Security services in Oldham.
Oldham is home. Since 2008, Clear Watch Security has protected businesses across the borough from our base at Broadway Business Park in Chadderton. We look after care homes, schools, offices, warehouses, mills and car showrooms with SIA-licensed security officers, mobile patrols, and keyholding and alarm response.
Security in Oldham
Security that fits how Oldham works.
Oldham is a town of contrasts. Former cotton mills in Chadderton, Royton and Shaw now house warehouses, workshops and offices. Business parks such as Broadway and Hollinwood sit beside the M60, and the town centre around Spindles and Yorkshire Street is busy with shops, offices and car showrooms. Sites like these hold stock, vehicles and equipment, and many stand empty at night and at weekends. That is where a local security company makes the difference.
We work across the borough every day, in every sector: care homes, schools, offices, warehouses, mill buildings and car showrooms. Every one of our services is used here, from security guarding and mobile patrols to keyholding, alarm response, lock and unlock and vacant property inspections. We know the estates, the roads and the quiet spots that need checking.
Our officers are directly employed, vetted and SIA-licensed. As an SIA Approved Contractor for Security Guarding and Keyholding, we agree the cover around your site and send you a report after every visit.
What we provide
Our security services in Oldham.
Every one of our services is used by businesses in Oldham. Most clients start with one and add others as their sites change.
Security Guarding
SIA-licensed security officers for mills, offices, showrooms, warehouses and industrial units across Oldham.
Keyholding & Alarm Response
We hold your keys and attend alarm activations day or night from our Oldham base.
Mobile Patrols
Marked-vehicle patrols to sites from Chadderton and Hollinwood to Royton and Shaw.
Lock & Unlock
Opening and locking up schools, offices and units at set times.
Vacant Property Inspections
Regular checks on empty mills, units and buildings between tenants.
CCTV Towers
Rapid-deploy cameras for forecourts, yards, building sites and car parks.
Concierge Security
Front-of-house cover for offices and residential buildings.
Remote Concierge
Out-of-hours support for residents and visitors, with real escalation.
Who we protect in Oldham
Every sector in Oldham, covered.
From care homes and schools to warehouses, offices and car showrooms, we protect every kind of site in the borough, and plan cover around how each one runs.
Care homes
Support at visiting times and staff changeovers, night cover, and alarm response when the building is quiet.
Schools
Lock and unlock, checks outside school hours and in the holidays, and keyholding if the alarm goes off.
Offices
Front of house, security guarding and locking up at the end of the day.
Warehouses and logistics
Gatehouse control, yard checks and site officers for busy units beside the M60.
Mills and industrial units
Mobile patrols, vacant property inspections and CCTV towers for large buildings.
Car showrooms
Forecourt patrols, CCTV towers and alarm response to protect stock out of hours.
A local team
Your security company, just down the road.
Our office, supervisors and response officers are already in the borough. When an alarm goes off at an Oldham site, our officers are close by, and when you want to talk about your cover, we can be with you quickly.
- ✓ Office at Broadway Business Park, Chadderton
- ✓ Supervisors who visit officers on site
- ✓ Patrol routes across the borough, day and night
- ✓ Regular officers kept on your site, with relief cover arranged
How guarding is checked
Every shift checked, from start to finish.
Guarding only works if the officer is on site, alert and doing what was agreed. This is how we make sure of that on every shift.
Checked at the start
Night shifts start with a video check of the officer’s uniform and SIA licence.
Check calls on every shift
Our control room makes check calls day and night. A missed check-in is escalated.
Supervisor visits
During the day, supervisors visit officers on site.
Relief cover arranged
Regular officers stay on your site, with relief cover arranged when they are off.
Reports you can see
Patrols and incidents are logged live on our reporting platform, and you can view them yourself.
Clear evidence from every shift
Know what happened on your site.
Guarding clients have access to our live tracking and reporting platform, so patrols, checks and incidents are recorded as they happen.
Areas we cover
Oldham, Chadderton, Royton and Saddleworth.
Our office is in Chadderton, so the whole borough is on our doorstep. Officers reach the town centre, Hollinwood and Failsworth along the M60 corridor, the mill towns of Royton and Shaw to the north, and the Saddleworth villages to the east. Patrol routes run across the borough day and night.
We also cover the rest of Greater Manchester, including Manchester and Rochdale. See all the areas we cover.
- ✓ Anywhere in Oldham borough, just ask
- ✓ Single sites and multi-site portfolios
- ✓ Regular, one-off and emergency cover
Sectors we protect
Explore our sector expertise.
Oldham’s schools, care homes, mill buildings, car showrooms and offices each need a different approach. Find out more about how we protect each sector.
Good to know
Oldham security FAQs.
If your situation is more complex, speak to us and we’ll talk it through.
Yes. Our office is at Unit 8a Broadgate, Broadway Business Park, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 9XA, and we have worked from Oldham since 2008. Our supervisors and response officers are already in the borough.
Yes. We provide SIA-licensed security officers for offices, mills, car showrooms, care homes, schools, warehouses and industrial units across Oldham, from one site to several. Every officer is directly employed and vetted.
Yes. We already work with schools and care homes in the borough. We can open and lock up, check the site outside school hours and in the holidays, support staff changeovers and act as keyholder if the alarm goes off.
Yes. Large mill buildings, warehouses and showroom forecourts are a big part of our Oldham work. Depending on how the site is used, we combine security guarding, mobile patrols, CCTV towers and alarm response, with a report after every visit.
We agree the response arrangements with you for each site. An officer attends, checks the outside and inside, resets the alarm where possible and sends you a report. Because we are based in Oldham, our officers are close to sites across the borough. Our security supports, but does not replace, the police and emergency services.
Night shifts start with a video check of each officer’s uniform and SIA licence, our control room makes check calls on every shift, and supervisors visit sites during the day. Patrols and incidents are logged live, and you can see the reports yourself.
It depends on the site, the hours and the service you need. We talk it through with you, visit if it helps, and give you a clear written quote with no obligation.
The whole borough, including Chadderton, Royton, Shaw and Crompton, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Lees, Werneth, Moorside and the Saddleworth villages such as Uppermill, Delph, Dobcross and Greenfield. We also cover the rest of Greater Manchester.
Talk to a local team
Need security in Oldham?
Tell us about your site, whether it’s a mill in Chadderton, a showroom forecourt, a care home, a school or an office in the town centre, and we’ll put together the right cover. No obligation.
Or call 0161 628 9169