Thirty-five SIA-licensed officers in our network live within 10 miles of Southwick and are active for shifts, so an unexpected gap in your security can be filled by someone local.
Trusted Protection in Southwick
A guard calls in sick, a delivery leaves a gate unsecured, or an alarm goes off at 3am. For Southwick businesses, our 24/7 control room deals with those moments by booking a vetted officer from a pool of 60 people on our register living within 10 miles. Of those, 35 hold a current SIA licence and can be booked for static guarding, patrols or alarm response.
Southwick Business Profile
Our Southwick pool numbers 60 security workers who live inside a 10-mile radius, and just over half of them, 35, are licensed and active for shifts. All have cleared BS 7858 screening and are employed through PAYE. When cover is booked at short notice, GPS book-on confirms their arrival and the control room keeps a digital record of every patrol visit.
The Winchester council area has 8,225 registered businesses. Professional services lead with 1,560, retail follows with 1,415 and construction has 940. Shops make up 17.2% of firms here, more than twice the 7.8% British share, so uniformed retail guards and store detectives see steady demand. Professional firms, at 19.0% against 15.6%, tend to ask for reception security and key holding.
The Odeon cinema and art-K Fareham, an arts centre, are both within 5km. Venues welcoming 200 or more people will be expected to meet Martyn's Law after it commences, and our event officers can support the 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 Southwick
Spurlings Industrial Estate, Parklands Business Park, Oak Park Industrial Estate and Fareham Industrial Park all lie within 5km of Southwick. The Boardwalk Shopping Centre and Broadcut Retail Park cover the retail side, Queen Alexandra Hospital is close by, and Portchester and Cosham stations link the area by rail.
With 33 pubs, bars and nightclubs and four mapped building sites in the same radius, the mix runs from daytime warehousing to late licensed trade. Each calls for a different kind of cover.
Services in Southwick
Southwick businesses can arrange each service listed here either as a one-off emergency shift or as regular cover.
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 30 offences within one mile of Southwick between September 2025 and August 2026.
The count is low. Violence and sexual offences account for 19, vehicle crime for 4 and other crime for 3, with a single anti-social behaviour report and one other theft. Low totals in a small area can still hide risk to an isolated yard or a vehicle park, so locked gates, CCTV monitoring and an alarm response plan remain sensible. The local police team also lists retail crime among its concerns.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Southwick is covered by the Denmead and Southwick neighbourhood team of Hampshire Constabulary, whose stated priorities are retail crime and drugs.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Southwick.
Areas We Cover Near Southwick
Cosham and Fareham are both 3 miles from Southwick, with Wickham and Portsmouth at 4 miles. The same local network of officers serves each one.
Postcodes We Cover in Southwick
The 6 postcode districts nearest central Southwick, covering parts of Fareham, Havant, Portsmouth, Winchester and East Hampshire.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Southwick Security FAQs
Sixty people registered with us have homes inside a 10-mile radius. Thirty-five of them hold an active SIA licence and are available to be booked, all vetted to BS 7858 and paid through PAYE.
Retail makes up 17.2% of businesses in the Winchester area, against 7.8% nationally, and the local police list retail as a priority. Uniformed officers and store detectives deter shoplifting and keep a written record of every incident.
Yes. Spurlings Industrial Estate, Oak Park Industrial Estate and Parklands Business Park are all within 5km. We offer static guards, mobile patrols, key holding and alarm response for units there.
Only 30 offences were recorded within a mile last year, but four involved vehicles. A free on-site audit and our 25-point risk checklist will show whether patrols, CCTV or simple key holding suit your premises.
There are 33 pubs, bars and nightclubs within 5km of Southwick. Our SIA-licensed door supervisors and event officers can cover weekend nights, private functions or busy seasonal dates.
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