# Romford Security Guards and Patrols | Go Security > 700 security workers in our network have homes within 10 miles of Romford, 280 with a current SIA licence. Source: https://gosecurity.uk/security-romford.html --- [Home](https://gosecurity.uk/) / [Locations](https://gosecurity.uk/locations.html) / Romford, Greater London # Security Services in Romford 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. [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 Romford ## Officer cover 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. - 700 people on our register within 10 miles - 280 hold an active SIA licence - Shoplifting up 21% on the previous year - Five shopping centres and retail parks nearby Get a Quote [View Romford on OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Romford%2C%20Greater%20London) Romford Business Profile ## Havering's construction-led economy 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. 280 SIA-licensed officers within 10 miles 11,045 Registered businesses in Havering 11 Active construction sites mapped within 5 km 60 Pubs, bars & nightclubs within 5 km ### Shopping, venues and estates in Romford - **Industrial & business parks:** Romford Seedbed Centre, Sterling Works, Sterling Centre, The Old Brickworks and Stn 31 Collier Row AGI - **Retail parks & shopping centres:** The Brewery, The Liberty Shopping Centre, The Mercury Mall, Romford Shopping Hall, Rom Valley Retail Park and Elm Park Parade - **Hospitals:** Queens Hospital, Victoria Hospital, St. George's Health & Wellbeing Hub and Grays Court Community Hospital - **Rail stations:** Romford, Gidea Park, Emerson Park, Elm Park and Hornchurch ### Venues & Martyn's Law 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](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 Romford ## A retail and nightlife centre 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. [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Edward_the_Confessor,_Market_Place,_Romford_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3157858.jpg) by John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0 Services in Romford Romford shops, nightclubs, building sites and warehouses can book 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 ## Romford's crime figures 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. 7,371 Recorded crimes in 12 months 2,125 Violence & sexual offences 1,470 Anti-social behaviour 770 Shoplifting 497 Vehicle crime 480 Drugs 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 ## Metropolitan Police in St Edward's 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. St Edward's Metropolitan Police Service **Current neighbourhood priorities:** - Violence related priority - Continued policing emphasise on robbery. - Drugs and ASB related activity - around COMO street and surrounding hotspots - Theft from MV [View this team on Police.uk →](https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/Havering/St-Edwards) Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Romford. Areas We Cover Near Romford ## East London and Essex towns Dagenham is 3 miles from Romford, Ilford 5 miles and Brentwood 6 miles, and our officers work in each of them. [Barking and Dagenham](https://gosecurity.uk/security-barking-and-dagenham.html) [Dagenham](https://gosecurity.uk/security-dagenham.html) [Havering](https://gosecurity.uk/security-havering.html) [Ilford](https://gosecurity.uk/security-ilford.html) [Barking](https://gosecurity.uk/security-barking.html) [Redbridge](https://gosecurity.uk/security-redbridge.html) [Brentwood](https://gosecurity.uk/security-brentwood.html) [East Ham](https://gosecurity.uk/security-east-ham.html) [Erith](https://gosecurity.uk/security-erith.html) [Woodford](https://gosecurity.uk/security-woodford.html) [Newham](https://gosecurity.uk/security-newham.html) [Loughton](https://gosecurity.uk/security-loughton.html) Postcodes We Cover in Romford ### Romford postcode coverage The 10 postcode districts nearest central Romford, covering parts of Havering, Barking and Dagenham and Redbridge. RM1RM7RM2RM11RM5RM12RM6RM10RM3RM8 Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? [Check coverage](https://gosecurity.uk/coverage.html). Romford Security FAQs ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you staff a shopping centre in Romford? 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. ### Can you look after a Havering building project? 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. ### Do you provide door supervisors for Romford clubs? 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. ### Can you protect warehouses and yards? 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. ### Do you cover Barking and Redbridge? 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. Free, no-obligation quote ## Get a security quote in Romford 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 ## Get Romford security in place Request a quote for guards or patrols, or book a free on-site audit worth £250 using our 25-point security checklist. [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.