Work out security staff requirement instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
Crowd stewarding scales with attendance at the chosen ratio adjusted for risk, with two staff per entrance added for search and admission duties. Entrance staffing is fixed by the number of doors rather than by crowd size, which is why small events with many entry points need proportionally more staff.
Staff required
staff = ceiling(attendees / attendees per steward x risk multiplier) + 2 x entrances
Indicative only. Stewarding levels must follow your licensing authority's requirements and a formal event risk assessment.
staff = ceiling(attendees / attendees per steward x risk multiplier) + 2 x entrances. Crowd stewarding scales with attendance at the chosen ratio adjusted for risk, with two staff per entrance added for search and admission duties.
Entrance staffing is fixed by the number of doors rather than by crowd size, which is why small events with many entry points need proportionally more staff.
Enter attendees, attendees per steward, risk level, entrances to staff. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.