# Cowes Retail and Hospitality Security | Go Security > Hampshire Constabulary lists retail crime twice among its priorities near Cowes, where crime rose 39% in the latest quarter. Guards and patrols. Source: https://gosecurity.uk/security-cowes.html --- [Home](https://gosecurity.uk/) / [Locations](https://gosecurity.uk/locations.html) / Cowes, Isle of Wight # Security Services in Cowes Retail crime appears twice on the local Hampshire Constabulary priority list covering Cowes, with anti-social behaviour alongside it. We help shops, bars and businesses respond with guarding, patrols and monitored CCTV. [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 Cowes ## Retail crime and ASB on the police agenda The neighbourhood team for Yarmouth, Freshwater and rural areas has put retail crime first and second on its list, followed by anti-social behaviour. In Cowes, Police.uk recorded 92 shoplifting offences and 140 incidents of anti-social behaviour within a mile, and the overall total climbed 39% across the newest quarter. Retailers at Cowes Town Central can use uniformed officers and store detectives, while pubs and bars may want door supervisors on busier nights. - Retail crime is a leading police priority - Crime 39% higher than a year before - 25 SIA-active officers within 10 miles - Hospitality 12% of Isle of Wight firms Get a Quote [View Cowes on OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Cowes%2C%20Isle%20of%20Wight) Cowes Business Profile ## Officers and island businesses Forty people on our register have homes inside 10 miles of Cowes, and 25 of that group hold an in-date SIA licence and take bookings. That is enough for steady shop guarding, door teams and patrol rounds. Screening is to BS 7858 and wages run through PAYE, while GPS check-ins give our 24/7 control room a timed log of every visit. The Isle of Wight has 4,720 registered businesses, led by construction on 680, hospitality on 565 and professional services on 545. Hospitality's 12% share is nearly double the British 6.5%, so door supervisors and evening cover are a common requirement. Manufacturing is also above average at 7.2% against 4.6%, and production units at Island Technology Park or Venture Quays may need access control and alarm response. 25 SIA-licensed officers within 10 miles 4,720 Registered businesses in Isle of Wight 7 Active construction sites mapped within 5 km 26 Pubs, bars & nightclubs within 5 km ### Business sites and venues near Cowes - **Industrial & business parks:** RNLI Inshore Lifeboat Centre, Southern Gas Networks, Island Technology Park, Venture Quays, New Red Funnel Vehicle Terminal and Medina Wharf (PD Port Services) - **Retail parks & shopping centres:** Cowes Town Central ### Venues & Martyn's Law Trinity Theatre and Fusion Arts Academy are among the venues within 5km of Cowes. Events for 200 or more people will have Martyn's Law duties when the Act takes effect, and we can provide stewards and search support. [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 Cowes ## Cowes and its working waterfront sites There is no rail station within 5km of Cowes. Its named business sites include Island Technology Park and Venture Quays, and shopping is centred on Cowes Town Central. There are 26 pubs and bars and seven mapped construction sites. Hospitality and retail dominate the town's public-facing trade, which is why shop theft and evening disorder are the risks most businesses here think about first. [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buildings_in_Cowes_as_seen_from_esplanade.jpg) by Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0 Services in Cowes Pick from the services below for Cowes retailers, bars, production units and building plots. [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 ## Recorded crime around Cowes Police.uk recorded 1,033 offences within a mile of Cowes from September 2025 to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences are the largest group on 471. Anti-social behaviour comes next with 140, then shoplifting on 92, criminal damage and arson on 85 and public order on 81. The most recent quarter ran 39% ahead of the same quarter a year before, a sharp rise. Shop theft and damage are what land directly on business premises, and guards in plain view plus cameras are proportionate responses. 1,033 Recorded crimes in 12 months 471 Violence & sexual offences 140 Anti-social behaviour 92 Shoplifting 85 Criminal damage & arson 81 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 ## Hampshire Constabulary's local team Hampshire Constabulary's Yarmouth/Freshwater/Rural team names retail crime twice in its priority list, with anti-social behaviour completing it. Yarmouth/Freshwater/Rural Hampshire Constabulary **Current neighbourhood priorities:** - Retail - Retail - ASB [View this team on Police.uk →](https://www.hampshire.police.uk/internet/my-neighbourhood/isle-of-wight/west-wight/cowes/) Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Cowes. Areas We Cover Near Cowes ## Island towns we cover East Cowes is 1 mile from Cowes, Newport 4 miles and Ryde 6 miles. We arrange guarding and patrols in each. [East Cowes](https://gosecurity.uk/security-east-cowes.html) [Newport](https://gosecurity.uk/security-newport-isle-of-wight.html) [Ryde](https://gosecurity.uk/security-ryde.html) [Gosport](https://gosecurity.uk/security-gosport.html) [Fareham](https://gosecurity.uk/security-fareham.html) [Brading](https://gosecurity.uk/security-brading.html) [Southsea](https://gosecurity.uk/security-southsea.html) [Yarmouth](https://gosecurity.uk/security-yarmouth.html) [Sandown](https://gosecurity.uk/security-sandown.html) [Wickham](https://gosecurity.uk/security-wickham.html) [Portsmouth](https://gosecurity.uk/security-portsmouth.html) [Hedge End](https://gosecurity.uk/security-hedge-end.html) Postcodes We Cover in Cowes ### Cowes postcode coverage The 6 postcode districts nearest central Cowes, covering parts of Isle of Wight, Fareham and Gosport. PO31PO32PO30PO13PO14PO33 Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? [Check coverage](https://gosecurity.uk/coverage.html). Cowes Security FAQs ## Frequently asked questions ### What can Cowes retailers do about shop theft? Police.uk counted 92 shoplifting offences inside a mile, and retail crime heads the local team's list. Plain-clothes store detectives, officers in uniform on the shop floor and remotely monitored CCTV are all on offer. ### Has recorded crime gone up around Cowes? Yes, sharply. The newest three-month window was 39% ahead of the matching months twelve months before. Violence and sexual offences made up 471 of the 1,033 offences within a mile, with anti-social behaviour on 140. ### Do you supply door supervisors for Cowes pubs? We do. One in eight Isle of Wight firms, 12%, is in hospitality, against 6.5% nationally, and 26 pubs and bars are mapped inside 5km. Door supervisors from our network carry SIA licences and BS 7858 clearance. ### What officer cover do you have on the island? There are 40 people on our register within 10 miles of Cowes, 25 of whom hold a current SIA licence and accept shift bookings. All are PAYE and report to our 24/7 control room. ### Can you guard units at Island Technology Park? Yes. Manufacturing is 7.2% of Isle of Wight firms, above the 4.6% British share. We provide access control, static guarding and alarm response for units at Island Technology Park and Venture Quays. Free, no-obligation quote ## Get a security quote in Cowes 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 ## Get a free Cowes security audit Ask us for a price, or for a free £250 walk-round audit of your Cowes shop, bar or unit, on 0800 471 4792. [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.