# Garston Security Services, South Liverpool | Go Security > Retail and hospitality each make up 10.4% of Liverpool firms. Retail officers, door staff and estate patrols for Garston, with 45 people on our register nearby. Source: https://gosecurity.uk/security-garston.html --- [Home](https://gosecurity.uk/) / [Locations](https://gosecurity.uk/locations.html) / Garston, Liverpool # Security Services in Garston Garston is a south Liverpool district with a long dockland and industrial heritage, and today its mix of retail, hospitality and business parks shapes what local firms need. We provide retail officers, door supervisors, patrols and 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 Garston ## Garston's business mix and its security needs Liverpool's 14,975 registered businesses lean towards shops and hospitality. Retail and hospitality each account for 10.4% of firms, well above national levels of 7.8% and 6.5%. In Garston that shows up at New Mersey Shopping Park and Boulevard Retail Park, and in the 80 pubs and bars within 5km. Alongside them, industrial sites such as Garston Industrial Estate and Estuary Commerce Park carry the area's working heritage forward and need overnight protection. - Retail: 10.4% of Liverpool firms against 7.8% - Hospitality: 10.4% against a 6.5% average - Shoplifting up 20% on the year before - 45 people on our register live within 10 miles Get a Quote [View Garston on OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Garston%2C%20Liverpool) Garston Business Profile ## Who we can send in Garston Garston sits inside the home radius of 45 people on our register, counting everyone within 10 miles. Two thirds, 30 people, are SIA-licensed for rostering, and 15 have a car for patrols and alarm response. All are BS 7858 vetted and on PAYE, and every visit is time-stamped through GPS book-on with a digital report, under the eye of our 24/7 control room. Professional services are the largest sector in Liverpool with 2,360 firms, followed by construction with 1,830 and retail with 1,555. Retailers benefit from uniformed officers and store detectives to cut shoplifting and protect staff. Pubs and restaurants need door supervisors and evening cover. Offices and construction firms, including those working on the 5 sites mapped within 5km, look to key holding, CCTV towers and patrols. 30 SIA-licensed officers within 10 miles 14,975 Registered businesses in Liverpool 5 Active construction sites mapped within 5 km 80 Pubs, bars & nightclubs within 5 km ### Business parks, retail and stations near Garston - **Industrial & business parks:** Garston Industrial Estate, Liverpool International Business Park, Triumph Business Park, Estuary Commerce Park, Compass Industrial Park and Venture Point Industrial Park - **Retail parks & shopping centres:** New Mersey Shopping Park, Boulevard Retail Park, Halewood Shopping Centre and Belle Vale Shopping Center - **Hospitals:** South Liverpool NHS Treatment Centre, Springwood Gardens, Marie Curie Hospice and Spire Liverpool Hospital - **Rail stations:** Liverpool South Parkway, Cressington, West Allerton, Aigburth and Hunts Cross ### Venues & Martyn's Law Cineworld, Woolton Cinema and the Toxteth Annexe Conference Centre are the named venues within 5km. Where capacity reaches 200, Martyn's Law will bring duties from 2027, which our event officers can help operators plan for. [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 Garston ## From docks to business parks Garston's dockland and industrial past is reflected in the estates around it: Garston Industrial Estate, Liverpool International Business Park, Triumph Business Park, Estuary Commerce Park, Compass Industrial Park and Venture Point. Five rail stations, including Liverpool South Parkway and Hunts Cross, lie within 5km, alongside Spire Liverpool Hospital and the South Liverpool NHS Treatment Centre. Industrial units, retail parks and stations each need a different kind of cover. [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Michael%27s_Church,_Garston_(2).jpg) by Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 2.0 Services in Garston Each service listed next can cover a Garston shop, pub, business park, office or building site. [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 ## Crime in and around Garston Between September 2025 and August 2026, Police.uk recorded 1,949 crimes within one mile of Garston. Violence and sexual offences made up 727, roughly 37%. Anti-social behaviour followed at 304, shoplifting at 204, criminal damage and arson at 195 and public order at 176. The latest quarter was 11% below a year before, but shoplifting rose 20%. That divergence matters for retailers, who face a growing theft problem even as the wider figures ease. 1,949 Recorded crimes in 12 months 727 Violence & sexual offences 304 Anti-social behaviour 204 Shoplifting 195 Criminal damage & arson 176 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 ## Merseyside Police in Garston Merseyside Police's Garston team is focused on anti-social behaviour at Garston Under the Bridge and on parking around St Marys Road. Garston Merseyside Police **Current neighbourhood priorities:** - ASB in Garston Under the Bridge - Parking Around St Marys Road [View this team on Police.uk →](https://www.merseyside.police.uk/) Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Garston. Areas We Cover Near Garston ## Neighbouring districts Speke, Aigburth and Woolton are each 2 miles from Garston. We also cover the other south Liverpool districts listed below. [Speke](https://gosecurity.uk/security-speke.html) [Aigburth](https://gosecurity.uk/security-aigburth.html) [Mossley Hill](https://gosecurity.uk/security-mossley-hill.html) [Woolton](https://gosecurity.uk/security-woolton.html) [Allerton](https://gosecurity.uk/security-allerton.html) [Gateacre](https://gosecurity.uk/security-gateacre.html) [Halewood](https://gosecurity.uk/security-halewood.html) [Childwall](https://gosecurity.uk/security-childwall.html) [Belle Vale](https://gosecurity.uk/security-belle-vale.html) [Dingle](https://gosecurity.uk/security-dingle.html) [Wavertree](https://gosecurity.uk/security-wavertree.html) [Bromborough](https://gosecurity.uk/security-bromborough.html) Postcodes We Cover in Garston ### Garston postcode coverage The 10 postcode districts nearest central Garston, covering parts of Liverpool, Knowsley and Halton. L19L18L25L17L24L26L16L15L27L8 Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? [Check coverage](https://gosecurity.uk/coverage.html). Garston Security FAQs ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you guard shops at New Mersey Shopping Park? Yes. New Mersey Shopping Park and Boulevard Retail Park are within 5km, and shoplifting near Garston rose 20% on the year before. Store detectives and uniformed retail staff from our network make theft harder and staff safer. ### How many security workers are based near Garston? The pool is 45 strong within a 10-mile radius. Of those, 30 carry a current SIA licence for bookings and 15 have cars for patrol and alarm duties. ### Do you supply door supervisors for pubs and bars? Hospitality makes up 10.4% of Liverpool businesses against 6.5% nationally, and 80 licensed premises trade within 5km of Garston. Our door supervisors are licensed, vetted and trained for evening work. ### Can you patrol business parks like Estuary Commerce Park? We patrol estates including Estuary Commerce Park, Triumph Business Park and Garston Industrial Estate, testing doors and fence lines after closing, and each check carries a GPS time stamp. ### What are the police focusing on in Garston? The Garston team at Merseyside Police is tackling anti-social behaviour Under the Bridge and parking problems around St Marys Road. Anti-social behaviour accounted for 304 offences within a mile. Free, no-obligation quote ## Get a security quote in Garston 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 ## Talk to us about Garston security Request a free security audit worth £250 for your Garston premises, or call 0800 471 4792 for a tailored quote. [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.