The mile around Grangetown saw 11,783 recorded offences in 12 months, and shoplifting rose 41%. Cardiff retailers, clinics and industrial units here can counter that with licensed guards, patrols and monitored CCTV.
Trusted Protection in Grangetown
Few areas in Wales show figures on this scale. Violence and sexual offences top the list at 3,611, but shoplifting is second with 1,853, and it climbed 41% on the previous year. Vehicle crime reached 869. The latest quarter ran 17% above a year earlier. With Saint David's Centre, Stadium Plaza and Cardiff Bay Retail Park all within 5km, shops carry much of the risk, and car parks and industrial yards follow close behind.
Grangetown Business Profile
Our network includes 125 security workers who live within 10 miles of Grangetown. Eighty of them are SIA-licensed and taking bookings, and ten have a car for patrol and alarm work. A pool that size can staff several shopping centres at the same time, and every officer has passed BS 7858 screening and is paid via PAYE.
Cardiff has 12,130 registered businesses, led by professional services with 1,975, construction with 1,385 and retail with 1,020. Health and care stands at 6.3% of firms against 4.4% nationally, which brings demand for reception security and lone-worker support. Finance, at 3.1% compared with 2.1%, adds offices that typically want corporate reception cover and out-of-hours alarm response.
Principality Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park and Tramshed all sit within 5km. When Martyn's Law starts, venues for 200 or more will have to show they are prepared, and our event officers can take on stewarding and search duties. What Martyn's Law means for venues.
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 Grangetown
Grangetown's 5km circle takes in five stations, including Cardiff Central and Cardiff Bay, two stadiums and 188 pubs, bars and nightclubs. Industrial land runs from Penarth Road Industrial Units to Leckwith Industrial Estate and West Point Industrial Estate, and 47 construction sites are mapped.
Hospitals including Cardiff Royal Infirmary and Llandough Hospital are close as well. That spread means one client may need a store detective, another a CCTV tower on a building plot, and a third a receptionist trained in conflict management.
Services in Grangetown
Choose from the services below for a Grangetown shop, clinic, office, building site or venue.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Police.uk counted 11,783 offences within one mile of Grangetown from September 2025 to August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences made up 3,611, close to a third of the total. Shoplifting followed at 1,853, anti-social behaviour at 1,315, public order at 1,214 and vehicle crime at 869. Shop theft rose 41% year on year, and the most recent three months were 17% higher overall. Retailers face the sharpest pressure, while vehicle crime makes monitored car parks and yard patrols worth weighing up.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Grangetown has its own South Wales Police neighbourhood team. Our digital incident reports can be shared with officers whenever a client needs to make a report.
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Grangetown.
Areas We Cover Near Grangetown
Riverside, Butetown and Canton are each a mile from Grangetown. Our guards and patrols also serve the other Cardiff districts listed below.
Postcodes We Cover in Grangetown
The 7 postcode districts nearest central Grangetown, covering parts of Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan and Caerphilly.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Grangetown Security FAQs
Police.uk recorded 1,853 shoplifting offences within a mile in a year, a 41% jump. Uniformed guards on the shop floor discourage theft, and their incident reports give police something solid to work with.
Vehicle crime reached 869 offences within a mile. Mobile patrols, CCTV towers and remote monitoring by an NSI Gold accredited centre help protect customer and staff parking.
Health and care makes up 6.3% of Cardiff businesses, above the 4.4% national share. Clinics and care sites can book reception security, lone-worker support and cover outside opening times.
Principality Stadium and Cardiff Arms Park are within 5km, along with 188 pubs, bars and nightclubs. Our licensed event officers and door supervisors can support match days and concerts, including Martyn's Law planning.
Forty-seven construction sites are mapped within 5km. CCTV towers, out-of-hours patrols and static guards help stop plant and materials going missing.
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Ask for a free security audit of your Grangetown site, worth £250, or call 0800 471 4792 for a quote on guards and patrols.
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