Match days at Station Park and performances at Reid Hall bring crowds into Forfar. We put stewards on the gates, door teams on the entrances and a Martyn's Law plan on paper, and offer the same in Montrose.
Trusted Protection in Forfar
Two named venues shape Forfar's event calendar. Reid Hall hosts theatre and public gatherings, and Station Park draws football crowds. When either fills, organisers need people on the gates, licensed staff at the doors and a clear plan for searches and exits. We provide all three, and do the same for venues in Montrose. Between event nights, our mobile units and alarm call-outs look after Forfar's estates, retail park and farms.
Forfar Business Profile
Around 3,775 businesses are registered in Angus, and agriculture tops the count on 630, ahead of construction (540) and professional services (505). Farms represent 16.7% of the area's enterprises, nearly four times the 4.5% British figure, so off-grid camera towers and rural rounds are a staple. Hospitality, 7.9% here and 6.5% nationally, keeps door supervisors and late cover in demand.
Officers for Forfar events and sites come from our broader network and are scheduled by a control room that never shuts. Each one is licensed by the SIA, cleared under BS 7858 and directly employed on PAYE, and their arrival on site registers via GPS before a written report follows the shift.
Reid Hall and Station Park are Forfar's main named venues. Once capacity can pass 200, Martyn's Law obligations follow, and we prepare search procedures, steward briefings and a written plan to meet 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 Forfar
Beyond the venues, Forfar has a working backbone of its own: Station Place, Suttieside and Orchardbank industrial estates, Restenneth Business Park and Lunanhead Concrete Works are all nearby. Forfar Retail Park serves shoppers, and Whitehills Health & Community Care Centre provides local healthcare.
Thirteen licensed premises and three construction projects round out the picture. Outside event days, the main exposure is to estates, farms and shops once they lock up, so alarm call-outs and irregular patrols do much of the work.
Services in Forfar
Event staffing, patrols and every other service listed below can be booked for Forfar or Montrose.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Crime numbers for Forfar sit with Police Scotland, so the Police.uk data used elsewhere on our site is unavailable.
Scottish statistics are not part of Police.uk, which is why no crime tiles appear below. Police Scotland releases its own Angus figures. Venue operators and business owners who want a practical read on their exposure can book our free assessment, worth £250, which examines entrances, crowd routes, alarms and cameras against 25 points.
Local Policing
Police Scotland covers both Forfar and Montrose. On event days we coordinate with local officers over crowd arrangements, and we supply footage and reports when asked.
Policing in Forfar is provided by Police Scotland.
Areas We Cover Near Forfar
Kirriemuir, Brechin and Arbroath are within our Forfar team's reach, with the mileage to each shown.
Postcodes We Cover in Forfar
The 6 postcode districts nearest central Forfar, covering parts of Angus, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Forfar Security FAQs
Yes. Licensed stewards and door teams for sports grounds such as Station Park are a regular part of our work. If crowds may top 200, we also handle Martyn's Law preparation, from search arrangements to evacuation routes.
It could from spring 2027, when the Act is due to take effect for premises able to take 200 or more people. Should a Reid Hall event reach that size, suitable procedures will be needed. Ahead of time we can assess capacity, brief stewards and set down a plain-English security plan.
Yes. Our Forfar service stretches to Montrose, run from the same control room with GPS-checked visits and digital reports. Event staff, patrols and keyholding can all be booked there.
Farming accounts for 16.7% of Angus enterprises, far above Britain's 4.5%. For yards, sheds and machinery we generally combine off-grid camera towers, POD alarms on outbuildings and rural patrol visits at unpredictable times.
Police Scotland publishes Scottish figures outside Police.uk, so we have none to display. Our free on-site assessment is the useful substitute, looking at your own building point by point across a 25-item list.
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Phone 0800 471 4792 about staffing an event in Forfar or Montrose, or arrange a free assessment of your venue, ordinarily £250.
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