When a warehouse on Clayton Industrial Estate is broken into or an event near the Etihad Stadium needs extra staff, Openshaw businesses can call our 24/7 control room to arrange guards, key holders or CCTV at short notice.
Trusted Protection in Openshaw
Openshaw is surrounded by working premises: Clayton, Tavistock, Bond Mark, Greenside and Thames industrial estates, 77 mapped construction sites and a cluster of major sports venues. When something goes wrong at one of them, waiting for a scheduled contract to start is not an option. With 120 SIA-active officers in our network living within 10 miles, our control room can look for someone local to post on site, send a key holder or arrange a CCTV tower, subject to availability.
Openshaw Business Profile
Our network has 170 registered security workers living within 10 miles of Openshaw. Some 120 of those are SIA-licensed and bookable, while 55 drive their own vehicle, which is useful for mobile patrols and key-holding visits across east Manchester. That size of pool makes short-notice requests far more manageable. All are BS 7858 vetted and employed on PAYE, and GPS book-on confirms when each officer arrives.
Manchester has 24,550 registered businesses. Professional services lead at 4,455, followed by retail at 2,915 and hospitality at 2,035. Retail is 11.9% of firms, compared with 7.8% nationally, so shops here often benefit from a uniformed officer on the floor. Wholesale runs at 5.7% against 3.6%, and its warehouses typically need gatehouse control, yard guarding and mobile patrols.
The Etihad Stadium, Manchester Velodrome and the National Speedway Stadium all host crowds well beyond 200 people, so events there will carry Martyn's Law duties once it starts. 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 Openshaw
Openshaw's 5km radius takes in five rail stations, from Gorton and Ashburys to Belle Vue, Ryder Brow and Fairfield, as well as the Manchester Royal Infirmary, The Droylsden Centre, Urban Exchange and Afflecks. The same circle holds 418 licensed pubs, bars and clubs.
Sport is a defining feature, with the Etihad Stadium, Joie Stadium, Manchester Regional Arena and the National Indoor BMX Arena all nearby. Event days bring large crowds, while the industrial estates need steady protection the rest of the time.
Services in Openshaw
Openshaw businesses can use any of these services, booked in advance or arranged after an incident:
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Openshaw has no crime tiles on this page because the force's returns to Police.uk are incomplete at present.
Without reliable figures, we will not estimate local crime levels. The local police team's priorities, off-road bikes and anti-social behaviour affecting residents, give some indication of current concerns. For a clearer view of your own premises, book our free on-site security audit, worth £250, which uses a 25-point checklist to identify where your site is most exposed.
Local Policing
Greater Manchester Police's Openshaw team is focusing on off-road bikes and on anti-social behaviour that residents say is disrupting their quality of life.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Openshaw.
Areas We Cover Near Openshaw
We also cover Clayton (1 mile), Gorton (1 mile) and Beswick (1 mile), so businesses with several sites can use the same team.
Postcodes We Cover in Openshaw
The 8 postcode districts nearest central Openshaw, covering parts of Manchester, Tameside and Oldham.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Openshaw Security FAQs
We can arrange short-notice guards through our 24/7 control room, subject to availability. With 120 SIA-active officers in our network within 10 miles, there is a large local pool to draw on. The officer books on by GPS and you receive a digital report.
Yes. We supply SIA-licensed event security and stewards for stadiums and arenas, including the Etihad Stadium, Joie Stadium and Manchester Regional Arena. For events over 200 people, our free audit can cover readiness for Martyn's Law.
Our tiles come from Police.uk, and the Manchester force's submissions there are currently incomplete. Rather than show partial figures, we suggest a free on-site audit, which looks at the specific risks to your premises.
We can. Wholesalers form 5.7% of the city's business count, compared with 3.6% for Britain as a whole. Gatehouse control, yard guarding, mobile patrols and alarm response are all available for warehouses and distribution units.
Off-road bikes are one of the Openshaw police team's priorities. Patrols and CCTV towers on yards, car parks and construction sites help deter riders from cutting through, and our reports give you a record to share with the police.
Free, no-obligation quote
Tell us about your site and what you need. We'll price it and come back to you, normally within one working day.
Call 0800 471 4792 to arrange short-notice security, or book a free on-site audit, worth £250, for your Openshaw premises.
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