Builders and hospitality operators form an unusually big slice of Portsmouth's economy, and Cosham reflects that. We answer with site guards, CCTV towers and door supervisors.
Trusted Protection in Cosham
Construction firms make up 21.3% of Portsmouth businesses, comfortably clear of a 14.1% British average, and hospitality claims 9.8% against 6.5%. For Cosham that means plant and materials needing overnight protection, plus bars and restaurants wanting trained door staff. Retail matters too, with The Boardwalk Shopping Centre close by and shop theft climbing steeply. Go Security builds each contract around the trade in question instead of selling one standard package.
Cosham Business Profile
Sixty security workers on our register call the Cosham area home, all of them inside ten miles, and thirty-five hold a current licence and accept shifts. Every one is screened to BS 7858 standard and paid directly through payroll, never subcontracted. Officers clock in by GPS at the gate, and our control room keeps an eye on attendance right through the night.
Portsmouth has around 6,090 registered firms. Construction heads the list on 1,300, ahead of professional services (755) and hospitality (595). Builders need guards, camera towers and night rounds so plant and materials do not vanish. Hospitality relies on door supervisors and late cover to keep evening trade orderly. Professional offices usually prefer key holding and alarm attendance.
The Odeon cinema is the main named venue locally. Sites able to hold 200 or above will carry Martyn's Law obligations from 2027, and our advisers can help with stewarding and bag searches before then. 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 Cosham
Working sites surround Cosham: Oak Park, Railway Triangle and Limberline industrial estates, plus Merlin Park and Voyager Park. Shoppers head to The Boardwalk, Ocean Park Retail Park and Victory Retail Park, and Cosham, Hilsea and Portchester stations all fall inside 5km. Queen Alexandra Hospital keeps activity going at every hour. Such varied uses call for different protection as the day turns, from visible retail officers in daylight to night rounds on the estates.
Services in Cosham
The services below line up with Cosham's main trades, from building sites to bars and shop units.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Police.uk's record for the twelve months to the end of August 2026 lists 3,036 crimes within one mile of Cosham.
Of those, 1,246 involved violence or sexual offending, roughly 41%. Shop theft ranked second at 358 and has more than doubled, a 113% jump that lands straight on local tills. ASB stood at 327, public order at 269 and damage and arson at 212. Taken together, the newest quarter ran 16% higher than its counterpart a year earlier. Retailers may want uniformed guards at peak hours plus monitored cameras.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Cosham's neighbourhood officers are prioritising habitual knife carriers, prevention of sexual harm, and motorcycle, pedal cycle and theft from vehicle offences.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Cosham.
Areas We Cover Near Cosham
Cosham-based teams also look after Havant and Gosport, both about 4 miles away, and Fareham at roughly 5; mileages sit beside each name.
Postcodes We Cover in Cosham
The 10 postcode districts nearest central Cosham, covering parts of Havant, Portsmouth, East Hampshire, Winchester, Chichester, Fareham and Gosport.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Cosham Security FAQs
Yes. Building firms are 21.3% of Portsmouth businesses, way above a 14.1% British share, and three projects currently appear on our map within 5km. Static guards, solar CCTV towers, mobile rounds and K9 handlers protect plant overnight and at weekends.
Yes. Sixty-eight licensed venues operate within 5km of Cosham, and hospitality is 9.8% of local firms against 6.5% for Britain. Our door supervisors, all licensed, cover weekends, events and regular late shifts.
Police.uk shows shoplifting around Cosham up 113% on twelve months earlier, with 358 offences logged. Uniformed store guards, remotely watched cameras and evidence packs for police are measures retailers can choose from.
Sixty security workers on our register live inside ten miles of Cosham, and thirty-five hold a current licence and take shifts. That depth gives room to staff a new contract and cover leave without leaving you short.
Hampshire officers have made motorcycle, pedal cycle and theft from vehicle offences a Cosham priority. We can put CCTV towers over car parks, run night patrol checks and handle alarms through our control room.
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Dial 0800 471 4792 for prices, or invite us to survey your Cosham site at no charge (normally £250), using a 25-point list of risks.
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