We have 30 registered security workers based within 10 miles of Northfleet, 15 of them SIA-licensed and taking shifts. They guard building sites, distribution yards and business parks across Gravesham.
Trusted Protection in Northfleet
Northfleet's busiest commercial land, from Ebbsfleet Business Park to Fortress Distribution Park and Galley Hill Trading Estate, needs people who can be rostered reliably. Our network has 30 registered security workers living within 10 miles, and 15 hold an active SIA licence. Every one is BS 7858 vetted and employed on PAYE. Go Security deploys them as static guards, gatehouse officers and mobile patrols, with each shift booked on by GPS and overseen by a 24/7 control room.
Northfleet Business Profile
Fifteen of our 30 local security workers are licensed and active for rostering, which gives Northfleet a dependable base for long-running posts such as gatehouses and construction compounds. Where a contract needs more hands, the control room adds officers from across our wider network. Patrol reports are digital, so clients can see each check as it is logged.
Gravesham has 4,200 registered businesses, and construction dominates with 1,005, or 23.9% of firms against 14.1% across Britain. With 21 sites mapped within 5km, site guarding, CCTV towers and out-of-hours patrols are core needs. Transport and logistics is the third largest sector at 415 firms, 9.9% against a national 4.3%, so depots and warehouses need gatehouse control and yard guarding. Professional services sit in second place with 500 firms.
Ebbsfleet United FC, The Woodville and Thameside Theatre are among the venues near Northfleet. Venues for 200 or more people will need to comply with Martyn's Law once it is live, and our officers can provide stewarding and search support. 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 Northfleet
Within 5km of Northfleet the mapped business land includes Imperial Business Park, Thurrock Park Industrial Estate and All Saints Autocentre, alongside Fortress Distribution Park. Retail spreads across Imperial Retail Park, Thamesgate Shopping Centre and the centres of Gravesend and Grays, and Gravesham Community Hospital serves the area.
Stations at Northfleet, Ebbsfleet International, Swanscombe, Gravesend and Tilbury Town link the district, and 68 pubs, bars and clubs trade in the same radius. Yards, depots and building sites dominate the security picture.
Services in Northfleet
Officers from our Northfleet-area network deliver each of the services below, from site guarding to gatehouse control:
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Police.uk shows 2,279 offences inside a mile of Northfleet over the year from September 2025 to August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences were the largest group at 853, about 37%. Anti-social behaviour followed at 402, criminal damage and arson at 293, other theft at 178 and vehicle crime at 129. The newest quarter ran 10% below a year earlier, and shoplifting dropped by half. For builders and hauliers, the damage, theft and vehicle crime categories carry the most weight, especially on sites left unattended overnight.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Kent Police's Northfleet & Springhead team lists nuisance vehicles, drug dealing and anti-social behaviour as its priorities.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Northfleet.
Areas We Cover Near Northfleet
Gravesend lies about 1 mile from Northfleet, and Grays and Swanscombe and Greenhithe sit 2 miles away; all are in our cover.
Postcodes We Cover in Northfleet
The 10 postcode districts nearest central Northfleet, covering parts of Dartford, Gravesham, Thurrock and Sevenoaks.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Northfleet Security FAQs
Our network has 30 security workers registered within 10 miles, with 15 currently holding an SIA licence and taking shifts. All are BS 7858 vetted, and larger contracts draw extra officers from the wider network.
Construction is Gravesham's biggest sector, at 23.9% of firms, and 21 sites are mapped within 5km. We provide static guards, CCTV towers and evening and weekend patrols to deter theft of plant, fuel and materials.
Transport and logistics makes up 9.9% of businesses in Gravesham, more than double the 4.3% national rate. We supply gatehouse officers, yard guarding and vehicle checks for depots and warehouses.
Nuisance vehicles are a Northfleet & Springhead police priority. CCTV towers, barrier checks and evening patrols help keep unwanted vehicles out of car parks and yards, and recorded footage supports police action.
Police.uk recorded 293 criminal damage and arson offences within a mile in the past year. Empty units and site perimeters are frequent targets, so mobile patrols and monitored CCTV help limit repair bills.
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