Builders and farmers make up the two largest groups of Somerset businesses, and Castle Cary reflects that mix. We protect compounds, farmyards, garages and workshops in and around this south-west England town with patrols, CCTV towers and alarm response.
Trusted Protection in Castle Cary
Somerset has 24,670 registered businesses. Construction is the largest sector with 3,685, agriculture is a close second with 3,525, and professional services follow on 3,100. Around Castle Cary, that translates into plant and materials parked on site, tractors and fuel kept in open-sided barns, and offices that sit empty at night. The motor trade is above average too. Each calls for something slightly different, from towers to scheduled patrol checks.
Castle Cary Business Profile
Agriculture makes up 14.3% of Somerset firms, more than three times the 4.5% British share. For farms, rural mobile patrols and solar CCTV towers, which run without mains power, are usually the most practical protection. Building firms, with six construction sites mapped within 5km of Castle Cary, benefit from the same towers, plus patrols after the site closes.
Garages and dealers form 3.8% of local businesses against 3.0% nationally, and many protect their pitches with a forecourt camera tower and night patrols. Every officer we deploy holds an SIA licence, is vetted to BS 7858 and is employed on PAYE. GPS book-on proves each visit, and digital reports are held by our 24/7 in-house control room.
Sources: Go Security officer network (counts rounded to the nearest 5); ONS UK Business Counts via Nomis; place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Updated October 2026.
Security Requirements in Castle Cary
Castle Cary is a town in Somerset, in south-west England, served by its own railway station. Higher Flax Mills is the named business site within 5km, and the area has five pubs and bars. Security here is mainly about distance and isolation: farm buildings, garages and workshops can be some way from neighbours, so remote monitoring, alarm response and key holding do more of the work than static guards.
Services in Castle Cary
Below are the services open to farmers, builders, garages and small firms near Castle Cary.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Between September 2025 and August 2026 the Police.uk tally for the mile around Castle Cary was 68.
Violence and sexual offences made up 43 of them. Other theft, criminal damage and arson, and vehicle crime each recorded 5, with anti-social behaviour on 4. Those are small totals, but the local police warn that stolen vehicles are being used to travel between places to commit thefts and burglaries. For farms and rural businesses, CCTV towers and patrols help deter visits of that kind and capture evidence.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
The Wincanton Rural West team has seen more vehicles stolen and used to reach other places for thefts and burglaries, and is working with Dorset's rural crime team on the problem.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Castle Cary.
Areas We Cover Near Castle Cary
Bruton is 4 miles from Castle Cary, Wincanton 5 miles and Shepton Mallet 8 miles. More towns in our coverage are listed below.
Postcodes We Cover in Castle Cary
The 6 postcode districts nearest central Castle Cary, covering parts of Somerset and Dorset.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Castle Cary Security FAQs
With 14.3% of the county's firms in farming, our rural offer is built around patrol rounds between yards, camera towers powered by solar panels and watched by an NSI Gold accredited monitoring centre, and a key holder who handles alarm activations for you.
The Wincanton Rural West team reports more vehicles being stolen and used to travel to commit thefts and burglaries elsewhere, and is working with Dorset's rural crime team in response.
Vehicle businesses are 3.8% of Somerset's total, a little above Britain's 3.0%. A camera tower overlooking the forecourt and night checks by a patrol officer protect stock, parts and tools.
Not a lot: 68 offences across the full year on Police.uk. Vehicle crime, other theft and criminal damage logged 5 apiece, which still matters if one of them lands on your yard.
Construction is Somerset's largest sector with 3,685 firms, and six sites are mapped within 5km. CCTV towers and out-of-hours patrols deter theft of plant, fuel and materials.
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Book a free on-site security audit, valued at £250, for your Castle Cary farm or workplace, or ring 0800 471 4792 to talk prices.
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