room.
Caterham Business Profile
We have 85 registered security workers in our network living within 10 miles of Caterham. Of those, 35 hold a current SIA licence and are active for shifts, and 10 run patrol vehicles. Each has cleared BS 7858 screening and is paid via PAYE. That gives Tandridge clients a realistic local pool for shop guarding, static posts and mobile patrols, with the control room filling gaps from wider rotas.
Tandridge has 5,020 registered businesses, led by construction with 980, professional services with 920 and business services with 525. Construction's share is 19.5% against 14.1% nationally, so guarded gates, CCTV towers and night rounds against plant theft matter here. Business services, at 10.5% against 8.0%, bring demand for office security, key holding and alarm response.
The Miller Centre theatre is the venue within 5km. For performances where 200 or more people attend, Martyn's Law will set out duties once it starts in 2027, and we can provide event officers and stewards to support them. 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 Caterham
Caterham sits among five rail stations within 5km, including Caterham itself, Woldingham, Whyteleafe and Upper Warlingham. The commercial sites named nearby are small and varied, from Paddock Barn and Sandersteads to an oilfield at Palmers Wood and the Kenley Transmitting Station. North Downs Hospital is also close. Spread-out, low-key sites like these are best served by mobile patrols and key holding rather than permanent guards, with 23 pubs and bars adding evening demand.
Services in Caterham
A Caterham shop, office, building site or remote installation can use any of the services listed next.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Police.uk logged 1,313 crimes within a mile of Caterham from September 2025 to August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences account for 429, about a third. Anti-social behaviour follows with 194, public order with 163, shoplifting with 125 and criminal damage and arson with 110. The overall trend is downward: the latest three months were 19% lower than a year earlier. Even so, the police focus on staff safety in shops shows that retailers still face confrontations, which is where trained, licensed officers make a difference.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Caterham is covered by Surrey Police's Caterham Valley, Harestone and Valley team, whose stated priority is theft from shops and the threats retail staff face.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Caterham.
Areas We Cover Near Caterham
Coulsdon and Purley are 4 miles from Caterham and Redhill is 5 miles. Our officers work across these and the other towns below.
Postcodes We Cover in Caterham
The 8 postcode districts nearest central Caterham, covering parts of Croydon, Tandridge, Bromley, Reigate and Banstead and Sutton.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Caterham Security FAQs
Yes. The local Surrey Police team has raised concerns about threats and violence towards retail staff. Our SIA-licensed officers are trained in conflict management, stand visibly at entrances and log every incident through the control room.
Police.uk shows 125 shoplifting offences within a mile over the year, and the recent trend is down 29% on a year earlier. Police still list shop theft as their priority, so visible guarding remains sensible for exposed stores.
Construction is 19.5% of Tandridge businesses, well above the 14.1% national share. We supply CCTV towers, gate guards and evening patrol rounds to stop plant and materials going missing from sites around Caterham.
Named places within 5km include Palmers Wood Oilfield and Kenley Transmitting Station. Isolated sites like these suit scheduled mobile patrols, alarm response and key holding, with GPS records confirming each check.
Business services make up 10.5% of Tandridge firms against 8.0% nationally. We provide reception and office security, key holding and alarm response, and 10 officers in our local network drive patrol vehicles for out-of-hours checks.
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