# Sidmouth Security Patrols and Key Holding | Go Security > Sidmouth's police team prioritises anti-social behaviour, drug supply and road safety. We support local firms with patrols, CCTV and alarm response. Source: https://gosecurity.uk/security-sidmouth.html --- [Home](https://gosecurity.uk/) / [Locations](https://gosecurity.uk/locations.html) / Sidmouth, Devon # Security Services in Sidmouth Devon & Cornwall Police in Sidmouth have set three priorities: anti-social behaviour, drug possession and supply, and road safety. Our patrols, CCTV and key holding help local businesses deal with the first two. [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 Sidmouth ## Working alongside Sidmouth's policing priorities When a neighbourhood team names anti-social behaviour and drugs as its focus, business owners in Sidmouth often feel the knock-on effects: loitering at doorways, litter and damage around bins, or trouble near late venues. We cannot replace the police, but we can make premises less attractive targets. Mobile patrols vary their timing, CCTV towers record activity in yards, and alarm response means a licensed officer attends rather than the owner. - Patrols aimed at anti-social behaviour hotspots - Monitored CCTV for yards and car parks - Alarm response for Alexandria Industrial Estate units - Recorded crime down 23% in the latest quarter Get a Quote [View Sidmouth on OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Sidmouth%2C%20Devon) Sidmouth Business Profile ## East Devon's farms, builders and dealers Sidmouth contracts are staffed from our wider Devon network, so the size of the team matches the job rather than a fixed local headcount. All officers carry an SIA licence, are BS 7858 vetted and are paid through PAYE. Our 24/7 control room logs every arrival and departure by GPS, and clients receive digital patrol reports. East Devon has 6,965 registered businesses. Construction leads with 1,050, followed closely by agriculture on 975 and professional services on 855. Farming's share, 14.0% against 4.5% nationally, is striking, and calls for rural patrols and solar CCTV towers on outlying holdings. The motor trade, at 3.4% compared with 3.0%, needs forecourt cameras and overnight patrols to deter vehicle theft. 6,965 Registered businesses in East Devon 14 Pubs, bars & nightclubs within 5 km ### Named places around Sidmouth - **Industrial & business parks:** Alexandria Industrial Estate - **Hospitals:** Sidmouth Victoria Hospital ### Venues & Martyn's Law Manor Pavilion Theatre and Scott Cinemas are Sidmouth's main venues, and the Sidmouth Amateur Dramatic Society also stages productions. An event that could exceed 200 people will have Martyn's Law to consider once it takes effect, and we can provide licensed stewards. [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 Sidmouth ## Theatre, hospital and a single estate Within 5km of Sidmouth, the commercial map is modest: Alexandria Industrial Estate, Sidmouth Victoria Hospital, two theatres, a cinema and 14 pubs, bars and nightclubs. No construction sites were mapped and no station is listed in that radius. That concentrates business risk in a small number of premises, each of which matters greatly to its owner, and makes after-hours checks particularly worthwhile. [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sidmouth_front_west.jpg) by Murgatroyd49, CC BY-SA 4.0 Services in Sidmouth These services can be arranged for Sidmouth premises, with patrols and key holding the usual starting point for smaller sites. [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 ## Recorded crime in Sidmouth Police.uk recorded 268 crimes within a mile of Sidmouth between September 2025 and August 2026. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 82, around 31%. Anti-social behaviour followed on 43, then criminal damage and arson on 33, other theft on 25 and vehicle crime on 20. The latest three months were 23% lower than a year earlier. With totals this low, a single break-in or vandalised shopfront weighs more than the overall trend, so good lighting, alarms and regular checks remain sensible. 268 Recorded crimes in 12 months 82 Violence & sexual offences 43 Anti-social behaviour 33 Criminal damage & arson 25 Other theft 20 Vehicle crime 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 ## The Sidmouth neighbourhood police team Sidmouth's Devon & Cornwall Police team works on reducing anti-social behaviour, tackling drug possession and supply, and improving road safety through community engagement. Sidmouth Devon & Cornwall Police **Current neighbourhood priorities:** - Reduce Antisocial Behaviour Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) is defined as 'behaviour by a person which causes, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to persons not of the same household as the person'. - Drug Possession and Supply The effects of illegal drugs have devasting impact within the community leading to anti-social behaviour, violence, and safeguarding issues. - Road Safety & Community Engagement - Keeping our roads safe remains a policing priority at a local, force-wide and national level. [View this team on Police.uk →](https://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/area/your-area/devon-cornwall/exeter-east--mid-devon/sidmouth/) Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Sidmouth. Areas We Cover Near Sidmouth ## More of East Devon covered Ottery St Mary and Budleigh Salterton, both about 5 miles away, and Seaton, around 8, are all in our coverage area. [Ottery St Mary](https://gosecurity.uk/security-ottery-st-mary.html) [Budleigh Salterton](https://gosecurity.uk/security-budleigh-salterton.html) [Seaton](https://gosecurity.uk/security-seaton.html) [Colyton](https://gosecurity.uk/security-colyton.html) [Honiton](https://gosecurity.uk/security-honiton.html) [Exmouth](https://gosecurity.uk/security-exmouth.html) [Topsham](https://gosecurity.uk/security-topsham.html) [Dawlish](https://gosecurity.uk/security-dawlish.html) [Axminster](https://gosecurity.uk/security-axminster.html) [Bradninch](https://gosecurity.uk/security-bradninch.html) [Exeter](https://gosecurity.uk/security-exeter.html) [Lyme Regis](https://gosecurity.uk/security-lyme-regis.html) Postcodes We Cover in Sidmouth ### Sidmouth postcode coverage The 6 postcode districts nearest central Sidmouth, covering parts of East Devon. EX10EX9EX11EX12EX24EX8 Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? [Check coverage](https://gosecurity.uk/coverage.html). Sidmouth Security FAQs ## Frequently asked questions ### What can you do about anti-social behaviour near our premises? Anti-social behaviour is the Sidmouth police team's first priority, and Police.uk logged 43 incidents within a mile. Visible patrols at irregular hours, plus CCTV towers recording yards and doorways, discourage people from gathering and provide evidence if needed. ### Can you protect farm buildings around Sidmouth? Agriculture makes up 14.0% of East Devon businesses, more than three times the British share. Solar CCTV towers work without mains power, and rural patrols check barns, fuel stores and machinery at varying times. ### Do you cover Alexandria Industrial Estate? Units on Alexandria Industrial Estate can join a patrol route or take a key holding and alarm response contract. A licensed officer attends activations, secures the building and sends a GPS-stamped report. ### Can you supply stewards for the Manor Pavilion Theatre? We provide SIA-licensed stewards for theatres and cinemas, managing entry, searches and exits. If an audience could exceed 200, Martyn's Law is expected to bring duties when it starts in 2027, and we can help prepare the procedures beforehand. ### We run a garage. What security suits a forecourt? The motor trade represents 3.4% of businesses in East Devon, above the national 3.0%. Forecourts suit CCTV towers covering stock vehicles, with overnight patrols checking locks and perimeter fencing. Free, no-obligation quote ## Get a security quote in Sidmouth 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 ## Talk through your Sidmouth premises Request a free on-site security audit worth £250, including our 25-point risk checklist, by calling 0800 471 4792. [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.