Phillipston traces its roots to 1786, when it was incorporated as the town of Gerry after separating from Templeton; it was renamed Phillipston in 1814 to honor William Phillips Jr., the state’s tenth Lieutenant Governor. Today the town is home to the nationally listed Phillipston Center Historic District and Searles Hill Cemetery, the Elliot Laurel nature reservation held by The Trustees of Reservations, and the Phillips Free Public Library, established in 1860.
By Derek Kreymer, Operations Manager
Hub Security and Investigative Group provides licensed armed and unarmed security guard services, mobile patrol, and private investigation services throughout Phillipston, MA, a Worcester County town of roughly 1,700 to 1,900 residents known for its historic center and conservation land. From mobile patrol services for rural properties and conservation land to private investigation services for residents and small businesses, Hub Security is licensed to operate across Massachusetts and familiar with Phillipston’s small-town, rural character.
Security Built Around Phillipston’s Areas
- Phillipston Center — home to the Phillipston Center Historic District and Searles Hill Cemetery, where unarmed security guards protect historic buildings and support local events.
- Phillipston Four Corners — a named crossroads locality within town, where mobile patrol services provide a visible presence along well-traveled routes.
- Goulding Village and the surrounding rural roads — where residential community security covers scattered year-round households.
What Local Crime Data Actually Shows
Third-party indices such as CrimeGrade.org rate Phillipston, including the Phillipston Four Corners area, among the safer communities in the region, and NeighborhoodScout’s detailed figures for the town are not publicly available without a paid report. Given Phillipston’s small year-round population, published per-capita crime rates for a town this size are statistically volatile and can be skewed by only a handful of incidents, so Hub Security treats these indices as a general reference point rather than a precise measurement. What matters on the ground is that Phillipston’s homes, farms, and conservation land are spread across a rural town with limited full-time police coverage — the kind of setting where mobile patrol and residential security add real, visible value.Coverage by District
| Area | Primary Service | Typical Client |
|---|---|---|
| Phillipston Center | Unarmed Security Guards | Historic properties, local events |
| Phillipston Four Corners | Mobile Patrol Services | Roadside businesses, through-traffic areas |
| Goulding Village / rural roads | Residential Community Security | Year-round homeowners |
What Hub Security Provides in Phillipston
- Armed Security Guards
- Unarmed Security Guards
- Mobile Patrol Services
- Private Investigation
- Residential Community Security
- Background Checks
Serving Phillipston and the Surrounding Area
In addition to Phillipston, Hub Security provides licensed security guard and investigation services throughout the surrounding communities, including:Why Phillipston Businesses and Residents Choose Hub
- Massachusetts-licensed and insured. Hub Security is a fully licensed Massachusetts security guard and private investigation agency, so you are working with a compliant, insured provider rather than an unlicensed operator.
- Local, responsive coverage. As a Massachusetts-based company, Hub Security can deploy guards and patrols quickly across the region rather than relying on a distant national call center.
- Flexible service types. Armed, unarmed, mobile patrol, and private investigation services can all be scaled up or down based on your property, event, or investigation needs.
- Direct communication with management. Clients work directly with Hub’s operations team rather than being routed through multiple layers of a large franchise.
- Background-screened personnel. All guards go through a screening and licensing process consistent with Massachusetts security guard regulations.
- Custom security plans. Hub builds coverage plans around the specific risks and schedule of each property, rather than offering one-size-fits-all packages.
How Hub Saves Phillipston 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 a small, rural town like Phillipston, where properties are spread across a wide area — Hub can route a single patrol officer past several homes and properties in one pass instead of billing separate trips for each.
Phillipston’s own history is well documented: the town traces its roots to 1786, when it was incorporated as the town of Gerry after separating from Templeton, and it was renamed Phillipston in 1814 to honor William Phillips Jr., the state’s tenth Lieutenant Governor. Today it is home to the nationally listed Phillipston Center Historic District, the Elliot Laurel nature reservation held by The Trustees of Reservations, and the Phillips Free Public Library, established in 1860. Hub’s patrol plans cover both Phillipston’s historic center and its outlying rural properties.