When a lock fails, an alarm sounds or a guard is needed at short notice, businesses in Hemsworth, South Kirkby and Moorthorpe can call on our 24/7 control room, alarm response and emergency guarding.
Trusted Protection in Hemsworth
Emergencies rarely fit office hours. A break-in on Langthwaite Green Industrial Estate, a damaged shutter at a South Kirkby shop or an alarm at a Moorthorpe yard all need someone to take the call and organise a response. Our 24/7 control room handles alarm activations, arranges key holders and can book emergency guarding to secure a site until repairs are made. Hemsworth's businesses, from motor traders to hauliers, get one number for all of it.
Hemsworth Business Profile
Five officers in our network live within 10 miles of Hemsworth, and all five are SIA-licensed and active for shifts. For larger or longer jobs we draw on the wider network. Every officer is BS 7858 vetted and paid through PAYE, and attendance is logged with GPS book-on and a digital report, so you have a written record after any emergency call-out.
Wakefield has 10,155 registered businesses, with construction the largest sector at 1,690, then professional services at 1,135 and retail at 910. The motor trade accounts for 5.1% and transport and logistics for 7.0%, both above British averages. Car sales sites suit forecourt CCTV towers and overnight patrols, while depots need yard guarding and gatehouse control.
Kinsley Greyhound Stadium and Frickley AFC are the sports venues within 5km of Hemsworth. Venues admitting 200 or more people will have Martyn's Law duties when the Act commences, and we provide stewarding and event security for match days. 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 Hemsworth
Hemsworth, South Kirkby and Moorthorpe share a cluster of working sites: South Kirby Business Park, Langthwaite Green Industrial Estate, Renewi Wakefield and the Tarmac Ackworth Asphalt Plant. Holgate Hospital serves the area, and Fitzwilliam, Moorthorpe and South Elmsall stations are all within 5km.
With 54 pubs, bars and nightclubs and 5 construction sites mapped nearby, the security mix runs from licensed premises at weekends to plant and yards that sit empty overnight.
Services in Hemsworth
These services can be arranged in Hemsworth, South Kirkby and Moorthorpe, including at short notice through our control room.
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 1,370 offences within a mile of Hemsworth over September 2025 to August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences were the largest group at 582. Anti-social behaviour followed at 201 and criminal damage and arson at 126, the kind of damage that often leaves a business needing a site secured quickly. Shoplifting reached 98, down 53% on a year earlier, and overall crime in the latest quarter was 10% lower. Public order offences totalled 79.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Wakefield East officers are targeting the anti-social use of off-road bikes and quad bikes across the area, including bikes linked to drug supply.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Hemsworth.
Areas We Cover Near Hemsworth
Brierley is 2 miles from Hemsworth, South Elmsall 3 miles and Featherstone 4 miles, with Pontefract 6 miles away.
Postcodes We Cover in Hemsworth
The 3 postcode districts nearest central Hemsworth, covering parts of Wakefield and Barnsley.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Hemsworth Security FAQs
Yes. Call our 24/7 control room on 0800 471 4792 and we will arrange emergency guarding or a mobile patrol to protect the site until repairs are done. Criminal damage and arson accounted for 126 local offences last year.
Our control room receives activations around the clock and sends a key holder to check the premises. Visits are logged by GPS with a digital report, useful for businesses on estates like Langthwaite Green.
We do. Both are covered from Hemsworth along with South Kirby Business Park and the stations at Moorthorpe and South Elmsall. Key holding and alarm response work the same way across all three communities.
The motor trade makes up 5.1% of Wakefield businesses, compared with 3.0% across Britain. Forecourt CCTV towers monitored through an NSI Gold accredited monitoring centre and overnight patrols are the usual protection for stock.
Wakefield East police are tackling anti-social off-road and quad bike use. Yards and open land can be protected with CCTV towers, perimeter checks on patrol and monitored alarms that record any intrusion.
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