# Marlborough Retail Security and Patrols | Go Security > Police.uk logged 91 shoplifting offences within a mile of Marlborough, and police list retail crime as their priority. Retail officers and patrols. Source: https://gosecurity.uk/security-marlborough.html --- [Home](https://gosecurity.uk/) / [Locations](https://gosecurity.uk/locations.html) / Marlborough, Wiltshire # Security Services in Marlborough Police.uk logged 91 shoplifting offences around Marlborough in a year, and Wiltshire Police name retail crime as the town team's sole priority. We put trained officers where that theft happens. [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 Marlborough ## Retail theft is the pressing issue Marlborough has no large shopping centre or retail park on our map, so the shops affected are the town's own independents and high street names. Police.uk counted 91 shoplifting offences within one mile last year, and overall crime in the latest quarter was 30% up on a year earlier. The Marlborough Town police team has made retail crime its one stated priority. A uniformed officer at the door or a store detective on the floor is the most direct answer, and our network has fifteen security workers living within ten miles. - 91 shoplifting offences within a mile - Police focus solely on retail crime - Farms make up 9.2% of Wiltshire firms - Five industrial and business sites nearby Get a Quote [View Marlborough on OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Marlborough%2C%20Wiltshire) Marlborough Business Profile ## Officers near Marlborough and Wiltshire's trade Fifteen security workers on our register have homes inside a ten-mile radius of Marlborough, and five of them currently hold an SIA licence and take bookings. Larger or longer contracts draw on our wider Wiltshire coverage. Whoever arrives has cleared BS 7858 vetting and is on our PAYE payroll, and their GPS book-on and patrol notes go straight to the 24/7 control room. Wiltshire's 21,570 registered businesses are led by professional services on 3,570, construction on 2,985 and agriculture on 1,980. Farms take a 9.2% share against 4.5% for Britain, and motor trade sits a little above average at 3.4% against 3.0%. Beyond the high street, that means rural mobile patrols, solar CCTV towers and forecourt protection against vehicle theft. 5 SIA-licensed officers within 10 miles 21,570 Registered businesses in Wiltshire 12 Pubs, bars & nightclubs within 5 km ### Commercial areas we cover around Marlborough - **Industrial & business parks:** Stonebridge Close Industrial Estate, Marlborough Business Park, The Workshops and Barton Farm - **Hospitals:** Savernake Hospital 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 Marlborough ## High street shops and edge-of-town units Marlborough's mapped business sites sit away from the shops: Stonebridge Close Industrial Estate, Marlborough Business Park, The Workshops and Barton Farm, with Savernake Hospital nearby. Within 5km there are 12 pubs and bars and two mapped construction sites. So security here splits between daytime retail cover and night checks on the estates. [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:High_Street,_Marlborough_from_St_Peter%27s_church_roof_-_geograph.org.uk_-_460662.jpg) by Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0 Services in Marlborough These services can be combined for a Marlborough business; retail officers and mobile patrols are where most plans start. [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 ## Marlborough's recorded crime Police.uk shows 514 crimes inside a one-mile radius of Marlborough over September 2025 to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences came to 137, anti-social behaviour to 108 and shoplifting to 91. Criminal damage and arson reached 41, public order 37. The most recent quarter was 30% higher than its equivalent a year before. For traders, the 91 shoplifting offences are the figure that matters, and it is why the police have put retail crime at the top of their list. 514 Recorded crimes in 12 months 137 Violence & sexual offences 108 Anti-social behaviour 91 Shoplifting 41 Criminal damage & arson 37 Public order 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 ## Wiltshire Police, Marlborough Town The Marlborough Town neighbourhood team has a single priority at present: retail crime. Marlborough Town Wiltshire Police **Current neighbourhood priorities:** - Retail Crime [View this team on Police.uk →](https://www.wiltshire.police.uk) Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Marlborough. Areas We Cover Near Marlborough ## Towns beyond Marlborough We also work in Hungerford, 9 miles away, Swindon at 10 and Royal Wootton Bassett at 11. [Hungerford](https://gosecurity.uk/security-hungerford.html) [Swindon](https://gosecurity.uk/security-swindon.html) [Royal Wootton Bassett](https://gosecurity.uk/security-royal-wootton-bassett.html) [Calne](https://gosecurity.uk/security-calne.html) [Ludgershall](https://gosecurity.uk/security-ludgershall.html) [Devizes](https://gosecurity.uk/security-devizes.html) [Tidworth](https://gosecurity.uk/security-tidworth.html) [Highworth](https://gosecurity.uk/security-highworth.html) [Cricklade](https://gosecurity.uk/security-cricklade.html) [Chippenham](https://gosecurity.uk/security-chippenham.html) [Wantage](https://gosecurity.uk/security-wantage.html) [Newbury](https://gosecurity.uk/security-newbury.html) Postcodes We Cover in Marlborough ### Marlborough postcode coverage The 5 postcode districts nearest central Marlborough, covering parts of Swindon, West Berkshire, Wiltshire and Vale of White Horse. SN8SN9SN4RG17SN1 Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? [Check coverage](https://gosecurity.uk/coverage.html). Marlborough Security FAQs ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you stop shoplifting in our Marlborough shop? We can reduce it. Police.uk recorded 91 shoplifting offences within a mile over the year. A uniformed officer deters opportunists at the entrance, and a store detective can identify repeat offenders and gather evidence for the police. ### Are any officers based near Marlborough? Fifteen security workers in our network live within ten miles, and five are SIA-active right now. We add colleagues from across Wiltshire when a contract needs more people, and every officer is BS 7858 vetted and on our payroll. ### Do the police see retail crime as a problem here? Yes. Retail crime is the only priority listed by the Marlborough Town team at Wiltshire Police. Our officers' digital incident reports can support shops when they report offences. ### Can you patrol our unit on the business park? Premises on Marlborough Business Park or Stonebridge Close Industrial Estate can be checked on mobile rounds at unpredictable times. Criminal damage and arson reached 41 offences locally, so night checks and alarm response are worth having. ### Do you work with farms near Marlborough? Agriculture makes up 9.2% of Wiltshire businesses, about double the British rate. We provide rural patrols and solar CCTV towers for barns, yards and machinery stores without mains power. Free, no-obligation quote ## Get a security quote in Marlborough 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 ## Cut retail losses in Marlborough Call 0800 471 4792 to talk through retail cover, or ask for a free security audit worth £250 at your shop. 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