Five hundred security workers in our network live within 10 miles of Small Heath, a residential and commercial district of Birmingham. That includes 210 SIA-active officers, 15 dog handlers and 85 drivers.
Trusted Protection in Small Heath
Depth of cover is the strongest thing we can offer in Small Heath. Of the 500 people in our network nearby, 210 are licensed by the SIA and bookable. Eighty-five drive for patrols and alarm calls, 15 handle dogs for K9 work and 5 specialise in CCTV. That range means a retail guard on Coventry Road, a dog patrol on a building site and an event steward at St Andrew's can all come from the same local network.
Small Heath Business Profile
Every officer in our network is BS 7858 vetted and paid through PAYE, and each one books on by GPS so clients can check when cover begins. With 85 drivers among the local officers, patrol routes can take in several estates in one night, from Small Heath Trading Estate to Speedwell Industrial Estate, with digital reports sent through our 24/7 control room.
Across Birmingham, 38,605 firms are registered. The biggest groups are professional services on 5,245, shops on 4,695 and builders on 3,795. Retailers make up 12.2% of the city's businesses, well beyond Britain's 7.8%, so store detectives and uniformed officers on the shop floor are a frequent fit. Health and care is another outlier at 7.5%, well clear of Britain's 4.4%, and surgeries and care providers typically need reception staff and lone-worker cover.
St. Andrew's stadium, the Emerald Club and The Arches Project are inside the 5km circle. Gatherings of 200 people or more will carry Martyn's Law obligations from spring 2027, and our licensed stewards can take on gate, search and crowd roles. 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 Small Heath
Small Heath is described as a residential and commercial district of Birmingham, and the 5km around it shows both sides. Business centres such as Sapcote, Montgomery Street and Sydenham Road sit near St Andrews Shopping Park, Trident Park and Birmingham Rag Market. Birmingham Heartlands Hospital and five stations, including Small Heath and Tyseley, are close too.
There are 344 pubs and bars and 116 mapped building sites in the same radius, so one client may want door supervisors on a Friday while another needs a dog handler walking a construction compound overnight.
Services in Small Heath
Each service listed below is open to Small Heath shops, clinics, building sites, warehouses and venues.
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 6,372 offences within one mile of Small Heath from September 2025 to August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences account for 2,922, close to half. Vehicle crime follows with 649 offences, criminal damage and arson with 525, public order with 383 and other theft with 363. The latest quarter was 1% below a year earlier, and shoplifting fell 14%. Vehicle crime and damage are the categories most likely to hit business premises, which is where patrols and monitored CCTV help.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
West Midlands Police's Bordesley Green team is tackling drug dealing and disorder on Coventry Road, anti-social behaviour around Barnesville Close and problems at Ideal Village Park.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Small Heath.
Areas We Cover Near Small Heath
Bordesley Green, Sparkbrook and Tyseley lie roughly one mile out from Small Heath, and the list below names other districts where our network operates.
Postcodes We Cover in Small Heath
The 10 postcode districts nearest central Small Heath, covering parts of Birmingham and Solihull.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Small Heath Security FAQs
Our network counts 500 people living inside 10 miles. Of those, 210 hold a live SIA licence and can be booked, 85 drive, 15 are dog handlers and 5 are CCTV specialists, so most kinds of request can be staffed locally.
Yes. Retail makes up 12.2% of Birmingham businesses, compared with 7.8% nationally. Uniformed retail officers and store detectives help cut theft and protect staff.
With 116 construction sites mapped within 5km and 15 dog handlers in our local network, K9 security is available alongside CCTV towers and out-of-hours patrols.
Police.uk recorded 649 vehicle crimes within a mile over 12 months. Mobile patrols, CCTV towers and remote monitoring help protect car parks and yards.
Health and care accounts for 7.5% of Birmingham firms, above the 4.4% British level. Clinics near Birmingham Heartlands Hospital and the Greet Urgent Care Centre can book reception officers, lone-worker check-ins and evening or weekend cover.
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