Portsmouth is a city of builders, bars and stations: construction firms are far above the national share, 201 licensed premises sit within 5km and five railway stations feed the centre. Our officers cover sites, doors and shops.
Trusted Protection in Portsmouth
Two features stand out in Portsmouth's facts. Construction makes up 21.3% of local businesses, against 14.1% nationally, and the evening economy is dense, with clubs such as Wiggle and Pop World among 201 pubs, bars and nightclubs within 5km. Around them sit the Cascades Shopping Centre, the Portsmouth Guildhall and the New Theatre Royal, and stations from Portsmouth Harbour to Fratton and Hilsea. That shape calls for site security by day and door supervision by night.
Portsmouth Business Profile
Portsmouth has 6,090 registered businesses, with construction on 1,300, professional services on 755 and hospitality on 595. Both construction and hospitality run well above the British average, at 21.3% and 9.8%. For builders that means plant and materials needing site guarding, CCTV towers and out-of-hours patrols; for hospitality, door supervisors and evening cover.
Our network includes 60 people living within 10 miles of Portsmouth, 35 of whom carry a live SIA licence and can be booked. Each has been screened under BS 7858 and is paid on PAYE. Every patrol or shift is confirmed with a GPS check-in, and our 24/7 control room supplies the client with a written digital report.
The Portsmouth Guildhall, the New Theatre Royal and No.6 Cinema are all within 5km. Venues holding 200 or more people will be in scope of Martyn's Law when it comes into force, with 800 or more in the enhanced tier, and our stewards and event officers help with the planning. 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 Portsmouth
Portsmouth's named retail spans the Cascades Shopping Centre, The Bridge Shopping Centre and The Boardwalk Shopping Centre, plus Victory Retail Park and Ocean Park Retail Park. Industry clusters at Limberline Industrial Estate, Voyager Park, Merlin Park and the Railway Triangle Industrial Estate. Queen Alexandra Hospital and St Mary's serve the area.
Seven construction sites are mapped within 5km, and the five stations include Portsmouth and Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour, so rail footfall adds to the pressure on shops and late venues.
Services in Portsmouth
Arrange the services below for a Portsmouth bar, club, shop, building site or industrial unit.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Police.uk lists 4,615 crimes in the mile around Portsmouth for September 2025 to August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences account for 1,881, about 41%, a share that sits alongside a large night-time economy. Shoplifting is next at 536, then anti-social behaviour at 457, public order at 363 and vehicle crime at 310. Overall the latest quarter fell 8% against a year earlier, but shoplifting jumped 58%. Door staff for venues and retail officers for shops are the two clearest responses.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Hampshire Constabulary's local team is targeting habitual knife carriers, preventing sexual harm and tackling motorcycle, pedal cycle and theft-from-vehicle offences.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Portsmouth.
Areas We Cover Near Portsmouth
Cosham and Southsea are each 2 miles from Portsmouth, and Fareham and Havant are 5 miles away. We cover these and the further towns listed below.
Postcodes We Cover in Portsmouth
The 10 postcode districts nearest central Portsmouth, covering parts of Portsmouth, Havant, Gosport, Fareham, East Hampshire and Winchester.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Portsmouth Security FAQs
Yes. Wiggle and Pop World are among 201 pubs, bars and nightclubs within 5km, and hospitality is 9.8% of local firms. Our SIA door supervisors manage entry and record incidents, supporting police work on knife carrying and sexual harm.
Construction makes up 21.3% of Portsmouth businesses, compared with 14.1% nationally. We provide site guarding, CCTV towers and out-of-hours patrols to stop theft of plant and materials from the city's building sites.
Shoplifting rose 58% on the previous year to 536 offences within a mile. Retailers in Cascades and the retail parks can use uniformed officers or store detectives to deter theft and support staff.
Vehicle crime reached 310 offences, and the local police team lists motorcycle, pedal cycle and theft-from-vehicle offences as a priority. CCTV towers and patrols help protect car parks, bike stores and yards.
Sixty people in our network live within 10 miles, and 35 of them are SIA-licensed and active for shifts. Every officer is BS 7858 vetted and paid through PAYE.
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We will carry out a free on-site audit of your Portsmouth site, a £250 service, or you can call 0800 471 4792 for a tailored price.
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