Anti-social behaviour, not violence, tops the recorded crime list around Shoreham-by-Sea, with retail crime close behind. Our patrols, CCTV and retail officers are planned around that pattern for Adur businesses.
Trusted Protection in Shoreham-by-Sea
Of 1,379 offences recorded within a mile of Shoreham-by-Sea, anti-social behaviour accounted for 380, just ahead of violence and sexual offences at 367. Shoplifting came third with 219, though it fell 83% on the previous year. Sussex Police's town centre team lists anti-social behaviour and retail crime as its two priorities. For businesses, that means visible patrols, CCTV covering frontages and trained officers inside shops.
Shoreham-by-Sea Business Profile
Our network includes 35 security workers living within 10 miles of Shoreham-by-Sea, and 15 of them carry an active SIA licence and take shifts. All are BS 7858 vetted and paid through PAYE. This group covers retail guarding, site patrols and key holding, with GPS book-on and a digital report for every visit so you can see exactly when each check was made.
Adur has 2,425 registered businesses. Construction is the largest sector at 510, a striking 21.0% of firms against 14.1% nationally. Site guarding, CCTV towers and out-of-hours patrols help stop plant and materials disappearing. Manufacturing also runs above average at 5.6% against 4.6%, and production units on estates such as Dolphin and Grange need static guarding, access control and alarm response.
Ropetackle Arts Centre, The Barn Theatre and the CityCoast Centre all host audiences within 5km. Venues admitting 200 or more people will take on Martyn's Law duties once the Act starts in 2027, and our event teams can help them prepare. 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 Shoreham-by-Sea
The named places around Shoreham-by-Sea mix industry with a busy rail corridor. Dolphin Industrial Estate, Grange Industrial Estate, Lancing Business Park and Panattoni Park Brighton house commercial units, while Holmbush Shopping Centre handles retail. Five stations, including Southwick, Lancing and Portslade, lie within 5km, and 43 pubs, bars and nightclubs serve the area. Units, shops and late venues each carry their own risks.
Services in Shoreham-by-Sea
Shoreham-by-Sea shops, building sites, factories, offices and venues can book any of the services listed here.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Police.uk recorded 1,379 offences within a mile of Shoreham-by-Sea from September 2025 to August 2026.
Anti-social behaviour led with 380, violence and sexual offences followed with 367 and shoplifting with 219. Criminal damage and arson reached 112 and public order 96. Compared with the same months a year before, the most recent quarter rose 2%, while shoplifting dropped by 83%. Anti-social behaviour and damage are the main threats to frontages and yards, so patrols and good CCTV coverage are practical responses.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Sussex Police's St Marys South team covers Shoreham town centre and has named anti-social behaviour and retail crime as its priorities.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Shoreham-by-Sea.
Areas We Cover Near Shoreham-by-Sea
Worthing is 4 miles from Shoreham-by-Sea, Steyning 5 miles and Brighton & Hove 6 miles. Guarding and patrols reach all three, along with every town on this list.
Postcodes We Cover in Shoreham-by-Sea
The 8 postcode districts nearest central Shoreham-by-Sea, covering parts of Adur, Horsham, Brighton and Hove and Worthing.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Shoreham-by-Sea Security FAQs
It was the largest category within a mile of the town, with 380 reports in 12 months, and the local Sussex Police team lists it as a priority. Mobile patrols and monitored CCTV help deter loitering and damage.
Police.uk shows shoplifting fell 83% on the previous year, though 219 offences were still recorded within a mile. Retail crime remains a police priority, so uniformed officers and store detectives are still worth considering.
Yes. Construction makes up 21.0% of Adur businesses, well above the 14.1% national share. Site guards, CCTV towers and out-of-hours patrols help prevent theft of plant and materials.
We do. Manufacturing accounts for 5.6% of local firms. For units on Dolphin Industrial Estate or Lancing Business Park, we provide static guarding, access control and alarm response through our 24/7 control room.
Some 35 people in our network are based within 10 miles, and 15 of those keep a current SIA licence and accept bookings. Every one is BS 7858 vetted and PAYE employed.
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Ring 0800 471 4792 for a quote, or book a free security audit worth £250 for your Shoreham-by-Sea premises.
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