Machynlleth is a small Powys town with one industrial estate, a community hospital, a station and the Sploj events venue, in a county where 37% of businesses farm. Our cover is shaped around that rural setting.
Trusted Protection in Machynlleth
The named places around Machynlleth are few and specific: Treowain Industrial Estate, Ysbyty Machynlleth, the railway station and Sploj, an events venue. Four pubs and bars and one mapped construction site complete the local count. What surrounds the town matters more. In Powys, 3,250 of 8,785 registered businesses are farms, so most valuable assets here are machinery, fuel and stock spread across holdings rather than concentrated in town.
Machynlleth Business Profile
Farming leads the Powys economy with 3,250 businesses, followed by construction with 960 and hospitality with 635. The agricultural share of 37.0% is around eight times the British figure of 4.5%. For isolated yards, rural mobile patrols at unpredictable times and solar CCTV towers, which need no mains supply, give cover where nobody is on site overnight.
Hospitality makes up 7.2% of local firms compared with 6.5% nationally, so pubs and accommodation benefit from SIA door supervisors on busy nights and events. Whoever we deploy is licensed, screened to BS 7858 and paid on PAYE. GPS check-ins confirm each visit, and our 24/7 control room passes a digital report to the client.
Sploj is the events venue named within 5km. For gatherings of 200 people or more, Martyn's Law will set out duties when it comes into force, and our stewards can help with entry checks and crowd planning. 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 Machynlleth
With one industrial estate, one hospital and one station, Machynlleth's commercial footprint is modest. Treowain Industrial Estate is the main base for units and workshops, and town-centre businesses sit close to the four pubs and bars.
Security here is mostly about out-of-hours protection. A unit on Treowain or a farm shed several miles out faces the same problem: if an alarm sounds at night, someone vetted needs to attend and report back.
Services in Machynlleth
These services can be booked for a Machynlleth farm, workshop, pub, shop or event.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Across September 2025 to August 2026, Police.uk logged 165 crimes in the mile surrounding Machynlleth.
Violence and sexual offences account for 87, just over half. The rest is spread thinly: anti-social behaviour 17, public order 15, criminal damage and arson 12 and burglary 8. No trend comparison is published for this period. For most businesses the relevant risks are burglary and damage at unattended premises, which intruder alarms, CCTV and a key holder address directly.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
The Machynlleth neighbourhood team lists road safety, anti-social behaviour and targeting drug dealers as its priorities for local communities.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Machynlleth.
Areas We Cover Near Machynlleth
Tywyn is 10 miles from Machynlleth, Dolgellau 11 miles and Llanidloes 16 miles. Our patrols and key holding extend to these and the towns below.
Postcodes We Cover in Machynlleth
The 6 postcode districts nearest central Machynlleth, covering parts of Ceredigion, Gwynedd and Powys.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Machynlleth Security FAQs
Yes. Farms make up 37.0% of businesses in Powys, 3,250 in all. Our rural mobile patrols vary their timing, and solar CCTV towers watch yards and machinery without needing a mains connection.
Treowain Industrial Estate is the named industrial site within 5km. We provide locking and unlocking, key holding, alarm response and CCTV monitoring via an NSI Gold accredited centre; our 24/7 control room GPS-logs each visit.
We can provide SIA-licensed stewards and event staff for Sploj and other local events. Where attendance reaches 200 or more, we can also help organisers prepare for Martyn's Law before 2027.
Burglary accounted for 8 of 165 offences recorded within a mile over 12 months. The numbers are small, but an intruder alarm linked to a key holding service means any break-in is checked and reported.
Hospitality makes up 7.2% of Powys businesses, slightly above the 6.5% national share, and there are four pubs and bars within 5km. Our door supervisors cover busy nights, functions and events.
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Book a free walk-through audit of your Machynlleth premises, usually charged at £250, or speak to us on 0800 471 4792 about a quote.
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