Southsea saw 11,477 recorded offences within a mile over the past year, and the latest quarter ran 12% higher. We help shops, bars and sites on this stretch of the Hampshire coast respond with trained officers and monitored cameras.
Trusted Protection in Southsea
On the south coast of England, Southsea carries a heavy volume of recorded crime for its size, and the detail matters. Violence and sexual offences, public order and anti-social behaviour together point to evening and street-level problems, while 1,431 shoplifting offences show steady pressure on retailers. Door supervisors, uniformed retail officers and CCTV monitoring each tackle a different part of that pattern, backed by our 24/7 control room and digital patrol reports.
Southsea Business Profile
Sixty security workers in our network are registered at addresses no more than 10 miles from Southsea. Thirty-five of that group carry a valid SIA licence and are available to be booked, which gives us a local base for door teams on busy nights, store officers through the day and static guards on building projects. Each has cleared BS 7858 vetting, and none are subcontracted: pay runs through PAYE.
Portsmouth has 6,090 registered businesses, with construction the largest sector at 1,300. Building firms form 21.3% of the city's total against 14.1% nationally, so site guarding, CCTV towers and night-time patrols of compounds are in steady demand. Hospitality, at 9.8% compared with 6.5%, keeps door supervisors and evening cover in the picture, alongside 755 professional services firms.
Kings Theatre, the New Theatre Royal and the Wedgewood Rooms are among the venues within 5km. Events and premises for 200 or more people will owe Martyn's Law duties when they start; we can help with search routines, steward briefings and evacuation planning. 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 Southsea
Four stations lie within 5km, including Portsmouth and Southsea, Fratton and Portsmouth Harbour. Shoppers have The Bridge Shopping Centre, Cascades Shopping Centre and Victory Retail Park, while business land ranges from Voyager Park and Merlin Park to QinetiQ Haslar Marine Technology Park and the Portico Cargo Terminal.
With St Mary's NHS Treatment Centre and St James Hospital also nearby, the area needs security for healthcare, retail, freight and nightlife at once.
Services in Southsea
Pick from the services below to cover Southsea's shops, licensed venues, construction work and business parks.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Police.uk figures for September 2025 to August 2026 cover a one-mile radius around Southsea, and they tell a clear story.
Violence and sexual offences totalled 4,115, roughly 36% of all recorded crime. Anti-social behaviour reached 1,514, shoplifting 1,431, public order 939 and other theft 700. The overall trend rose 12% in the latest quarter and shoplifting climbed 19%. For venues, that means trained door staff and clear incident logs; for shops, it means visible deterrence and support for staff who face theft or abuse.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
The Central Southsea and St Judes team is targeting habitual knife carriers, prevention of sexual harm, and motorcycle, pedal cycle and theft from motor vehicle offences.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Southsea.
Areas We Cover Near Southsea
Portsmouth and Gosport each sit roughly 1 mile from Southsea, with Cosham around 4 miles off; the list below gives every area we cover.
Postcodes We Cover in Southsea
The 9 postcode districts nearest central Southsea, covering parts of Portsmouth, Gosport, Havant and Fareham.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Southsea Security FAQs
Police.uk counted 1,431 shoplifting offences in the surrounding mile across twelve months, and the latest quarter was 19% up on a year earlier. Uniformed store officers and plain-clothes detectives deter theft and back up people working the shop floor.
Yes. Some 188 licensed bars, pubs and clubs trade inside 5km, and 9.8% of Portsmouth firms are in hospitality. SIA-licensed door supervisors from our network manage the queue, refuse entry where needed and keep a written log of incidents.
Sixty in our network are registered within 10 miles of Southsea, and 35 of them carry a valid SIA licence and can be booked for shifts. Vetting follows BS 7858, and every officer is on the payroll through PAYE.
Construction accounts for 21.3% of Portsmouth businesses, well above 14.1% nationally, and 7 projects appear on the map inside 5km. CCTV towers, night patrols of compounds and static guards protect plant and materials.
Theft from motor vehicles is one of Hampshire Constabulary's local priorities. For car parks, depots and forecourts, we offer mobile patrols and monitored CCTV towers that record activity and deter thieves.
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Ask for a price on 0800 471 4792, or arrange a free on-site security audit, worth £250, for premises anywhere in Southsea.
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