Romford has one of the largest officer pools in our network: 700 people within 10 miles, with 280 holding an active SIA licence. That depth lets us staff shopping centres, building sites and nightclubs across the town.
Trusted Protection in Romford
Of the 700 people in our network whose homes are 10 miles or less from Romford, 280 have a current SIA licence and accept bookings, and 50 own cars for patrol and alarm work. That allows larger rotas, multi-site contracts and cover for holidays and sickness. Every officer has been screened to BS 7858 and is paid through PAYE, and our 24/7 control room tracks each shift by GPS.
Romford Business Profile
Builders dominate Havering's 11,045 registered businesses: 3,050 firms, or 27.6%, compared with 14.1% across Great Britain. That is one of the highest concentrations we see, and 11 building projects are mapped inside 5km. Static officers on the gate, CCTV towers and night patrols are the main ways to keep plant, fuel and stock where they belong.
Transport and logistics runs ahead of the national rate too, at 5.3%, so yards and warehouses need gatehouse control and guarding. Professional services, with 1,240 firms, and business services, with 930, round out the top three. Units at Romford Seedbed Centre, Sterling Works and The Old Brickworks are typical of the smaller commercial sites we protect with alarm response and key holding.
Fiction, Cameo and Brookside Theatre are among the venues within 5km, alongside Raphael Park Open Air Theatre. Capacities of 200 or more will bring Martyn's Law duties once the Act begins, and our door supervisors and event staff can support preparation. 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 Romford
Romford's shopping is concentrated in The Liberty Shopping Centre, The Mercury Mall, The Brewery, Romford Shopping Hall and Rom Valley Retail Park. Sixty pubs, bars and clubs and five rail stations, including Romford and Gidea Park, keep footfall high into the evening. Queens Hospital is also within 5km. Daytime retail and late-night trade need different officers.
Services in Romford
Romford shops, nightclubs, building sites and warehouses can book the services below.
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 7,371 crimes in the mile around Romford between September 2025 and August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences top the list at 2,125, roughly 29%. Anti-social behaviour follows with 1,470, shoplifting with 770, vehicle crime with 497 and drugs with 480. Shoplifting rose 21% on the year before, although overall crime in the latest quarter was 5% lower. For retailers, that rise is the key figure, and visible guards remain the most direct response.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Romford's St Edward's team is focused on robbery, drugs and anti-social behaviour around Como Street and other hotspots, and theft from motor vehicles.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Romford.
Areas We Cover Near Romford
Dagenham is 3 miles from Romford, Ilford 5 miles and Brentwood 6 miles, and our officers work in each of them.
Postcodes We Cover in Romford
The 10 postcode districts nearest central Romford, covering parts of Havering, Barking and Dagenham and Redbridge.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Romford Security FAQs
Yes. With 280 SIA-licensed officers in our network within 10 miles, we can cover large retail sites such as The Liberty or The Mercury Mall. Shoplifting nearby rose 21% to 770 offences.
Contractors make up 27.6% of businesses in Havering, nearly double the GB share, and 11 projects are mapped inside 5km. We provide gate officers, CCTV towers and night-time patrol visits to deter theft.
We do. Romford has 60 pubs, bars and clubs within 5km, including Fiction and Cameo. Our door supervisors are SIA-licensed and BS 7858 screened.
Transport and logistics makes up 5.3% of local firms, above the 4.3% national figure. We provide gatehouse control, yard guarding and mobile patrols, all reported through our 24/7 control room.
Yes. Barking lies 5 miles from Romford and Redbridge 6 miles, with East Ham also 6 miles away. Call 0800 471 4792 to arrange shop guards, door staff or mobile patrols anywhere in that stretch of east London.
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