Cowgate's security is staffed from a local roster: 60 security workers on our register live inside 10 miles, and 30 of them are licensed and bookable for guarding, patrols and door work.
Trusted Protection in Cowgate
Sixty registered security workers within a 10-mile radius, half of them SIA-active, gives Cowgate businesses a sizeable group of people living close by. That matters for a district surrounded by retail parades and parks such as Kenton Park Shopping Centre, Kingston Park Retail Park and Mallowburn Crescent Shopping Parade, industrial land at Gosforth Industrial Estate and Airport Industrial Estate, and 35 mapped construction sites within 5km.
Cowgate Business Profile
Thirty licensed officers in reach means a Cowgate client can have a regular static officer and a patrol team drawn from the same local group. All have passed BS 7858 checks and are paid via PAYE. They book on by GPS at every site, and the 24/7 control room we run in-house sees each visit and keeps the digital record that clients receive.
The Newcastle upon Tyne council area holds 9,090 registered businesses, with professional services (1,500), hospitality (1,005) and construction (925) the three biggest groups. Hospitality is 11.1% of firms here, well ahead of 6.5% for Great Britain, and health and care is 6.4% against 4.4%. Pubs and restaurants need evening door cover; care settings and clinics value lone-worker support and front-desk security.
St. James' Park and the Jubilee Theatre are among the venues within 5km, along with The Balloon and The Duke of Wellington. Larger venues for 200 or more people will need to meet Martyn's Law duties once they begin, and our trained stewards and door staff can support planning and match-day work. 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 Cowgate
Cowgate's surroundings combine neighbourhood shopping parades with large retail parks, hospitals such as St Nicholas Hospital and the Royal Victoria Infirmary, five stations from Kingston Park to Wansbeck Road, and 268 pubs, bars and clubs. Overnight vehicle crime and motorcycle nuisance are named police concerns, so car parks and service yards deserve particular attention.
Services in Cowgate
These are the services Cowgate shops, estates, venues and care providers can book with us.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Police.uk shows 3,418 offences recorded in the mile around Cowgate from September 2025 to August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences led with 948, roughly 28%, followed by anti-social behaviour at 723. Vehicle crime (342) and criminal damage and arson (335) were close behind, with shoplifting at 259. Against the same quarter a year earlier, crime in the latest three months fell 20% and shoplifting 34%. Vehicle offences remain a clear risk for businesses with car parks or fleets, and patrols plus CCTV towers help reduce it.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Northumbria Police's Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon team is targeting motorcycle-related anti-social behaviour, youth anti-social behaviour in Blakelaw and overnight vehicle crime.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Cowgate.
Areas We Cover Near Cowgate
Kenton, Blakelaw and Fenham are each about a mile from Cowgate, and Gosforth is 2. Our local officers cover all of them.
Postcodes We Cover in Cowgate
The 8 postcode districts nearest central Cowgate, covering parts of Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Gateshead and Northumberland.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Cowgate Security FAQs
Sixty security workers on our register live within 10 miles of Cowgate, and 30 currently hold an SIA licence and are active for shifts. That lets us roster regular officers for static posts and run patrol routes from the same nearby pool.
Overnight vehicle crime is a stated priority of the Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon police team, and Police.uk recorded 342 vehicle crimes within a mile in the latest year. Mobile patrols and monitored CCTV towers watch car parks, yards and fleet bays after hours.
We provide SIA-licensed stewards and door supervisors for stadiums, theatres and pubs. With 268 licensed premises within 5km and venues like the Jubilee Theatre nearby, our free on-site audit can also check Martyn's Law readiness.
Yes, on the latest figures. Shoplifting within a mile was down 34% in the newest three months against a year before, with 259 offences over the full year. Shops at Kenton Park Shopping Centre or nearby parades can still benefit from uniformed officers.
Health and care is 6.4% of Newcastle businesses, above the 4.4% British share. We offer reception officers, lone-worker check-ins via our control room and alarm response when premises are closed.
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Tell us about your site and what you need. We'll price it and come back to you, normally within one working day.
Ring 0800 471 4792 for a price on guarding or patrols, or ask for a free £250 security audit of your Cowgate premises.
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