Crime around Llandaff rose 25% in the latest quarter compared with a year earlier, led by violence, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime, and Go Security responds with patrols, guarding and alarm cover built around that pattern.
Trusted Protection in Llandaff
Police.uk recorded 2,895 offences within a mile of Llandaff in the year to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences led with 825, anti-social behaviour followed with 440, and vehicle crime reached 331. The latest three months were 25% up on the year before, though shoplifting moved the opposite way, down 30%. For employers that suggests car park patrols, lone-worker support and attention to evenings, delivered by officers from a network of 135 living within 10 miles.
Llandaff Business Profile
Our network counts 135 security workers registered within 10 miles of Llandaff, of whom 85 are SIA-licensed and available to be booked. Each is BS 7858 vetted and paid through PAYE, and every patrol is tracked with GPS book-on from our in-house control room.
Cardiff has 12,130 registered businesses. Professional services lead with 1,975, construction has 1,385 and retail 1,020. Health and care is above the national rate at 6.3% against 4.4%, and finance at 3.1% against 2.1%. Care settings tend to want reception security and lone-worker support; finance firms want corporate reception cover and alarm response after hours.
Llandaff Memorial Hall, Chapter arts centre and Cardiff Wales Stadium all hold audiences; once Martyn's Law begins in 2027, those catering for 200 or more will need security procedures in writing. 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 Llandaff
Within 5km of Llandaff sit four hospitals, including University Hospital of Wales and Velindre Cancer Centre, and small industrial sites such as Gabalfa Workshops, Fairwater Workshops and Excelsior Road Industrial Estate. Five stations, from Llandaf to Danescourt and Ninian Park, bring people through.
With 185 pubs, bars and clubs and 46 construction sites mapped nearby, evening disorder and site theft both deserve a place in any security plan.
Services in Llandaff
Llandaff businesses can choose any of the services listed below, or ask us to combine patrols, guarding and monitoring.
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, Police.uk logged 2,895 crimes within a mile of Llandaff.
Violence and sexual offences made up 825 of those, roughly 28%. Anti-social behaviour reached 440, vehicle crime 331, public order 284 and shoplifting 240. The overall trend is upward, with the latest three months 25% above the same period last year, while shoplifting fell by 30%. Businesses with staff car parks or late-working teams should look at patrols, lighting and monitored cameras.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
South Wales Police's Llandaff team lists parking concerns, road safety and speeding as its current local priorities.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Llandaff.
Areas We Cover Near Llandaff
We also cover Fairwater, Pontcanna and Whitchurch, each about 1 mile away, under the same control room and reporting.
Postcodes We Cover in Llandaff
The 7 postcode districts nearest central Llandaff, covering parts of Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, Caerphilly and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Llandaff Security FAQs
Yes: on Police.uk, the most recent quarter's total sits 25% above the matching quarter of the previous year. Shoplifting bucked that trend with a 30% fall. The biggest categories are violence, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime.
Yes. Vehicle crime reached 331 offences within a mile over the past year. Mobile patrols with GPS book-on, combined with monitored CCTV, give a regular presence on car parks and yards.
Our network has 135 registered security workers living inside a 10-mile radius, 85 of whom are licensed by the SIA and can be booked. Every one has passed BS 7858 vetting.
Some 6.3% of Cardiff firms work in health and care, compared with 4.4% nationally. We provide reception security, lone-worker support and evening cover suited to clinics and care providers.
We can hold keys, respond to alarms and run locked-up patrols for small industrial units. Our 24/7 control room handles the alarm and a vetted officer attends and reports back digitally.
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