Shop theft and anti-social behaviour around Hall Leys Park are the stated focus of Derbyshire Constabulary's Matlock team. We help retailers and other local firms respond with uniformed guards, mobile patrols and monitored CCTV.
Trusted Protection in Matlock
Derbyshire Constabulary has published a single combined priority for Matlock: shop theft, and anti-social behaviour at Hall Leys Park. Police.uk backs that up, with 98 shoplifting offences and 175 anti-social behaviour reports within a mile over the past year. For shopkeepers, a visible SIA-licensed guard deters theft and records each incident properly. For businesses near the park, evening patrols and CCTV give an independent account of any trouble around their premises.
Matlock Business Profile
Derbyshire Dales, the council area that includes Matlock, has 4,625 registered businesses. Agriculture is the largest sector by some distance with 875, then professional services with 610 and construction with 520. Farming's share, 18.9%, is more than four times the British average of 4.5%. Barns, plant and fuel across open land suit rural mobile patrols and solar CCTV towers that need no mains power.
Hospitality is the other sector running high, at 9.3% of firms compared with 6.5% nationally, and there are 39 pubs and bars within 5km. Those premises often need door supervisors and evening cover. Each officer we place is SIA-licensed, BS 7858 vetted and on our PAYE payroll, and visits are tracked by GPS book-on from our in-house control room.
The Loft and Escape, both theatres, are the named venues within 5km of Matlock. Where a venue can hold 200 or more people, Martyn's Law will apply once it starts, and our event officers can help with planning and stewarding. 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 Matlock
Matlock's named sites within 5km cover a range of industry: Tansley Wood Mills, Victoria Sawmills, the DFS factory at Darley Dale, Lime Tree Business Park and a transport depot. Whitworth Hospital and three stations, Matlock, Matlock Bath and Cromford, bring regular footfall, and 4 construction sites are mapped nearby. Factories and depots need perimeter checks after hours, while shops and pubs face the theft and disorder the police have flagged.
Services in Matlock
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Crime & Security Data
Police.uk shows 986 crimes recorded within a mile of Matlock from September 2025 to August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences lead with 380, roughly 39% of the total. Anti-social behaviour follows with 175, public order with 100, shoplifting with 98 and criminal damage and arson with 65. The most recent quarter came in 7% above the same three months a year earlier. With shop theft named as a police priority, retailers have good reason to review their guarding and CCTV arrangements.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
The Matlock neighbourhood team at Derbyshire Constabulary lists shop theft and anti-social behaviour at Hall Leys Park as its priority.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Matlock.
Areas We Cover Near Matlock
Darley Dale is 2 miles from Matlock, Wirksworth 4 miles and Bakewell 7 miles. We also cover the other towns shown below.
Postcodes We Cover in Matlock
The 6 postcode districts nearest central Matlock, covering parts of Amber Valley, Derbyshire Dales, North East Derbyshire, Bolsover, Chesterfield and Ashfield.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Matlock Security FAQs
Yes. Police.uk recorded 98 shoplifting offences within a mile, and Matlock police have made shop theft a priority. A uniformed SIA-licensed guard deters theft and keeps clear incident logs you can pass to officers.
Local police list anti-social behaviour at Hall Leys Park as a priority. Our mobile patrols can check businesses near the park in the evening, recording each visit by GPS in a digital report.
Agriculture accounts for 875 businesses, or 18.9% of the district, against 4.5% nationally. Rural patrols and solar CCTV towers help protect machinery, fuel and outbuildings across open land.
Tansley Wood Mills, Victoria Sawmills and the DFS Darley Dale factory are within 5km. We offer static guarding, access control, key holding and alarm response for production sites.
There are 39 pubs and bars within 5km of Matlock, and hospitality is 9.3% of local firms compared with 6.5% nationally. Our licensed door supervisors cover evenings and weekends.
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