Lyme Regis is a south-coast town in Dorset, where builders, farms and small manufacturers make up much of the business base. We provide rural patrols, key holding, CCTV towers and event cover suited to that mix.
Trusted Protection in Lyme Regis
Dorset's 18,000 registered businesses are led by construction, professional services and agriculture, and two sectors stand out against the national picture: farming at 10.7% and manufacturing at 6.4%. Around Lyme Regis that translates into building firms with yards and plant, farms spread across open land and small production units. Each needs something different, from solar CCTV towers on a field to alarm response at a workshop.
Lyme Regis Business Profile
Construction is the biggest group in Dorset with 2,830 firms, ahead of 2,335 professional services businesses and 1,930 in agriculture. For builders, the risk is plant, tools and fuel left on site or in yards overnight. For farms, it is equipment and stock in remote buildings. Mobile patrols, CCTV towers and alarm response are usually more practical here than a full-time guard.
Manufacturing makes up 6.4% of Dorset businesses, above the 4.6% British figure, and production sites tend to need access control and alarm response. Officers we place in Lyme Regis are SIA-licensed, vetted to BS 7858 and paid through PAYE, and we plan staffing for regular contracts ahead of time. Our 24/7 control room monitors every shift.
The Marine Theatre and Regent Cinema are the two venues within 5km. Performances or screenings for 200 or more people will bring Martyn's Law duties once the Act starts, and we can provide stewards. 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 Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis sits on the south coast of England in Dorset. Its 5km map lists no industrial estates, retail parks, hospitals or rail stations, but does include 14 pubs, bars and clubs, a theatre and a cinema. The business community is small and spread out, rather than gathered on large estates.
That makes key holding, alarm response and occasional event staffing the most likely needs, with patrols for building sites and farms in the surrounding countryside.
Services in Lyme Regis
These services suit Lyme Regis's builders, farms, workshops and venues, from rural patrols to event security.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
For September 2025 to August 2026, Police.uk lists 164 offences in the mile around Lyme Regis.
Violence and sexual offences made up 70 of them, and anti-social behaviour 40, about a quarter of the total. Other theft, public order and criminal damage and arson each stood at 10 or 11. The latest three months fell 31% compared with a year earlier. These are modest numbers, but for a small business a single break-in or damage incident still matters, so alarms and key holding are worth having.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Lyme Regis is policed by Dorset Police's Bridport team, whose current priorities include anti-social driving around West Bay and shoplifting in Bridport town centre.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Lyme Regis.
Areas We Cover Near Lyme Regis
From Lyme Regis we also serve Axminster at 5 miles, Seaton and Colyton at 6 miles, and Bridport at 8 miles.
Postcodes We Cover in Lyme Regis
The 6 postcode districts nearest central Lyme Regis, covering parts of Dorset, East Devon and Somerset.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Lyme Regis Security FAQs
Construction is Dorset's largest sector with 2,830 businesses. We offer CCTV towers, mobile patrols and alarm response to protect plant, tools and materials on sites and in yards out of hours.
Dorset counts 1,930 agricultural businesses, 10.7% of the total and well over twice the national figure. Officers on rural rounds check gates and machinery stores, while solar-powered towers keep watch on fields and fuel tanks.
Yes. We supply SIA-licensed stewards for the Marine Theatre and Regent Cinema. Where 200 or more people attend, Martyn's Law will apply when it takes effect and we can help prepare search and evacuation plans.
The Bridport team of Dorset Police, which covers Lyme Regis, lists anti-social driving around West Bay and a shoplifting series in Bridport town centre among its priorities.
Yes. With 164 offences recorded within a mile over the past year, the main risk for many small firms is an occasional break-in. Our key holding and alarm response service sends an officer to check and secure the building.
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