Lichfield combines a theatre and Guildhall, two railway stations and a ring of distribution parks and building sites. We provide guarding, patrols and event staff that fit each side of the place.
Trusted Protection in Lichfield
Lichfield has two distinct faces on the 5km map. One is civic and social: the Guildhall, the Lichfield Garrick, Samuel Johnson Community Hospital, 39 pubs and bars, and stations at Lichfield City and Lichfield Trent Valley. The other is logistical: Fradley Park, the Tesco and Palletways distribution centres, Britannia Enterprise Park and The Shires Industrial Estate, with 67 construction sites mapped around them. Security needs differ sharply between the two, and we plan for both.
Lichfield Business Profile
Our network has 35 registered security workers living within 10 miles of Lichfield, 10 of whom are SIA-licensed and active for shifts, and five who patrol by car. For larger contracts we plan staffing ahead with the wider network. Each officer is BS 7858 vetted, paid through PAYE and books on by GPS, and their reports are reviewed by our 24/7 control room.
Lichfield district has 4,880 registered businesses. Construction, at 765, and professional services, at 760, are almost level, with business services third at 430. Finance firms make up 2.9% against 2.1% nationally, calling for corporate reception security and alarm response. Manufacturing, at 5.7% compared with 4.6%, adds production sites that need static guarding and access control.
On the venue side, the Lichfield Garrick, the Guildhall and The Kingfisher Club all sit inside 5km. Should an audience reach 200, Martyn's Law will start to bite once it comes into force; our stewards can take on searches, crowd positions and the evacuation drill. 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 Lichfield
Shopping in Lichfield is split between The Sterling Centre, Imperial Retail Park, the Boley Park shops and Swinfen Heart Of The Country. Each has a different rhythm, from neighbourhood parades to destination retail, and each faces the rise in shop theft recorded over the past year.
Out at Fradley Park and the distribution centres, large yards and loading bays operate around shift changes, while 67 mapped construction sites mean plant and materials are spread across the district. Gatehouse officers, CCTV towers and mobile patrols suit that side of Lichfield best.
Services in Lichfield
These services fit Lichfield's distribution parks, building sites, shops and venues.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Police.uk counted 2,847 offences inside a mile of Lichfield over September 2025 to August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences were the largest category at 1,055, followed by anti-social behaviour at 487 and shoplifting at 288. Public order offences reached 253 and vehicle crime 188. The latest three months were 30% higher than a year before, and shoplifting jumped 80%. Retailers should take that increase seriously, and businesses with car parks or fleets should note that vehicle crime is the local team's stated priority.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Staffordshire Police's North Lichfield team has made preventing and disrupting vehicle crime its priority, based on community feedback and crime data.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Lichfield.
Areas We Cover Near Lichfield
We also cover Burntwood, 4 miles from Lichfield, Fazeley at 6 miles and Rugeley at 7.
Postcodes We Cover in Lichfield
The 3 postcode districts nearest central Lichfield, covering parts of Lichfield.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Lichfield Security FAQs
Yes. Distribution and industrial premises such as Fradley Park and Britannia Enterprise Park can have gatehouse officers, warehouse guards, vehicle checks and roving patrols. Every attendance is GPS-stamped and written up digitally.
The Police.uk count for shoplifting reached 288 within one mile, an 80% leap on twelve months earlier. A visible guard by the entrance, or a plain-clothes detective on the floor, makes a store a harder target and gives staff at The Sterling Centre or Imperial Retail Park someone to call on.
Builders are the district's largest group of firms at 765, and the map counts 67 live projects inside 5km. Solar towers with cameras, a gate guard and night-time patrol rounds keep plant, fuel and materials where the site manager left them.
Vehicle crime accounted for 188 offences within a mile and is the North Lichfield policing team's stated priority. Mobile patrols, CCTV towers and monitoring help deter theft from and of vehicles.
For performances, functions and shows at venues like the Garrick or the Guildhall, we supply stewards and door supervisors. Larger audiences of 200 or more will bring Martyn's Law responsibilities from 2027, and we can help with the paperwork and the practice beforehand.
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Tell us about your site and what you need. We'll price it and come back to you, normally within one working day.
Phone 0800 471 4792 to price guarding or patrols, or take up a free audit, worth £250, of your Lichfield site, store or venue.
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