# Gabalfa Security Guards and Mobile Patrols | Go Security > Security around Gabalfa Workshops, Excelsior Road Industrial Estate and Cardiff North Retail Park. Shoplifting nearby rose 51% on the year before. Source: https://gosecurity.uk/security-gabalfa.html --- [Home](https://gosecurity.uk/) / [Locations](https://gosecurity.uk/locations.html) / Gabalfa, Cardiff # Security Services in Gabalfa Gabalfa Workshops, Excelsior Road Industrial Estate and Cardiff North Retail Park all fall within a short distance of Gabalfa. We guard and patrol premises like these with 135 security workers in our network living nearby. [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 Gabalfa ## Workshops, estates and shops near Gabalfa Gabalfa's commercial map mixes small workshops with larger estates and busy shops. Fieldway Industrial Estate, Cardiff Industrial Park, Fairwater Workshops and Ely Industrial Estate sit alongside retail at Cardiff North Retail Park, Queen's Arcade and Corp Market. We tailor protection site by site: alarm response and key holding for a workshop unit, a retail officer for a shop facing the recent shoplifting rise, and patrols for estates that empty out at night. - Key holding for Gabalfa Workshops tenants - Shop theft within a mile up 51% - 85 SIA-active officers in our network nearby - Patrol routes taking in Excelsior Road and Fieldway Get a Quote [View Gabalfa on OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Gabalfa%2C%20Cardiff) Gabalfa Business Profile ## Network depth and the Cardiff business mix We have 135 registered security workers in our network living within ten miles of Gabalfa, and 85 of them hold a current SIA licence and are active for shifts. That gives scope for regular teams at retail sites and dedicated patrol officers on estate routes. Each officer has passed BS 7858 vetting, is paid through PAYE, and books on and off by GPS so our control room has a full record. Cardiff's 12,130 registered businesses are led by professional services at 1,975, then construction at 1,385 and retail at 1,020. With 55 construction sites mapped within 5km, plant protection is a steady requirement. Health and care, at 6.3% of firms compared with 4.4% nationally, suits reception security and lone-worker support, and finance at 3.1% calls for out-of-hours alarm response. 85 SIA-licensed officers within 10 miles 12,130 Registered businesses in Cardiff 55 Active construction sites mapped within 5 km 192 Pubs, bars & nightclubs within 5 km ### Named sites within 5km of Gabalfa - **Industrial & business parks:** Excelsior Road Industrial Estate, Gabalfa Workshops, Fieldway Industrial Estate, Cardiff Industrial Park, Fairwater Workshops and Ely Industrial Estate - **Retail parks & shopping centres:** Cardiff North Retail Park, UHW Concourse, Corp Market, The Globe Centre, Queen's Arcade and Capitol Cardiff - **Hospitals:** University Hospital of Wales, Saint David's Hospital, Cardiff Royal Infirmary and Velindre Cancer Centre - **Rail stations:** Cathays, Heath Low Level, Heath High Level, Tŷ Glas and Birchgrove ### Venues & Martyn's Law Cardiff Wales Stadium, the Cardiff Students Union Great Hall and the All Nations Centre are among nearby venues. Events for 200 or more people will be in scope of Martyn's Law once it begins, and our licensed event teams can manage searches and entry. [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 Gabalfa ## Students, hospitals and late venues The University Hospital of Wales, with its UHW Concourse shops, sits close by, as do Saint David's Hospital, Cardiff Royal Infirmary and Velindre Cancer Centre. Stations at Cathays, Heath Low Level, Heath High Level, Tŷ Glas and Birchgrove serve the area, and there are 192 pubs, bars and nightclubs within 5km. The local police list student-related issues among their priorities, so landlords and venues near term-time crowds often want door staff, patrols around shared buildings, and CCTV that is watched rather than just recorded. [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Marks_church,_Gabalfa,_Cardiff_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1462652.jpg) by John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0 Services in Gabalfa The services listed here can be combined for any Gabalfa premises, from a single workshop to a retail unit or estate. [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 ## Recorded crime close to Gabalfa Police.uk recorded 3,685 offences within a mile of Gabalfa across September 2025 to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences were the biggest group at 1,137, about 31%. Anti-social behaviour reached 408, vehicle crime 399, shoplifting 388 and public order 334. The latest quarter rose 27% on the same months a year earlier, and shoplifting climbed 51%. For retailers, that sharp rise is reason to revisit store layout, staff support and guarding. Estates should note vehicle crime, which points to lit, monitored parking areas. 3,685 Recorded crimes in 12 months 1,137 Violence & sexual offences 408 Anti-social behaviour 399 Vehicle crime 388 Shoplifting 334 Public order 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 ## Gabalfa neighbourhood team priorities South Wales Police's Gabalfa team is concentrating on student-related issues, drug dealing, and shoplifting and retail crime. Gabalfa South Wales Police **Current neighbourhood priorities:** - Student Related Issues - Drug Dealing - Shoplifting and Retail Crime [View this team on Police.uk →](https://www.south-wales.police.uk) Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Gabalfa. Areas We Cover Near Gabalfa ## Surrounding Cardiff areas Our cover reaches Llandaff, Heath and Cathays as well, which suits businesses with more than one site in north and central Cardiff. [Cathays](https://gosecurity.uk/security-cathays.html) [Heath](https://gosecurity.uk/security-heath.html) [Pontcanna](https://gosecurity.uk/security-pontcanna.html) [Llandaff](https://gosecurity.uk/security-llandaff.html) [Whitchurch](https://gosecurity.uk/security-whitchurch-cardiff.html) [Roath](https://gosecurity.uk/security-roath.html) [Cardiff](https://gosecurity.uk/security-cardiff.html) [Riverside](https://gosecurity.uk/security-riverside.html) [Penylan](https://gosecurity.uk/security-penylan.html) [Canton](https://gosecurity.uk/security-canton.html) [Cyncoed](https://gosecurity.uk/security-cyncoed.html) [Adamsdown](https://gosecurity.uk/security-adamsdown.html) Postcodes We Cover in Gabalfa ### Gabalfa postcode coverage The 6 postcode districts nearest central Gabalfa, covering parts of Caerphilly, Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan. CF14CF24CF11CF23CF10CF5 Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? [Check coverage](https://gosecurity.uk/coverage.html). Gabalfa Security FAQs ## Frequently asked questions ### Shop theft is rising near us. What can a guard do? Shoplifting within a mile of Gabalfa rose 51% in the latest figures, and the police list retail crime as a priority. A licensed retail officer deters theft, supports staff during confrontations, and records incidents in a form the police can use. ### Can you hold keys for a unit at Gabalfa Workshops? Yes. We store keys securely, attend alarm activations, and let in contractors or emergency services when you are away. Each attendance is logged through our 24/7 control room with GPS-verified timings. ### Do you cover Excelsior Road and Ely Industrial Estate? Both can sit on a mobile patrol route alongside Fieldway Industrial Estate and Cardiff Industrial Park. Patrols run at irregular times, check perimeters and doors, and produce a digital report after each visit. ### Can you provide security for a student event? We supply SIA door supervisors and stewards for halls and venues such as the Cardiff Students Union Great Hall. Where an event expects 200 or more people, Martyn's Law will set duties when it starts, and we can help with entry planning. ### How many security workers are local to Gabalfa? There are 135 registered security workers in our network within ten miles, of whom 85 are SIA-active and available to be booked for shifts. All are BS 7858 vetted and employed directly on PAYE. Free, no-obligation quote ## Get a security quote in Gabalfa 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 ## Protect your Gabalfa premises properly Book a free on-site security audit worth £250, or ask for a quote for guarding or patrols, on 0800 471 4792. [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.