Porthmadog's Police.uk record shows 398 crimes in a year and a 37% fall in the latest quarter. Violence and anti-social behaviour lead the list, which shapes how we cover the town's pubs, shops and yards.
Trusted Protection in Porthmadog
Of the 398 crimes recorded near Porthmadog, 150 were violence and sexual offences and 76 were anti-social behaviour, with 47 shoplifting offences and 33 cases of criminal damage or arson. Taken together, they suggest the main risks centre on people rather than property: evenings in licensed premises, shop counters, and public spaces. Door supervision and visible patrols address that pattern more directly than fortified buildings do.
Porthmadog Business Profile
Gwynedd has about 5,520 registered businesses, with agriculture the largest sector at 1,255. That is 22.7% of firms, about five times the British 4.5%. Rural patrols and solar-powered camera towers are well suited to farms where mains power and staffed gates are not practical.
Hospitality comes second at 750 firms, 13.6% compared with 6.5% across Britain, so door supervisors and evening cover are relevant to many local businesses. Construction follows on 745. Every officer we place holds an SIA licence, is vetted to BS 7858 and is paid on PAYE, with GPS book-on and our 24/7 control room supporting each shift.
Y Ganolfan Arts Centre is the named venue within 5km. Venues holding 200 or more people will take on Martyn's Law duties in 2027, and we can help organisers plan staffing. 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 Porthmadog
Our facts show Porthmadog with five railway stations nearby, including Porthmadog, Minffordd and Penrhyndeudraeth, a hospital at Ysbyty Alltwen, Griffin Industrial Estate and 11 pubs, bars and nightclubs within 5km. There is one mapped construction site and no retail park.
With a strong hospitality sector and a rural economy around it, the town's security needs swing between evening door cover and remote protection for farms and yards.
Services in Porthmadog
Porthmadog clients can book any of these services, from door supervision to rural towers, individually or together.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Police.uk recorded 398 offences in the mile around Porthmadog from September 2025 to August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences formed about 38% of the total, with anti-social behaviour at 76, shoplifting at 47, criminal damage and arson at 33 and public order at 26. The latest three-month period was 37% lower than a year earlier. The overall volume is modest, but the weighting towards violence and disorder suggests licensed premises benefit most from trained door supervisors.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
North Wales Police's Porthmadog West team names anti-social behaviour, drugs and speeding as its three priorities for the area.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Porthmadog.
Areas We Cover Near Porthmadog
We also serve Penrhyndeudraeth at 3 miles from Porthmadog, Criccieth at 4 miles and Blaenau Ffestiniog at 9 miles.
Postcodes We Cover in Porthmadog
The 5 postcode districts nearest central Porthmadog, covering parts of Gwynedd.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Porthmadog Security FAQs
Violence and sexual offences made up 150 of the 398 crimes recorded nearby, and hospitality accounts for 13.6% of Gwynedd firms. For busy licensed premises, SIA-licensed door supervisors help manage entry, behaviour and closing time.
Yes. The latest three months were 37% lower than the same period a year earlier. Even so, anti-social behaviour remains a police priority, with 76 reports in the mile around the town over the year.
Agriculture accounts for 1,255 Gwynedd businesses, 22.7% of the total. We provide solar CCTV towers monitored by an NSI Gold accredited centre and rural mobile patrols that check yards and machinery stores.
We do. Key holding, alarm response and night patrols suit small estate units. Criminal damage and arson accounted for 33 offences nearby last year, so a patrol checking shutters and fences is a sensible precaution.
An adviser visits your Porthmadog premises, inspects entrances, lighting, alarms and procedures, and scores them against our 25-point checklist. It is worth £250 and free, with written recommendations to keep.
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Tell us about your site and what you need. We'll price it and come back to you, normally within one working day.
Phone 0800 471 4792 for a quote, or request the free £250 security audit for your Porthmadog pub, shop or yard.
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