# Kensington, Liverpool: Retail and Door Security | Go Security > Retail and hospitality each make up 10.4% of Liverpool firms. Store detectives, door supervisors and site guards for Kensington and nearby Liverpool. Source: https://gosecurity.uk/security-kensington.html --- [Home](https://gosecurity.uk/) / [Locations](https://gosecurity.uk/locations.html) / Kensington, Liverpool # Security Services in Kensington Liverpool's business base tilts towards shops and late-night trade, and Kensington feels it. We place store detectives on retail floors, door supervisors at bars and guards on building sites across this part of the city. [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 Kensington ## Shops and late trade set the demand Two sectors stand out in Liverpool's figures. Retailers make up 10.4% of the city's 14,975 registered businesses, compared with 7.8% nationally, and hospitality matches that 10.4% against a British 6.5%. Around Kensington, that means Montrose Retail Park and the Great Homer Street District Centre on one side, and 485 pubs, bars and clubs within 5km on the other. Each calls for officers trained in theft prevention or licensed premises. - Retail at 10.4% of Liverpool businesses - Hospitality also 10.4%, against 6.5% nationally - 485 pubs, bars and clubs within 5km - 59 construction sites mapped nearby Get a Quote [View Kensington on OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Kensington%2C%20Liverpool) Kensington Business Profile ## Where Kensington's security spend goes Professional services lead Liverpool with 2,360 businesses, construction comes second with 1,830 and retail third with 1,555. For shops, uniformed retail officers and store detectives deter theft and give staff someone to turn to. For bars and clubs, SIA-licensed door supervisors manage entry and closing. Construction firms, with 59 sites mapped near Kensington, rely on CCTV towers and night patrols. Our network includes 45 registered security workers living within 10 miles of Kensington. Thirty of them are SIA-active and can be placed on rotas, and 15 drive for mobile patrol and alarm work. Each officer is BS 7858 vetted and paid through PAYE, with shifts tracked by GPS and reported digitally through our 24/7 control room. 30 SIA-licensed officers within 10 miles 14,975 Registered businesses in Liverpool 30 Warehouse buildings mapped within 5 km 59 Active construction sites mapped within 5 km ### Retail, venues and estates near Kensington - **Industrial & business parks:** Boaler Street Industrial Estate, Lister Drive Greener Grid Park, Kingsway Industrial Park, Mersey Heat Energy Centre, Wellington Employment Park and Brunswick Business Park - **Retail parks & shopping centres:** Montrose Retail Park, Chestnut Building Centres, St John's Shopping Centre, Clayton Square Shopping Centre, Great Homer Street District Centre and Metquarter - **Hospitals:** Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Paddington Community Diagnostic Centre, Liverpool Women's Hospital and Breckfield and North Everton - **Rail stations:** Edge Hill, Liverpool Lime Street, Liverpool Central, Wavertree Technology Park and Moorfields ### Venues & Martyn's Law Eventim Olympia, O2 Academy Liverpool and the Liverpool Empire Theatre all lie within 5km. Venues and events for 200 or more people will carry Martyn's Law duties once the Act takes effect, and our event officers can support their preparation. [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 Kensington ## Shopping centres, stations and hospitals Several of Liverpool's best-known shopping centres fall within 5km of Kensington, including St John's, Clayton Square and Metquarter, as do Lime Street, Central and Moorfields stations. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Liverpool Women's Hospital are in the same radius. Industrial land at Boaler Street, Kingsway Industrial Park and Wellington Employment Park adds yards and units to protect. The mix of homes, shops, late venues and building work needs security that changes with the time of day. [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kensington_Liverpool.JPG) by John Bradley, CC BY-SA 3.0 Services in Kensington Each service below can be tailored to a Kensington shop, bar, construction site, office or industrial unit. [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 ## What the Kensington data shows Police.uk counted 8,396 crimes within a mile of Kensington in the twelve months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 3,269, around 39%. Drugs offences were second with 1,017, about 12%, followed by public order on 756, anti-social behaviour on 577 and criminal damage and arson on 548. Crime overall rose 8% in the latest three months against a year earlier, while shoplifting fell 10%. For bars and shops, the violence and drugs figures underline the value of licensed, trained staff at the door. 8,396 Recorded crimes in 12 months 3,269 Violence & sexual offences 1,017 Drugs 756 Public order 577 Anti-social behaviour 548 Criminal damage & arson 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 ## Kensington and Fairfield policing Merseyside Police's Kensington and Fairfield team has a single stated priority: anti-social behaviour linked to drugs. Kensington and Fairfield Merseyside Police **Current neighbourhood priorities:** - Drug related ASB [View this team on Police.uk →](https://www.merseyside.police.uk/) Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Kensington. Areas We Cover Near Kensington ## Neighbouring districts Fairfield, Tuebrook and Everton are each 1 mile from Kensington. We work across those districts and the others shown in the list below. [Edge Hill](https://gosecurity.uk/security-edge-hill.html) [Fairfield](https://gosecurity.uk/security-fairfield.html) [Everton](https://gosecurity.uk/security-everton.html) [Tuebrook](https://gosecurity.uk/security-tuebrook.html) [Wavertree](https://gosecurity.uk/security-wavertree.html) [Vauxhall](https://gosecurity.uk/security-vauxhall.html) [Anfield](https://gosecurity.uk/security-anfield.html) [Toxteth](https://gosecurity.uk/security-toxteth.html) [Liverpool](https://gosecurity.uk/security-liverpool.html) [Old Swan](https://gosecurity.uk/security-old-swan.html) [Clubmoor](https://gosecurity.uk/security-clubmoor.html) [Kirkdale](https://gosecurity.uk/security-kirkdale.html) Postcodes We Cover in Kensington ### Kensington postcode coverage The 9 postcode districts nearest central Kensington, covering parts of Liverpool. L7L6L1L3L5L13L2L8L15 Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? [Check coverage](https://gosecurity.uk/coverage.html). Kensington Security FAQs ## Frequently asked questions ### Do you supply store detectives in Kensington? Yes. Retail makes up 10.4% of Liverpool businesses, well above the 7.8% national share. We provide uniformed retail officers and plain-clothes store detectives for shops at Montrose Retail Park, Great Homer Street and in the city centre. ### Can you provide door supervisors for bars nearby? There are 485 pubs, bars and clubs within 5km of Kensington, and hospitality is 10.4% of Liverpool firms. Our SIA-licensed door supervisors manage queues, entry and closing time, logging incidents with our control room. ### How do you handle drug-related nuisance near premises? Drug-related anti-social behaviour is the local police priority, and Police.uk recorded 1,017 drugs offences within a mile. Visible patrols and CCTV around entrances and car parks discourage loitering, and we record incidents for police. ### Can you guard construction sites in this part of Liverpool? Mapping shows 59 construction sites within 5km of Kensington. We provide CCTV towers, static guards and out-of-hours patrols to deter theft of plant and materials, with every visit GPS-logged. ### How many security workers live near Kensington? We have 45 registered security workers in our network within 10 miles, 30 of whom hold a live SIA licence and can be booked. Fifteen run patrol vehicles. Free, no-obligation quote ## Get a security quote in Kensington 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 ## Secure your Kensington premises Ring 0800 471 4792 to price door, retail or site security in Kensington, or ask for our free on-site audit and 25-point risk checklist. [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.