Erith combines six shopping centres and retail parks, a run of trade parks and industrial estates, and a riverside park the police are watching closely. We protect its shops, sites and yards with guards, patrols and monitored cameras.
Trusted Protection in Erith
Within 5km of Erith there are shopping sites such as Erith Riverside, Tower Retail Park and the Broadway Shopping Centre, and trade land including Europa Trading Estate, Atlas Trade Park and Hamlet International Industrial Estate. Five stations, from Erith to Crayford, and 79 pubs and bars complete the picture. Police are focusing on anti-social behaviour in the town centre and Riverside park and on patrols at the station, so retailers and late-opening premises feel that pressure first.
Erith Business Profile
Our network counts 655 security workers living inside 10 miles of Erith, with 275 of them SIA-licensed and available for shifts and 50 able to run mobile patrols by car. That gives plenty of scope for retail guarding, static posts on building sites and patrol rounds across trade parks. Everyone has passed BS 7858 vetting and is paid on PAYE, and visits are time-stamped by GPS.
Bexley has 8,690 registered businesses, and construction accounts for 2,125 of them, a 24.5% share against 14.1% nationally. With 19 building sites mapped within 5km, site guarding, towers and out-of-hours checks are in steady demand. Professional services (1,140) and business services (705) follow. Education is also above average at 2.4%, so schools and colleges may need gate control and holiday patrols.
Erith Playhouse, Cineworld and VCD Athletic are among the venues listed within 5km. Wherever 200 or more people gather, Martyn's Law will bring new duties once it is live, and we provide event stewards and door supervisors. 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 Erith
The police priorities name three places in Erith: the town centre, Riverside park and the train station. Shops and bars near those spots are the most exposed to the anti-social behaviour involved, and shoplifting has risen sharply. Further out, the trade parks and Manford Industrial Estate hold vans, stock and plant that need checking after hours.
Services in Erith
Choose from the services below for an Erith shop, trade park unit, building site, school or venue.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Police.uk recorded 3,731 offences within a mile of Erith from September 2025 to August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences account for 1,316, about 35%. Anti-social behaviour follows with 745, then vehicle crime with 244, other theft with 240 and public order with 239. The latest three months were 17% higher than a year earlier, and shoplifting rose by 153%. That shoplifting jump is the clearest signal for local retailers, and uniformed guards with good incident records are the direct answer.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
The Met's Erith team is concentrating on anti-social behaviour in and around the town centre and Riverside park, and on extra patrols at Erith station.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Erith.
Areas We Cover Near Erith
Bexley and Dartford are each 3 miles from Erith, and Dagenham is 4 miles. We also serve the further areas shown below.
Postcodes We Cover in Erith
The 10 postcode districts nearest central Erith, covering parts of Bexley, Dartford, Greenwich, Thurrock and Havering.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Erith Security FAQs
Yes. Shoplifting near Erith rose 153% compared with a year earlier. Our SIA-licensed retail guards deter theft, support staff and keep incident reports that help police identify repeat offenders.
Some 655 people registered with us live inside a 10-mile radius of Erith. Of that group, 275 are SIA-licensed officers who take bookings, and 50 have cars for mobile patrols.
Construction makes up 24.5% of Bexley businesses, and the map shows 19 building sites inside 5km of Erith. Site guarding, CCTV towers and night patrols help stop plant and materials going missing.
We offer key holding, alarm response and patrols for units on Europa Trading Estate, Atlas Trade Park, Madford Trade Park and Manford Industrial Estate, all logged through our 24/7 control room.
From Erith we cover Bexley and Dartford at 3 miles, Dagenham at 4 miles, and Swanscombe and Greenhithe at 5 miles, with Swanley and Grays at 6 miles.
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