2026 Hire a Private Investigator in Surrey

In 2002 an industry survey identified the range of services provided by Surrey investigation agencies. The list below sets out the findings of the survey.

• Accident Claims Investigation (Non RTA), Adoption Enquiries, Anti-corruption Investigation, Asset Investigations, Assisting Bailiffs as Creditor Representative, Assisting Counsel
• Bankruptcy Investigations, Blackmail Investigations, Business Interruption Claims Investigation
• Civil Proceedings Investigations (Claimant & Defendant), Close Protection, Competitor Intelligence, Computer Crime Investigation, Copyright Infringement Investigation, Corporate Security Investigation, Counter-surveillance, Counterfeit Investigation, Credit Card Collections, Credit Vetting, Crime Prevention, Criminal Defence Investigations, Debt Recovery, Director/Staff Loyalty Investigations, Drug Testing/Screening, Due Diligence Enquiries (Personal & Corporate)
• Electronic Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance Counter Measures, Employers Liability Claims Investigation, Expert Witness
• Financial Investigations, Forensic Accounting, Forensic Science Services, Fraud Investigation, Fraud Prevention, Fraudulent Claims Investigation
• Genealogy Investigations, GPS/GSM Vehicle/Plant/Freight Tracking, Grey Market & Parallel Trading Investigation
• Industrial Espionage Investigations, Information Security Investigation, Internal Loss (Shrinkage) Investigations, Internet Profiling, Interviewing (inc. multi-lingual), Investigations, Enquiries and Surveys in relation to: Planning Applications, Liquor Licensing Applications, Gaming Licence Applications, Betting Office Licence Applications
• Life Insurance Claims Investigation, Locating Missing Animals, Locating Missing Property, Locus Reports
• Manned Guarding, Marine Claims Investigations, Matrimonial Investigations, Missing Persons Enquiries, Mortgage Protection Claims Investigation
• Nanny Investigations
• Patent Infringement Investigation, Peace of Mind Investigations, Plan Drawing, Polygraph lie detection test, Post Adoption Enquiries, Pre & Post Employment Investigations, Pre- home Purchase Reports, Private Medical Claims Investigation, Probate Enquiries, Process Serving, Product Contamination Investigations, Professional Indemnity Claims Investigation, Property Claims Investigation, Public Liability Claims Investigation
• Risk Management, Recovery of Abducted Minors, RTA Injury Claims Investigation, RTA Investigation (Non-Injury)
• Security Surveys, Statement Taking, Statements as to Means, Status (Pre-sue) Enquiries, Surveillance: Physical, Remote, Foot, Mobile, Static, Technical
• Tenancy Investigations, Test Purchasing, Theft Claims Investigation, Theft Investigations (non-insurance), Theft of Goods in Transit Investigations, Tracing Beneficiaries, Tracing Individuals, Family, Friends, Translations, Travel Claims Investigation, Travel Insurance Claims Investigation
• Undercover Operations
• Vehicle, Plant, Aircraft & Boat Repossession
• General Investigations not categorised above

Most Surrey detective agencies provide only a small range of these services. Services may also be described in different ways.

Research undertaken by FindaDetective identified terms commonly used to describe Surrey private investigation. Here is our list.

• Many of the terms can be prefixed with the word private or the word professional. These are not shown here as alternatives.
• Surrey Investigators and Surrey Detectives are the most common terms. Surrey Investigations is the third most popular general term.
• Surrey Agent is a term that is used in conjunction with another word, such as Surrey Enquiry Agents and Surrey Solicitors Agents, as well as Surrey Detective Agent and Surrey Investigation Agent.
• Surrey Agency and Surrey Bureau are two terms used to describe a company providing Surrey investigation services. The terms may also be combined with other terms, such as Surrey Detective Agencies, Surrey Detective Bureau and Surrey Bureau of Investigation.
• Surrey Private Eyes and Surrey Gum Shoe are two of the popular terms for Surrey private investigators

If you know any more then let us know and we will add them to the list.