# Emergency Security Cover in Hemsworth | Go Security > Emergency guarding, alarm response and key holding for Hemsworth, South Kirkby and Moorthorpe. Motor trade is 5.1% of Wakefield firms. Call 0800 471 4792. Source: https://gosecurity.uk/security-hemsworth.html --- [Home](https://gosecurity.uk/) / [Locations](https://gosecurity.uk/locations.html) / Hemsworth, West Yorkshire # Security Services in Hemsworth 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. [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 Hemsworth ## Short-notice cover for Hemsworth businesses 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. - 24/7 control room for alarms and emergencies - Five SIA-licensed network officers within 10 miles - Motor trade 5.1% of Wakefield firms, versus 3.0% - Shoplifting down 53% on the previous year Get a Quote [View Hemsworth on OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Hemsworth%2C%20West%20Yorkshire) Hemsworth Business Profile ## Officers and the Wakefield business mix 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. 5 SIA-licensed officers within 10 miles 10,155 Registered businesses in Wakefield 5 Active construction sites mapped within 5 km 54 Pubs, bars & nightclubs within 5 km ### Estates, stations and venues nearby - **Industrial & business parks:** South Kirby Business Park, Langthwaite Green Industrial Estate and Renewi Wakefield - **Hospitals:** Holgate Hospital - **Rail stations:** Fitzwilliam, Moorthorpe and South Elmsall ### Venues & Martyn's Law 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](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 Hemsworth ## Three linked communities around 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](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 ## Hemsworth crime and recent trends 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. 1,370 Recorded crimes in 12 months 582 Violence & sexual offences 201 Anti-social behaviour 126 Criminal damage & arson 98 Shoplifting 79 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 ## West Yorkshire Police, Wakefield East 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. Wakefield East West Yorkshire Police **Current neighbourhood priorities:** - Nuisance and Anti-Social Bikes - We will continue to disrupt and target the use of off-road bikes and quad bikes being used anti-socially across Wakefield East, including those being used in the drugs supply network. [View this team on Police.uk →](https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/my-neighbourhood/wakefield/wakefield-east) Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Hemsworth. Areas We Cover Near Hemsworth ## Towns close to Hemsworth Brierley is 2 miles from Hemsworth, South Elmsall 3 miles and Featherstone 4 miles, with Pontefract 6 miles away. [Brierley](https://gosecurity.uk/security-brierley.html) [South Elmsall](https://gosecurity.uk/security-south-elmsall.html) [Featherstone](https://gosecurity.uk/security-featherstone.html) [Pontefract](https://gosecurity.uk/security-pontefract.html) [Normanton](https://gosecurity.uk/security-normanton.html) [Barnsley](https://gosecurity.uk/security-barnsley.html) [Wakefield](https://gosecurity.uk/security-wakefield.html) [Wath upon Dearne](https://gosecurity.uk/security-wath-upon-dearne.html) [Castleford](https://gosecurity.uk/security-castleford.html) [Askern](https://gosecurity.uk/security-askern.html) [Mexborough](https://gosecurity.uk/security-mexborough.html) [Ossett](https://gosecurity.uk/security-ossett.html) Postcodes We Cover in Hemsworth ### Hemsworth postcode coverage The 3 postcode districts nearest central Hemsworth, covering parts of Wakefield and Barnsley. WF9S72WF7 Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? [Check coverage](https://gosecurity.uk/coverage.html). Hemsworth Security FAQs ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you secure our premises after a break-in in Hemsworth? 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. ### Who answers our alarm out of hours? 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. ### Do you cover South Kirkby and Moorthorpe too? 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. ### What can car dealers do about vehicle theft? 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. ### Do off-road bikes affect local businesses? 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. Free, no-obligation quote ## Get a security quote in Hemsworth 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 ## Need cover in Hemsworth urgently Phone 0800 471 4792 to arrange emergency cover in Hemsworth, or book a free security audit, worth £250, to plan ahead. [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.