# Butetown Venue and Event Security | Go Security > Stewarding, searches and door supervision in Butetown, Cardiff, home to the Wales Millennium Centre and BBC Hoddinott Hall, with 180 licensed premises close by. Source: https://gosecurity.uk/security-butetown.html --- [Home](https://gosecurity.uk/) / [Locations](https://gosecurity.uk/locations.html) / Butetown, Cardiff # Security Services in Butetown With the Wales Millennium Centre, its Donald Gordon Theatre and Weston Studio, and BBC Hoddinott Hall on its doorstep, Butetown hosts large audiences. We supply stewards, searchers and door supervisors for them. [Book a Free Audit](https://gosecurity.uk/security-audit.html)Get a Quote ✓ SIA-Licensed Officers✓ 24/7 Control Room✓ 100% PAYE Workforce✓ BS 7858 Vetted Trusted Protection in Butetown ## Concert halls, theatres and the Bay Butetown's venues are on a big scale. The Wales Millennium Centre houses the Donald Gordon Theatre and Weston Studio, BBC Hoddinott Hall stages performances, and an Odeon and the CAVC Business Centre add screenings and conferences. Inside the same 5km circle are 180 licensed bars, pubs and clubs. Our event officers manage arrivals, bag searches, crowd flow and the exit at the end of the night, each booked on by GPS and supervised from our 24/7 control room. - Wales Millennium Centre within 5km - 180 licensed premises in the same radius - 80 SIA-active officers within 10 miles - Public order offences at 1,290 in a year Get a Quote [View Butetown on OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Butetown%2C%20Cardiff) Butetown Business Profile ## Officer numbers and Cardiff's employers Of the 125 security workers on our register who live inside 10 miles of Butetown, 80 hold an in-date SIA licence and are open to bookings, and ten drive patrol routes. Each has cleared BS 7858 screening and draws a PAYE wage rather than working through a subcontractor. For a large performance or conference, the local pool can be added to from the rest of our network. Cardiff has 12,130 registered businesses, led by professional services at 1,975, construction at 1,385 and retail at 1,020. Finance stands at 3.1% against 2.1% nationally, so corporate offices want a staffed front desk and someone to answer alarms after hours. Health and care, at 6.3% against 4.4%, adds clinics that value reception officers and support for lone staff. 80 SIA-licensed officers within 10 miles 12,130 Registered businesses in Cardiff 47 Active construction sites mapped within 5 km 180 Pubs, bars & nightclubs within 5 km ### Venues, malls and estates near Butetown - **Industrial & business parks:** Canal Industrial Park, Biffa Waste Management Resource Centre, Castle Steel Works, Templar Park, East Moors Business Park and The Timber Yard Industrial Estate - **Retail parks & shopping centres:** Saint David's Centre, Stadium Plaza, Queen's Arcade, Capitol Cardiff, Gripoly Mills Retail Park and Cardiff Bay Retail Park - **Hospitals:** Cardiff Royal Infirmary, Saint David's Hospital, Nuffield Health Cardiff Bay Hospital and Llandough Hospital - **Rail stations:** Cardiff Bay, Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street, Grangetown and Cathays ### Venues & Martyn's Law The Wales Millennium Centre, BBC Hoddinott Hall and the Odeon all draw crowds inside 5km. Venues that can hold 200 people or more will gain Martyn's Law duties when it takes effect, so operators may want help drawing up search routines, steward briefings and evacuation routes. [What Martyn's Law means for venues](https://gosecurity.uk/blog-martyns-law.html). Sources: Go Security officer network (counts rounded to the nearest 5); ONS UK Business Counts via Nomis; place data © [OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Updated October 2026. Security Requirements in Butetown ## From Cardiff Bay to the city centre Within 5km of Butetown sit Saint David's Centre, Queen's Arcade, Stadium Plaza and Cardiff Bay Retail Park, along with Cardiff Royal Infirmary and Nuffield Health Cardiff Bay Hospital. Cardiff Bay, Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street stations bring heavy footfall. Industrial occupiers include Canal Industrial Park, Castle Steel Works, Templar Park and East Moors Business Park, and 47 construction sites are mapped nearby, each holding plant and materials that need overnight protection. Services in Butetown These services cover Butetown venues, offices, clinics and building sites, from event stewarding to CCTV towers. [Security guarding](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#guards) · [Mobile patrols](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#mobile) · [Key holding](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#keyholding) · [Alarm response](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#alarm) · [Event security](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#event) · [K9 security](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#canine) · [CCTV towers](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#tower) · [CCTV monitoring](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#monitoring) · [POD intruder alarms](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#pod) Crime & Security Data ## Butetown crime picture Police.uk's count for the mile around Butetown, September 2025 to August 2026, is 12,399 crimes. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 3,751, roughly 30%. Shoplifting followed at 1,800, anti-social behaviour at 1,525, public order at 1,290 and vehicle crime at 865. The latest quarter rose 23% on a year earlier, and shoplifting rose 51%. For venues, the public order figure shows why trained door staff and clear dispersal plans matter when large audiences leave at once. 12,399 Recorded crimes in 12 months 3,751 Violence & sexual offences 1,800 Shoplifting 1,525 Anti-social behaviour 1,290 Public order 865 Vehicle crime Source: [Police.uk](https://www.police.uk) open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate. Local Policing ## South Wales Police, Butetown team Butetown is policed by the South Wales Police Butetown neighbourhood team. No current local priorities are published, so we base security plans on Police.uk figures and a site survey. Butetown South Wales Police [View this team on Police.uk →](https://www.south-wales.police.uk) Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Butetown. Areas We Cover Near Butetown ## Cardiff districts we cover Grangetown, Riverside and Splott are each a mile from Butetown, and the full list of Cardiff areas we cover follows below. [Grangetown](https://gosecurity.uk/security-grangetown.html) [Cardiff](https://gosecurity.uk/security-cardiff.html) [Riverside](https://gosecurity.uk/security-riverside.html) [Adamsdown](https://gosecurity.uk/security-adamsdown.html) [Splott](https://gosecurity.uk/security-splott.html) [Cathays](https://gosecurity.uk/security-cathays.html) [Roath](https://gosecurity.uk/security-roath.html) [Pontcanna](https://gosecurity.uk/security-pontcanna.html) [Canton](https://gosecurity.uk/security-canton.html) [Penylan](https://gosecurity.uk/security-penylan.html) [Penarth](https://gosecurity.uk/security-penarth.html) [Gabalfa](https://gosecurity.uk/security-gabalfa.html) Postcodes We Cover in Butetown ### Butetown postcode coverage The 7 postcode districts nearest central Butetown, covering parts of Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan and Caerphilly. CF10CF11CF24CF64CF23CF5CF14 Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? [Check coverage](https://gosecurity.uk/coverage.html). Butetown Security FAQs ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you provide stewards for shows at the Wales Millennium Centre? Stewards, searchers and door supervisors are available for halls and theatres such as the Wales Millennium Centre, BBC Hoddinott Hall and the CAVC Business Centre. The 80 SIA-active officers on our local register form the core team, with extra officers drawn in for bigger audiences. ### Which Butetown venues does Martyn's Law cover? When the Act starts, expected in spring 2027, any premises or event expecting 200 people or more will be included, which is likely to take in the larger halls and theatres in the Bay. Ahead of that we can draft procedures, rehearse lockdown and evacuation with your staff and train searchers for your entrances. ### Is public disorder a concern near Cardiff Bay? Police.uk recorded 1,290 public order offences within a mile over the year. Door supervisors who manage queues calmly, CCTV monitoring and well-planned dispersal at closing time help reduce trouble around licensed premises. ### Do Cardiff finance offices need front-desk security? Finance firms make up 3.1% of Cardiff businesses, above the 2.1% British figure. A uniformed receptionist officer signs in visitors and controls lifts and doors by day, and our control room handles alarm calls after the office has emptied. ### Can you help retailers with rising shoplifting? Shoplifting within a mile rose 51% against a year earlier, reaching 1,800 offences. Uniformed officers and store detectives can work in shops at Saint David's Centre, Queen's Arcade and Cardiff Bay Retail Park. Free, no-obligation quote ## Get a security quote in Butetown Tell us about your site and what you need. We'll price it and come back to you, normally within one working day. - SIA-licensed, BS 7858 vetted officers on PAYE - 24/7 control room for urgent cover - Prefer to talk? Call [0800 471 4792](tel:+448004714792), day or night ## Plan security for your Butetown venue Ring 0800 471 4792 to price an event or venue contract, or have us survey your Butetown building on a free audit normally charged at £250. [Book a Free Audit](https://gosecurity.uk/security-audit.html)Get a Quote --- Go Security Ltd, Unit 2K1, Hastingwood Business Park, Wood Lane, Birmingham B24 9QR. Tel 0800 471 4792 (24/7 control room). Email control@gosecurity.uk. Registered in England & Wales no. 11722692. ICO registration ZB604756.