Horsham's events calendar runs from performances at The Capitol and functions at the Normandy Centre to late nights at The Rec Rooms, and each crowd needs stewarding, door cover and planning to suit.
Trusted Protection in Horsham
Venues around Horsham range from arts spaces such as The Capitol, Art-K and Ceramic Shack to the Everyman cinema, the Normandy Centre and The Rec Rooms. Where a venue can hold 200 or more people, Martyn's Law will set out duties for preparing against attack once it takes effect, and organisers need searches, stewarding and an evacuation plan that works. Our event teams provide SIA-licensed staff for one-off events and regular programmes alike.
Horsham Business Profile
Horsham district has around 7,620 registered businesses. Professional services lead with 1,375, construction has 1,125 and business services 755. Business services run at 9.9% of firms against 8.0% nationally, which means office security, key holding and alarm response. Manufacturing, at 5.4% against 4.6%, calls for static guarding and access control at production sites such as those on North Heath Lane Industrial Estate.
Our network includes 55 security workers living within 10 miles of Horsham, 25 of whom are SIA-licensed and can be booked, and 15 with a car for mobile patrols. All are BS 7858 vetted and employed on PAYE. Our in-house control room runs 24/7, and every visit is logged by GPS with a digital report.
The Capitol, the Normandy Centre and The Rec Rooms are the larger crowd venues locally. Horsham venues for 200 or more people will need to meet Martyn's Law when it starts, and our teams can draw up search, stewarding and evacuation arrangements. 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 Horsham
Swan Walk, Tanbridge Retail Park and Broadbridge Retail Park carry the town's retail trade, while Lawson Hunt Industrial Estate, Nowhurst Business Park and Warnham Brick Works hold industry. Horsham, Littlehaven, Christ's Hospital and Warnham stations serve the area, and 17 construction sites are mapped within 5km.
Police here are targeting drug activity, anti-social behaviour and reckless e-bike riding, all of which tend to cluster around evening venues and shopping areas.
Services in Horsham
From door supervision and event stewarding to retail and site cover, these services suit Horsham businesses.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Within a mile of Horsham, Police.uk logged 3,023 offences in the year to August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences reached 806 and anti-social behaviour almost matched it on 796. Shoplifting came third with 587, then criminal damage and arson on 210 and public order on 179. The latest three months were 14% higher than a year before. For venues and shops, the near-equal weight of violence and anti-social behaviour argues for trained door staff and well-placed cameras.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Sussex Police's Denne and Forest team is concentrating on drug activity and drug harm, anti-social behaviour, and reckless e-bike riding.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Horsham.
Areas We Cover Near Horsham
Crawley is 7 miles from Horsham, Horley 10 and Haywards Heath 11; the rest of our nearby coverage is listed below.
Postcodes We Cover in Horsham
The 6 postcode districts nearest central Horsham, covering parts of Horsham, Mole Valley, Waverley, Mid Sussex, Crawley, Chichester and Tandridge.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Horsham Security FAQs
Yes. Our event teams supply SIA-licensed stewards and door staff for theatres, arts centres and function halls. For audiences of 200 or more, Martyn's Law will apply once it commences, and we help with search routines and evacuation planning.
There are 36 pubs, bars and clubs within 5km, including The Rec Rooms. Our door supervisors can cover weekend nights, special events or a regular rota, with incidents recorded through our control room.
Police.uk recorded 587 shoplifting offences within a mile in a year. Uniformed retail officers, store detectives and monitored CCTV help retailers in Swan Walk and the retail parks deter theft and gather evidence.
Manufacturing makes up 5.4% of local businesses, above the British 4.6%. Static guards, access control and alarm response suit units on North Heath Lane, Lawson Hunt or Nowhurst Business Park.
Our network has 55 security workers within 10 miles. Twenty-five are licensed and available to book, and 15 have a car, which helps with mobile patrols and covering events across the district.
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Call 0800 471 4792 for an event or venue quote, or book a free on-site security audit, worth £250, for your Horsham premises.
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