Hub Security and Investigative Group has built its reputation in Hingham, MA on guards who know the community firsthand. HINGHAM, MASS. — A Plymouth County town first settled by English colonists in 1633 recorded zero homicides in 2024, according to FBI data released in October 2025, and its violent crime rate came in at less than half the Massachusetts state average. The bigger security story in Hingham right now sits at the water’s edge, where a former World War II shipyard has spent two decades turning into one of the South Shore’s busiest mixed-use waterfront developments.
By Derek Kreymer, Operations Manager
Hub Security and Investigative Group provides security guard services in Hingham, MA — armed and unarmed guards, mobile patrol, and licensed private investigation services — for a Plymouth County town of 24,283 residents (2024 
Census Bureau estimate) on Boston Harbor’s South Shore. Hingham was incorporated in 1635, and the seventeenth-century Old Ship Church still stands in Hingham Square as the oldest church in continuous use in the United States. The town’s Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, once a major World War II shipbuilding site, has been redeveloped into a waterfront district of shops, restaurants and residences with a commuter ferry terminal to downtown Boston.
Security in Hingham, MA
Hingham, MA residents and businesses rely on Hub Security and Investigative Group for licensed armed and unarmed guards, mobile patrol, and private investigation services.
Security Built Around Hingham’s Districts
Hingham Square, the colonial-era town center around the Old Ship Church, holds a dense cluster of small retail shops, restaurants and professional offices. Hub assigns retail security officers to this historic downtown core. The Hingham Shipyard waterfront district draws the heaviest outside traffic in town, between its retail shops, restaurants and the commuter ferry terminal, and redevelopment along the site continues in phases, with new residential and retail buildings still going up along the harbor.
Hub provides both retail security officers for the shopping area and construction site security guards for the active building phases. Blue Cross Blue Shield operates a major corporate campus in Hingham employing roughly 1,500 people, one of the largest employers in town. Hub’s corporate security teams cover access control and after-hours patrol for office campuses like this one. South Hingham and West Hingham, the town’s larger residential sections away from the harbor, are made up mostly of single-family homes on wooded lots. Hub’s residential security patrols cover these neighborhoods.
What Local Crime Data Actually Shows
Hingham recorded a violent crime rate of 1.31 per 1,000 residents in 2024, according to FBI crime data compiled by NeighborhoodScout — well below the Massachusetts state average of 3.15 per 1,000.
Property crime came in at 8.11 per 1,000 residents, also below the state average of 11.12. NeighborhoodScout ranked the town as safer than 42 percent of U.S. cities, with zero homicides recorded for the year. Those numbers describe a fundamentally low-crime town, but the Shipyard district changes the calculation for property owners there specifically: it draws a regional customer base to its shops and restaurants, runs an active ferry terminal handling daily commuter traffic, and has ongoing construction sites carrying equipment and materials — all conditions that generate more property-crime and access-control exposure than Hingham’s quiet residential sections. Hub’s officers and mobile patrol supervisors weight their coverage toward those specific risk points.
Coverage by District
| District | Key Local Features | Hub Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Hingham Square | Old Ship Church, colonial-era retail and professional offices | Retail security |
| Hingham Shipyard | Waterfront retail, restaurants, commuter ferry terminal, active construction phases | Retail & construction site security |
| Corporate campuses (Blue Cross Blue Shield and others) | Major office employers, roughly 1,500 jobs at Blue Cross Blue Shield alone | Corporate security |
| South Hingham / West Hingham | Single-family residential neighborhoods on wooded lots | Residential patrol |
What Hub Provides in Hingham 
- Retail security officers for Hingham Square and the Shipyard shopping district
- Construction site security guards for active building phases at the Shipyard
- Corporate security for Blue Cross Blue Shield and other Hingham office campuses
- Residential security patrols for South Hingham and West Hingham neighborhoods
- Mobile patrol with GPS-verified checkpoints across all Hingham routes
- Background check services and corporate investigations for Hingham employers
Serving Hingham and the Surrounding Area
Hingham sits on the South Shore alongside several other Massachusetts towns Hub already patrols.
Crews assigned to Hingham cover these neighboring service areas as part of the same regional routes.
- Our coverage in Weymouth
- Our coverage in Braintree
- Our coverage in Quincy
- Our coverage in Marshfield
Why Hingham Businesses and Residents Choose Hub
- Massachusetts-licensed for both security guard services and private investigation work
- Fully trained, with background-checked officers on every post
- GPS patrol tracking and unannounced supervisor inspections on every shift
- Local management that knows Hingham’s streets and districts — not a national call center or app-based broker
- 24/7 emergency dispatch at (617) 857-1200
How Hub Saves Hingham Customers Money
Consolidating under one Hub contract also tends to cost less than piecing together separate vendors for guards, patrol, and investigative work: one onboarding process instead of several, no coverage gaps that force you to pay a second vendor’s overtime rate to fill them, and one predictable monthly invoice instead of surprise call-out fees.
That matters in Hingham, where the redeveloped former shipyard waterfront, downtown businesses, and residential neighborhoods all benefit from a single security provider coordinating coverage instead of several separate contracts.
Hingham’s public safety numbers back up its reputation: this Plymouth County town, first settled by English colonists in 1633, recorded zero homicides in 2024, according to FBI data released in October 2025, and its violent crime rate came in at less than half the Massachusetts state average. The bigger security story in Hingham right now sits at the water’s edge, where a former World War II shipyard has been redeveloped into a mixed-use waterfront district. Hub’s guards provide protection for both Hingham’s growing waterfront development and its historic downtown.
Licensing, Insurance, and What Hub Offers for Security in Hingham, MA
Every guard we place for security in Hingham, MA carries a Massachusetts Security Guard License (License #LP0203L, held by Hub since 2004), and Hub Security and Investigative Group operates under a $3 million general liability insurance policy.
Business owners and property managers in Hingham can ask to see both documents before signing on. Beyond standard patrols, Hub’s Hingham services include mobile patrol checks near the Hingham Shipyard and Derby Street Shoppes, armed guards for higher-risk properties, unarmed guards for day-to-day access control, crowd-certified event management for local events, and licensed private investigator and background-check services for tenant screening and pre-employment vetting.
- Mobile security patrols across Hingham neighborhoods and the Shipyard district
- Armed security guards for banks, retail, and higher-risk commercial sites
- Unarmed security guards for office buildings, apartment lobbies, and retail centers
- Crowd-certified event management, including MA Dept.of Fire Services Crowd Manager certification, CPR/First Aid, and Narcan training for guards working large public events
- Licensed private investigation and background-check services for landlords and employers
Why Hingham’s Apartment Communities Choose Hub
Hingham’s residential communities, including Avalon at the Hingham Shipyard on Shipyard Drive, benefit from a visible, consistent security presence. Condo associations and apartment property managers across Hingham hire Hub for security in Hingham, MA to reduce package theft, monitor visitor access, and provide a fast, professional response to noise complaints or trespassing concerns — all without the overhead of hiring in-house staff.
What a Legitimate Security Provider in Hingham, MA Looks Like
A Hingham property owner shouldn’t take a security company’s word for it — ask for a Massachusetts Security Guard License, a certificate of general liability insurance, and references from nearby clients. Hub supplies all of this and backs it up with unannounced supervisor checks.
How Mobile Patrol Scheduling Works in Hingham, MA
A quick call to Hub is all it takes to set up recurring mobile patrol checks or one-off event coverage in Hingham. Property managers running multiple Hingham locations frequently save by grouping stops into a single patrol loop rather than booking each site individually. Serving the Hingham community remains a point of pride for Hub’s patrol team.
Condo, Apartment, and Business Complex Security in Hingham
Waterfront communities like The Moorings at Hingham Shipyard bring many households together around shared entryways, parking, and building access — spaces that are far easier to secure with one coordinated plan than individual residents arranging their own coverage. A condo association can contract with Hub Security and Investigative Group for regular patrols or a stationed officer, splitting the cost across the property instead of leaving it to each owner. That shared investment means steadier, more visible security for the whole community.
Office complexes like Derby Corporate Center on Derby Street bring multiple companies together on shared parking, lobbies, and after-hours access — the kind of multi-tenant setting where coordinated security works better than each business hiring separately. Hub Security and Investigative Group provides patrols, access control, and after-hours checks that property managers or tenant groups can arrange for the whole complex, keeping per-tenant costs down while maintaining consistent coverage.
Hub officers are also trained and certified to staff public and private events in Hingham — from town festivals and community gatherings to a condo association’s holiday party or a business complex’s tenant event — and hold current Massachusetts Crowd Manager certification through the MA Department of Fire Services, in addition to CPR/First Aid and Narcan (naloxone) certification. That combination means an officer staffing a crowded Hingham event isn’t just a visible presence — they’re certified to manage occupancy limits and respond to a medical emergency until first responders arrive, which is the standard property owners and event organizers should expect from event security.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Hub provide coverage for the Hingham Shipyard retail and construction areas?
Yes. Hub assigns retail security officers to the Shipyard’s shops and restaurants and separate construction site security guards to its active building phases, since the two carry different risk profiles.
Does Hub provide both armed and unarmed guards in Hingham?
Yes. Hub supplies both armed and unarmed officers in Hingham depending on the site, risk level and client preference, along with supervised mobile patrol coverage.
Is Hub licensed to conduct private investigations in Massachusetts?
Yes. Hub Security and Investigative Group holds Massachusetts licensing for both security guard services and private investigation work, including background checks and corporate investigations for Hingham businesses.
What areas of Hingham does Hub cover?
Hub covers all of Hingham, including Hingham Square, the Hingham Shipyard waterfront district, corporate campuses such as Blue Cross Blue Shield, and the South Hingham and West Hingham residential neighborhoods. Call Hub Security & Investigative Group at (617) 857-1200 for a free consultation on security in Hingham, MA, or request a quote online.
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