# Kendal Security: Farms, Sites and Town Centre | Go Security > Agriculture makes up 20.8% of Westmorland and Furness firms against 4.5% nationally. Rural patrols, CCTV towers and guarding for Kendal businesses. Source: https://gosecurity.uk/security-kendal.html --- [Home](https://gosecurity.uk/) / [Locations](https://gosecurity.uk/locations.html) / Kendal, Cumbria # Security Services in Kendal Kendal works within a council area where farming accounts for more than a fifth of all firms, so our help here spans remote yards and outbuildings as well as the shops and bars of the town centre. [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 Kendal ## Rural yards and a busy town centre Around Kendal, agriculture is the single biggest business group in Westmorland and Furness, at 20.8% of firms compared with 4.5% across Great Britain. Isolated barns, machinery sheds and fuel stores suit solar CCTV towers and rural mobile patrols. In town, the Cumbria Constabulary team has heard concerns about groups of youths on evenings and weekends, and about electric motorbikes and scooters ridden antisocially, which shapes what Kendal retailers and licensed premises ask of their guards. - 2,395 farming businesses in the council area - Mintsfeet and Mealbank Mill industrial estates within 5km - 38 pubs, bars and nightclubs nearby - Shoplifting down 17% on the year before Get a Quote [View Kendal on OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Kendal%2C%20Cumbria) Kendal Business Profile ## Kendal's business base and its risks Westmorland and Furness holds 11,495 registered businesses. After farming's 2,395 come construction with 1,555 and hospitality with 1,155. Ten building sites appear on the map within 5km of Kendal, where tools and plant left overnight are an obvious target. Hospitality brings a different need: door staff for evenings, and trained people who can calm a situation before it escalates on a Friday or Saturday. Utilities firms are a small group at 1.0% of local businesses, yet that is still above the 0.6% national share, and critical sites like these usually call for guarding and remote CCTV monitoring. Every officer we send is SIA-licensed, BS 7858 vetted and on our PAYE payroll, and each visit is logged by GPS and written up in a digital patrol report checked by our 24/7 control room. 11,495 Registered businesses in Westmorland and Furness 10 Active construction sites mapped within 5 km 38 Pubs, bars & nightclubs within 5 km ### Industrial estates, shops and venues in Kendal - **Industrial & business parks:** AgeUK South Lakeland Distribution Centre, Mintsfeet Industrial Estate, Fell View Trading Park, Mealbank Mill Industrial Estate, Hall House Industrial Estate and Kent House - **Retail parks & shopping centres:** Westmorland Centre and South Lakes Retail Park - **Hospitals:** Westmorland General Hospital - **Rail stations:** Kendal, Oxenholme Lake District and Burneside ### Venues & Martyn's Law Brewery Arts Centre, The Box and The Venue are among the places to see shows or gather within 5km. Venues for 200 or more will fall under Martyn's Law once it starts, and we can provide event security to support those duties. [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 Kendal ## Trading parks, stations and the hospital Kendal's named sites include Fell View Trading Park, Hall House Industrial Estate and the AgeUK South Lakeland Distribution Centre, with shopping at the Westmorland Centre and South Lakes Retail Park. Westmorland General Hospital serves the area, and trains stop at Kendal, Burneside and Oxenholme Lake District. That spread of warehousing, retail and healthcare means each site's security plan looks a little different, from yard patrols to a staffed reception. [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kendal_roofscape.jpg) by Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0 Services in Kendal Choose from the services below for a Kendal farm, shop, warehouse, building site or licensed venue. [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 ## Recorded crime close to Kendal Police.uk lists 1,988 offences within one mile of Kendal for September 2025 to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences account for 945, close to half of the total. Public order follows with 189, then criminal damage and arson on 177, anti-social behaviour on 138 and shoplifting on 134. The most recent quarter was level with a year earlier, and shoplifting fell 17%. Criminal damage at that level is a reminder that shopfronts, vehicles and yards need watching after closing time, whether by patrol or monitored camera. 1,988 Recorded crimes in 12 months 945 Violence & sexual offences 189 Public order 177 Criminal damage & arson 138 Anti-social behaviour 134 Shoplifting 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 ## Kendal, Burneside and Endmoor police team Residents and business owners have told this Cumbria Constabulary team about youths gathering in the town centre and about electric bikes and scooters ridden in a way that puts pedestrians at risk. Kendal, Burneside and Endmoor Cumbria Constabulary **Current neighbourhood priorities:** - You have told us that you are concerned, as business owners and local residents that you are concerned about a group of youths causing issues in Kendal Town Centre on evenings and weekends. - You have told us that you have seen increasing numbers of electric motorbikes and electric scooters being used in an anti social manner and in a way that causes a risk to pedestrians. [View this team on Police.uk →](https://www.cumbria.police.uk/) Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Kendal. Areas We Cover Near Kendal ## Towns around Kendal Windermere lies 7 miles away, Sedbergh 9 and Kirkby Lonsdale 11. We arrange patrols and guarding in each, plus the wider list of towns shown below. [Windermere](https://gosecurity.uk/security-windermere.html) [Sedbergh](https://gosecurity.uk/security-sedbergh.html) [Kirkby Lonsdale](https://gosecurity.uk/security-kirkby-lonsdale.html) [Ambleside](https://gosecurity.uk/security-ambleside.html) [Grange-over-Sands](https://gosecurity.uk/security-grange-over-sands.html) [Carnforth](https://gosecurity.uk/security-carnforth.html) [Ulverston](https://gosecurity.uk/security-ulverston.html) [Bentham](https://gosecurity.uk/security-bentham.html) [Morecambe](https://gosecurity.uk/security-morecambe.html) [Kirkby Stephen](https://gosecurity.uk/security-kirkby-stephen.html) [Broughton-in-Furness](https://gosecurity.uk/security-broughton-in-furness.html) [Lancaster](https://gosecurity.uk/security-lancaster.html) Postcodes We Cover in Kendal ### Kendal postcode coverage The 6 postcode districts nearest central Kendal, covering parts of Westmorland and Furness, Lancaster and North Yorkshire. LA9LA8LA7LA23LA10LA11 Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? [Check coverage](https://gosecurity.uk/coverage.html). Kendal Security FAQs ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you secure farm buildings outside Kendal? Yes. Farming makes up 20.8% of businesses across Westmorland and Furness, far above the 4.5% national figure. Solar-powered CCTV towers need no mains supply, and rural mobile patrols can check gates, sheds and machinery after dark. ### What can a shop in Kendal town centre do about youths causing trouble? Local police list groups of youths in the town centre on evenings and weekends as a concern. A uniformed officer at the door, linked to CCTV monitoring, gives staff support and creates a clear record if incidents need reporting. ### Do you guard building sites near Kendal? We do. Ten construction sites are mapped within 5km and construction is the second largest sector locally, with 1,555 firms. Static guards, CCTV towers and night patrols help protect plant and materials. ### Do you provide door staff for pubs and bars? Yes. There are 38 pubs, bars and nightclubs within 5km of Kendal, and public order offences reached 189 in the past year. Our SIA-licensed door supervisors can cover regular weekends or one-off events. ### Do you also cover Windermere and Ambleside? We cover Windermere at 7 miles and Ambleside at 11 miles, along with Sedbergh, Kirkby Lonsdale and Grange-over-Sands, so a group of sites across the area can sit under one contract. Free, no-obligation quote ## Get a security quote in Kendal 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 ## Get a Kendal security plan priced Request our free on-site audit for your Kendal premises, worth £250, or phone 0800 471 4792 and we will put together a 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.