# Hereford Security and Event Staff | Go Security > Edgar Street, the Odeon and The Courtyard Theatre are all within 5km of Hereford. Event security, door staff and retail guards for the city. Source: https://gosecurity.uk/security-hereford.html --- [Home](https://gosecurity.uk/) / [Locations](https://gosecurity.uk/locations.html) / Hereford, Herefordshire # Security Services in Hereford Hereford's events calendar runs from football at Edgar Street to plays at The Courtyard Theatre and films at the Odeon and the outdoor cinema. We provide stewards, door supervisors and event security for venues and organisers. [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 Hereford ## Events and venues in Hereford Hereford has six named venues within 5km: Edgar Street stadium, the Odeon, The Courtyard with its theatre and cinema, and Outdoor Cinema Hereford. Crowds at a match differ from audiences at a play or an open-air screening, and each needs its own plan for entry, stewarding and emergencies. With around 54 pubs and bars nearby as well, the city's evenings also call for licensed door staff. - Edgar Street stadium within 5km - The Courtyard theatre and cinema in the city - 613 shoplifting offences within a mile - Agriculture at 20.5% of county firms Get a Quote [View Hereford on OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Hereford%2C%20Herefordshire) Hereford Business Profile ## Farming, factories and Herefordshire firms Herefordshire has 10,835 registered businesses, and agriculture leads with 2,220, ahead of construction on 1,315 and professional services on 1,230. Farming makes up 20.5% of firms against 4.5% nationally, and the local police team has named rural crime as a priority. Solar CCTV towers and rural mobile patrols suit farms where buildings are isolated. Manufacturing is above average too, at 5.7% compared with 4.6%, so production units on estates such as Rockfield and Three Mills need access control, static guarding and alarm response. Nine construction sites are mapped within 5km. Every officer we place holds an SIA licence, has passed BS 7858 vetting and is paid through PAYE. 10,835 Registered businesses in Herefordshire, County of 9 Active construction sites mapped within 5 km 54 Pubs, bars & nightclubs within 5 km ### Venues, retail and industry in Hereford - **Industrial & business parks:** Rockfield Industrial Estate, Foley Trading Estate, Imperial Business Centre, Hereford Trade Park, Three Mills Trading Estate and Thorn Business Park - **Retail parks & shopping centres:** Maylord Shopping Centre, Brook Retail Park, Hereford Retail Park and Spur Retail Park - **Hospitals:** Hereford County Hospital and Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital - **Rail stations:** Hereford ### Venues & Martyn's Law Spectators at Edgar Street, theatregoers at The Courtyard and cinema audiences at the Odeon all gather within 5km. Under Martyn's Law, any site expecting 200 or more must prepare for an attack, and our team can help write and staff that plan. [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 Hereford ## A shopping and working city Beyond its venues, Hereford has Maylord Shopping Centre and three retail parks, Brook, Hereford and Spur, all within 5km. Industry is spread across Foley Trading Estate, Hereford Trade Park, Thorn Business Park and the Imperial Business Centre, while Hereford County Hospital and Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital keep going day and night. Given 613 shop thefts recorded inside a mile, retail guarding is the need that comes up across the most premises. [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Centre_of_Hereford_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4306743.jpg) by Clint Mann, CC BY-SA 2.0 Services in Hereford The services below can be arranged for Hereford venues, shops, industrial estates and farms. [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 ## Police.uk figures for Hereford Police.uk recorded 3,878 offences within one mile of Hereford between September 2025 and August 2026. Violence and sexual offences made up 1,499, about 39%. Shoplifting was next with 613, then anti-social behaviour with 534, criminal damage and arson with 293 and public order with 274. The latest three months were 8% above the same period a year earlier, and shoplifting rose 6% over the year. Retailers and licensed venues both have reason to review their cover. 3,878 Recorded crimes in 12 months 1,499 Violence & sexual offences 613 Shoplifting 534 Anti-social behaviour 293 Criminal damage & arson 274 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 Mercia Police in Hereford West Mercia Police's Hereford City Southside and Rural team has set road safety, rural crime and anti-social behaviour as its priorities, based on resident feedback and crime data. Hereford City Southside and Rural West Mercia Police **Current neighbourhood priorities:** - Issue: Road Safety You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns. - Issue: Rural crime You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns. - Issue: Anti-social behaviour You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns. [View this team on Police.uk →](https://www.westmercia.police.uk/area/your-area/west-mercia/herefordshire/hereford-city-southside-and-rural/) Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Hereford. Areas We Cover Near Hereford ## Towns around Hereford Ross-on-Wye is 11 miles from Hereford, with Leominster and Ledbury both 12 miles away. We cover all three. [Ross-on-Wye](https://gosecurity.uk/security-ross-on-wye.html) [Leominster](https://gosecurity.uk/security-leominster.html) [Ledbury](https://gosecurity.uk/security-ledbury.html) [Bromyard](https://gosecurity.uk/security-bromyard.html) [Mitcheldean](https://gosecurity.uk/security-mitcheldean.html) [Newent](https://gosecurity.uk/security-newent.html) [Kington](https://gosecurity.uk/security-kington.html) [Monmouth](https://gosecurity.uk/security-monmouth.html) [Malvern](https://gosecurity.uk/security-malvern.html) [Hay-on-Wye](https://gosecurity.uk/security-hay-on-wye.html) [Tenbury Wells](https://gosecurity.uk/security-tenbury-wells.html) [Cinderford](https://gosecurity.uk/security-cinderford.html) Postcodes We Cover in Hereford ### Hereford postcode coverage The 3 postcode districts nearest central Hereford, covering parts of Herefordshire, County of. HR1HR4HR2 Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? [Check coverage](https://gosecurity.uk/coverage.html). Hereford Security FAQs ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you staff match days at Edgar Street? We can. The ground sits inside 5km of the city, alongside The Courtyard Theatre and the Odeon. Our licensed stewards handle turnstiles, crowd flow and searches, and we can draft Martyn's Law procedures with you ahead of 2027 where attendance reaches 200 or more. ### Do you supply door staff for Hereford bars? Roughly 54 licensed premises trade inside 5km. We place door supervisors who hold SIA badges and have cleared BS 7858, and each one keeps a digital log that supports your licence conditions. ### Is shoplifting a concern in Hereford? Shoplifting reached 613 offences within a mile in 12 months, up 6% on the year before. Uniformed retail guards at sites such as Maylord Shopping Centre help deter theft and support prosecutions. ### Can you help with rural crime? The local police team names rural crime as a priority, and agriculture makes up 20.5% of Herefordshire businesses. We use solar CCTV towers and rural mobile patrols logged by GPS. ### Which nearby towns do you cover? We cover Ross-on-Wye at 11 miles, Leominster and Ledbury at 12 miles, and Bromyard at 13 miles, with Malvern 17 miles away. Free, no-obligation quote ## Get a security quote in Hereford 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 through your Hereford venue's needs Ring 0800 471 4792 and we will price stewarding, door cover or guarding, or visit your Hereford site for a free audit normally worth £250. [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.