When a Solihull alarm trips at 3am or a guard is needed for tomorrow's shift, the size of the local pool matters. Our network counts 440 security workers within 10 miles, 185 of them licensed and bookable.
Trusted Protection in Solihull
Unplanned gaps happen: a broken shutter at a Touchwood unit, a contractor leaving Monkspath Business Park unsecured, a lock-up after a break-in. Solihull's network depth helps us staff these bookings, and our 24/7 control room takes alarm activations and key holding instructions at any hour. With shoplifting up 46% and the latest quarter's crime 27% higher than a year before, many firms here are reviewing cover mid-contract rather than waiting for renewal.
Solihull Business Profile
That 440-strong group includes 185 officers whose SIA licences are current and who accept shifts, plus 15 with dog-handling experience, five trained in CCTV work and 80 who drive. Everyone passes BS 7858 vetting and works on PAYE. A pool this size gives us room to fill an extra night, replace a sick guard or add a K9 patrol after an incident.
Solihull hosts 8,480 registered businesses, with professional services on 1,495, construction on 1,305 and business services on 720. Property firms account for 7.5% here, well over the 4.7% norm across Great Britain, which means void buildings needing inspections and key holding. Health and care at 6.7% versus 4.4% points to reception officers and lone-worker support for clinics and care providers.
The Core theatre, Dovehouse Theatre and the Cineworld cinema all sit inside 5km of Solihull. Any of them admitting 200 or more people will be in scope of Martyn's Law when it starts in 2027, and our event staff can support the stewarding and search arrangements ahead of that. 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 Solihull
Touchwood Shopping Mall, Solihull Retail Park and Solihull Gate Retail Park anchor the retail side, while Monkspath Business Park, Thornhill Road and Olton Wharf Trading Estate host offices and trade units. Five stations, from Dorridge to Olton, keep people moving, and Solihull Hospital and Spire Parkway Hospital add round-the-clock sites. Sixty-two pubs, bars and clubs, including Popworld and the Honey Club, make the evenings busier than the daytime picture suggests.
Services in Solihull
Solihull clients can take any of the following as a single booking or fold them into an ongoing patrol and alarm contract.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Police.uk data for September 2025 to August 2026 shows 2,409 offences logged within a mile of central Solihull.
Violence and sexual offences number 752, nearly a third. Shoplifting is unusually prominent at 543 cases, a 46% rise on the prior year, ahead of criminal damage and arson at 234, public order at 171 and anti-social behaviour at 169. The most recent quarter ran 27% above the same quarter before. West Midlands Police list business crime and vehicle theft as priorities, so retailers and car parks have reason to strengthen cover.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
The St Alphege and Blythe neighbourhood team covers Solihull and names anti-social behaviour, business crime and vehicle theft as its current priorities.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Solihull.
Areas We Cover Near Solihull
Cover from Solihull extends to Sheldon, Hall Green and Acocks Green, each about 3 miles away, as well as the other places in the list below.
Postcodes We Cover in Solihull
The 10 postcode districts nearest central Solihull, covering parts of Solihull, Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Solihull Security FAQs
Ask us and we will check. Our network has 185 SIA-licensed officers within 10 miles who accept bookings, so there is a large pool to draw from. Ring 0800 471 4792 and the control room will check who can take the shift.
Yes. Our 24/7 control room receives activations, and key holders attend to check the building, reset alarms and secure entry points. Each visit is logged by GPS with a digital report for your records.
Shoplifting within a mile of the centre reached 543 offences, up 46% on the previous year, and business crime is a stated police priority. Uniformed officers at Touchwood or retail park units help deter theft.
Property businesses make up 7.5% of Solihull's total against 4.7% nationally. We provide vacant building inspections, key holding and POD intruder alarms for void premises between tenants.
Fifteen officers in our network living within 10 miles have K9 experience. Dog patrols suit larger yards, business parks and void sites where a visible deterrent is useful.
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Tell us about your site and what you need. We'll price it and come back to you, normally within one working day.
Call 0800 471 4792 to discuss a short-notice booking, or ask for our free £250 site audit before you commit to longer-term cover.
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