Ely punches above its size for audiences: The Maltings, Babylon ARTS, the Hayward Theatre and Cineworld all programme regular shows and screenings. We supply stewards, searchers and door teams so organisers can concentrate on the event itself.
Trusted Protection in Ely
A small cathedral-city calendar can still fill a lot of seats. In Ely, The Maltings and Babylon ARTS host performances and exhibitions, the Hayward Theatre stages productions, and Cineworld runs screenings late into the evening. Add 20 pubs and bars and crowds arrive and leave in waves all week. Our Ely event cover takes in ticket checks, bag searches, queue management and clear-down afterwards, plus counter-terror preparation wherever a house holds 200 or more.
Ely Business Profile
Beyond the stage door, East Cambridgeshire has 4,135 registered businesses. Construction firms lead with 745, professional practices follow on 610 and farms on 415. Building's 18.0% share outstrips Britain's 14.1%, and eight projects are under way inside 5km. Plant, cable and timber left on those sites overnight are the usual targets, so camera towers and evening rounds feature in many of our Ely quotes.
Farms make up 10.0% of the district's firms, over twice the British level of 4.5%, so solar towers and countryside rounds come into play too. On the business parks, Lancaster Way, Greenham Park and The Dock, keyholding and alarm attendance suit most units. Officers placed in Ely are licensed by the SIA, cleared under BS 7858 and salaried via PAYE.
The Maltings, Babylon ARTS and the Hayward Theatre are Ely's main stages, with Cineworld for film. Halls seating 200 or more will have to satisfy Martyn's Law from 2027; we can write the procedures with you now and put trained people on the door to run 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 Ely
Ely has a single railway station, the Princess of Wales Hospital and the Cloisters Shopping Centre at its heart. Around it sit Cambridgeshire Business Park, Lancaster Way Business Park, The Dock Business Park and Greenham Park, plus smaller operators such as Fraser's Fishery and ALS Autos.
Daytime shoppers, evening audiences and overnight business-park quiet each bring a different security need, which is why event staff and patrols can be combined in one Ely plan.
Services in Ely
Ely services run from stewarding a show to patrolling a business park; each link opens the detail.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Ely's central mile saw 1,507 offences logged on Police.uk over the year ending August 2026.
Violence and sexual offending reached 430, about 29%, and nuisance behaviour was not far off at 378. Shop theft ranked third on 231, then criminal damage or arson (105) and other theft (77). Totals were 9% higher over the latest three months, and shoplifting rose 40%, which explains why police list shop theft in Ely as a priority. For venues, the ASB figure is the one to plan door staffing around.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Across East Cambridgeshire, neighbourhood officers have chosen knife crime, anti-social behaviour and shop theft in Ely as their three-month focus.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Ely.
Areas We Cover Near Ely
Our Ely team also serves Soham, Chatteris and Cambridge, so touring productions and multi-site clients can keep one supplier.
Postcodes We Cover in Ely
The 6 postcode districts nearest central Ely, covering parts of East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, West Suffolk, South Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Cambridge.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Ely Security FAQs
Yes. We supply stewards, ticket checkers and door supervisors for venues such as The Maltings, Babylon ARTS and the Hayward Theatre, along with queue management and post-show clear-down.
It is if capacity reaches 200. We can walk the entry points, agree how searches will work and map out evacuation routes, then supply trained staff on the night to put that plan into practice.
Ely shop theft rose 40% over the latest three months, with 231 offences across the full year. A guard on the shop floor at busy times, plain-clothes detectives and remotely watched cameras put thieves off and hand police something they can use.
We will. Building firms are 18.0% of the East Cambridgeshire register and eight projects are active close by. Towers with remote monitoring, evening visits and K9 handlers are the usual mix for keeping kit on site.
Yes, both parks are close to Ely. Keyholding, alarm attendance and lock-up rounds are all available, and every visit ends with a GPS-stamped note emailed to you.
Free, no-obligation quote
Tell us about your site and what you need. We'll price it and come back to you, normally within one working day.
Phone 0800 471 4792 about stewarding, or ask for a no-cost review of your venue or site (normally £250) with a price to follow.
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