# Rochester Emergency Security Cover, Kent | Go Security > Crime within a mile of Rochester rose 9% in the latest quarter, to 5,661 offences a year. Short-notice guards, key holding and alarm response in Medway. Source: https://gosecurity.uk/security-rochester.html --- [Home](https://gosecurity.uk/) / [Locations](https://gosecurity.uk/locations.html) / Rochester, Kent # Security Services in Rochester Rochester businesses sometimes need help they did not plan for: a shopfront smashed overnight, a contractor's compound left open, an alarm nobody can attend. Our 24/7 control room arranges guards, key holders and patrols across Medway when that happens. [Book a Free Audit](https://gosecurity.uk/security-audit.html)Get a Quote ✓ SIA-Licensed Officers✓ 24/7 Control Room✓ 100% PAYE Workforce✓ BS 7858 Vetted Trusted Protection in Rochester ## When Rochester premises need unplanned cover Kent Police's local team in Rochester is dealing with e-scooter and e-bike misuse, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting, and overall crime was up 9% in the most recent quarter. Any of those can leave a premises exposed without warning. One call to our control room can arrange an officer to hold a damaged site until it is made secure, a key holder to deal with a triggered alarm, or a CCTV tower for a construction compound. - Crime up 9% on the same quarter last year - 680 shoplifting offences within one mile - Construction at 25.1% of Medway firms - Medway City Estate and M2M Park nearby Get a Quote [View Rochester on OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Rochester%2C%20Kent) Rochester Business Profile ## Medway's businesses and our officers Our network has 30 security workers living within 10 miles of Rochester; 15 are licensed by the SIA and available to book, and 5 have a car for mobile work. All are BS 7858 vetted and employed under PAYE. Every patrol starts with a GPS book-on, and a digital report is logged with our 24/7 control room so you can see what was checked. Medway has 9,345 registered businesses, and 2,345 of them are in construction, a 25.1% share against 14.1% nationally. Builders like these keep diggers, generators and stock on open ground, so towers, gate guards and night rounds make sense. Transport and logistics is also above average at 6.0% against 4.3%, meaning gatehouse control and yard or warehouse guarding for depots around Medway City Estate. 15 SIA-licensed officers within 10 miles 9,345 Registered businesses in Medway 19 Active construction sites mapped within 5 km 89 Pubs, bars & nightclubs within 5 km ### Estates, shopping and venues around Rochester - **Industrial & business parks:** Castle View Business Centre, Medway City Estate, M&A Motor Centre, Black Lion MOT Centre, M2M Park and Railway Street Industrial Park - **Retail parks & shopping centres:** Strood Retail Park, Strood Town Centre, Chatham Town Centre, The Pentagon Shopping Centre, Medway Valley Leisure Park and Dockside Outlet Centre - **Hospitals:** Medway Maritime Hospital - **Rail stations:** Rochester, Strood, Chatham, Gillingham and Cuxton ### Venues & Martyn's Law The Brook Theatre, Medway Little Theatre and the Platform 26 conference space all draw audiences locally. Premises hosting 200 or more people are expected to take on Martyn's Law duties in 2027, and our event and door teams can help organisers with them. [What Martyn's Law means for venues](https://gosecurity.uk/blog-martyns-law.html). Sources: Go Security officer network (counts rounded to the nearest 5); ONS UK Business Counts via Nomis; place data © [OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Updated October 2026. Security Requirements in Rochester ## Rochester's commercial surroundings Rochester has five stations within 5km, at Rochester, Strood, Chatham, Gillingham and Cuxton, and Medway Maritime Hospital is close by. Shoppers use Strood Retail Park, The Pentagon Shopping Centre, Dockside Outlet Centre and Medway Valley Leisure Park. With 89 pubs, bars and nightclubs and 19 mapped construction sites in the same radius, demand for security comes from building sites, shops and late-night trade alike. [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2006SweepsCath1crop.jpg) by Rochester Cathedral west facade with Norman towers viewed from Boley Hill and Ep, CC BY 2.5 Services in Rochester Arrange emergency or planned security for a Rochester shop, yard, depot or venue through the services below. [Security guarding](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#guards) · [Mobile patrols](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#mobile) · [Key holding](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#keyholding) · [Alarm response](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#alarm) · [Event security](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#event) · [K9 security](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#canine) · [CCTV towers](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#tower) · [CCTV monitoring](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#monitoring) · [POD intruder alarms](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#pod) Crime & Security Data ## Crime around Rochester Rochester's one-mile Police.uk count for September 2025 to August 2026 came to 5,661 offences. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 1,780, roughly 31%. Anti-social behaviour was next on 1,274, then shoplifting on 680, criminal damage and arson on 398 and other theft on 381. Comparing the newest quarter with a year before shows a 9% increase, while shoplifting edged 6% higher. For retailers and anyone with exposed premises, a plan for out-of-hours incidents is worth having before it is needed. 5,661 Recorded crimes in 12 months 1,780 Violence & sexual offences 1,274 Anti-social behaviour 680 Shoplifting 398 Criminal damage & arson 381 Other theft Source: [Police.uk](https://www.police.uk) open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate. Local Policing ## Kent Police in Rochester Kent Police's Rochester West and Borstal team lists three priorities: e-scooters and e-bikes, anti-social behaviour, and shoplifting. Rochester West and Borstal Kent Police **Current neighbourhood priorities:** - E-Scooters/ E-Bikes. - Antisocial behaviour. - Shoplifting. [View this team on Police.uk →](https://www.police.uk) Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Rochester. Areas We Cover Near Rochester ## Medway and north Kent Chatham is a mile from Rochester, Snodland 5 miles and Gravesend 7 miles. The rest of our nearby coverage is listed below. [Strood](https://gosecurity.uk/security-strood.html) [Chatham](https://gosecurity.uk/security-chatham.html) [Snodland](https://gosecurity.uk/security-snodland.html) [Gravesend](https://gosecurity.uk/security-gravesend.html) [West Malling](https://gosecurity.uk/security-west-malling.html) [West Tilbury](https://gosecurity.uk/security-west-tilbury.html) [Maidstone](https://gosecurity.uk/security-maidstone.html) [Northfleet](https://gosecurity.uk/security-northfleet.html) [Corringham](https://gosecurity.uk/security-corringham.html) [Grays](https://gosecurity.uk/security-grays.html) [Swanscombe and Greenhithe](https://gosecurity.uk/security-swanscombe-and-greenhithe.html) [Queenborough-in-Sheppey](https://gosecurity.uk/security-queenborough-in-sheppey.html) Postcodes We Cover in Rochester ### Rochester postcode coverage The 7 postcode districts nearest central Rochester, covering parts of Gravesham, Medway, Tonbridge and Malling, Maidstone and Swale. ME2ME4ME1ME7ME5ME3ME8 Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? [Check coverage](https://gosecurity.uk/coverage.html). Rochester Security FAQs ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you secure my Rochester premises after a break-in? Our 24/7 control room can arrange a licensed officer to stay on site until it is secure, plus key holding and alarm response afterwards. There are 15 SIA-licensed officers in our network within 10 miles who can be booked. ### Do you protect construction sites in Medway? A quarter of Medway's firms (25.1%) are builders, and the map shows 19 live sites near Rochester. Camera towers, guards at the gate and night-time patrol rounds help keep plant where it was left. ### Is shoplifting a problem in Rochester? Shoplifting was the third largest category within a mile, with 680 offences, up 6% on the previous year, and it is a local police priority. Uniformed guards deter theft and keep incident records. ### Can you guard logistics yards and depots? Transport and logistics is 6.0% of Medway firms, above the 4.3% British figure. We offer gatehouse control, yard and warehouse guarding and mobile patrols for sites such as Medway City Estate. ### What are the police focusing on locally? The Rochester West and Borstal team is targeting e-scooter and e-bike misuse, anti-social behaviour, which reached 1,274 offences within a mile, and shoplifting. Free, no-obligation quote ## Get a security quote in Rochester Tell us about your site and what you need. We'll price it and come back to you, normally within one working day. - SIA-licensed, BS 7858 vetted officers on PAYE - 24/7 control room for urgent cover - Prefer to talk? Call [0800 471 4792](tel:+448004714792), day or night ## Problem at a Rochester site? If something has gone wrong at a Rochester site, phone 0800 471 4792. For planning ahead, our free security audit, a £250 value, sets out what you need. [Book a Free Audit](https://gosecurity.uk/security-audit.html)Get a Quote --- Go Security Ltd, Unit 2K1, Hastingwood Business Park, Wood Lane, Birmingham B24 9QR. Tel 0800 471 4792 (24/7 control room). Email control@gosecurity.uk. Registered in England & Wales no. 11722692. ICO registration ZB604756.