A Redland shop window goes in at 2am, or a door supervisor cancels before a Saturday. For moments like those, our 24/7 control room takes the call and works out the right stopgap, backed by 80 SIA-active officers in Bristol.
Trusted Protection in Redland
Emergencies in Redland come in several forms: a break-in that leaves a shop open to the street, an alarm that will not reset, a contractor's site left unsecured, or a gap on a bar's door. Because 160 people on our books live within a ten-mile journey, and 25 of them drive, there is a real local pool to draw from. Where no officer is available, a temporary camera tower or POD alarm can guard the building while longer cover is agreed.
Redland Business Profile
Emergency cover depends on having people nearby. Redland's slice of our register holds 160 names, half of them licensed and active for shifts, so there is a sizeable Bristol pool to draw on when plans change. Each has passed BS 7858 vetting and is paid through PAYE, and the control room we run takes the call, looks for an available officer and follows their journey by GPS.
Bristol's register lists 18,305 firms. Professional services number 3,320, builders 2,170 and tech businesses 1,870, the last making up 10.2% of the total where Britain stands at 7.0%. Finance also runs ahead, 2.7% against 2.1%. Offices like these benefit from alarm response and a fallback for reception cover if a regular officer is unavailable.
The Redland Club, Kelvin Players Studio Theatre and the Bristol County Ground all draw crowds nearby. Martyn's Law will concern venues of 200-plus capacity from 2027, and we can provide stewards when a booking changes late. 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 Redland
Within 5km lie six trading and industrial estates, from Ashley Hill to Lawrence Hill, alongside shopping at Cabot Circus, The Galleries and Clifton Down Shopping Centre. There are 411 pubs, bars and clubs, five stations including Redland and Montpelier, and healthcare sites such as the Bristol Heart Institute.
So much activity in one area means the unexpected is always possible somewhere. That is why it makes sense for Redland businesses to agree an emergency plan with us before they need one.
Services in Redland
All of the services below can be arranged as temporary cover after an incident in Redland, or kept on as regular protection.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Police.uk counted 7,617 crimes in the one-mile radius around Redland between September 2025 and August 2026.
Violence and sexual offending reached 2,340. Nuisance behaviour followed at 925, vehicle crime 739, damage and arson 628 and other theft 620. The newest quarter ran 17% above its equivalent a year earlier, and shop theft more than doubled, up 128%. Figures like these translate into the incidents that need sudden cover: a smashed shopfront, a damaged shutter or a car park break-in that has to be made secure before nightfall.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Avon and Somerset Constabulary's Redland officers are focusing on theft from vehicles, a rise in suspected drug dealing, and nuisance from loud parties.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Redland.
Areas We Cover Near Redland
The same officers respond across Bishopston, Clifton and Westbury-on-Trym, which helps when you run several sites in the city.
Postcodes We Cover in Redland
The 8 postcode districts nearest central Redland, covering parts of Bristol, City of, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Redland Security FAQs
Call our control room and we will check who is available from the 160 registered security workers living within ten miles, 80 of them SIA-active and 25 with cars. We confirm a name and timing before you rely on it.
We can arrange a temporary camera tower or a wireless POD alarm to guard the premises until a person can attend or repairs are done. Both report to our control room, which raises an alert on any activity.
Police.uk shows a 128% increase in the one-mile radius. The cause isn't clear from the data, but shops can respond with uniformed guards, plain-clothes detectives and monitored cameras.
Yes. With 106 building plots on the 5km map, temporary protection after a theft or a damaged fence is a sensible precaution. Depending on availability we can place a guard, a dog team or a camera tower.
Theft from vehicles is a Redland police priority, and vehicle crime reached 739 offences in the one-mile radius. Patrols at unpredictable times and monitored cameras help protect staff and customer car parks.
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Tell us about your site and what you need. We'll price it and come back to you, normally within one working day.
Put 0800 471 4792 in your contacts for a crisis, and let an assessor visit beforehand for a free £250 review of your Redland premises.
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