Between Sherman Theatre, The Gate arts centre and The Globe, Roath has a busy calendar of shows and gigs. We staff those events with SIA-licensed stewards, door supervisors and security officers.
Trusted Protection in Roath
Six named venues sit within 5km of Roath, from theatres to event spaces such as Inkspot, St Peters Hall and The Mansion House. Add 187 pubs, bars and nightclubs and the area has a large evening crowd to manage. Our event teams handle searches, crowd flow and entrances, while door supervisors work the licensed trade. Each booking is planned against the venue's capacity and reported back through our control room.
Roath Business Profile
Roath draws on a large bench: 140 security workers in our network have homes no further than 10 miles out, 85 of them carrying an in-date SIA licence and free to be booked, and 15 with a car for patrol rounds. That depth suits events needing several stewards on one night or a run of performances. Everyone is screened to BS 7858, paid by PAYE and books on by GPS.
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 is above the GB average at 6.3%, which fits with four hospitals nearby, including Cardiff Royal Infirmary and the University Hospital of Wales. Finance is also higher than usual at 3.1%, so reception security and out-of-hours alarm response are regular requirements.
Sherman Theatre, The Gate and The Globe each draw audiences into Roath. Places where 200 or more people gather will take on Martyn's Law duties once they start, and our event security planning helps organisers get ready. 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 Roath
Roath's 5km radius is unusually mixed. Industrial sites such as Dominion Way, Clydesmuir and Jubilee Trading Estate sit alongside shopping at The Globe Centre, Capitol Cardiff, City Link and Seager Retail Park. Five rail stations, including Cardiff Central and Cardiff Queen Street, bring steady footfall, and 52 construction sites are mapped nearby. Guarding needs shift from street to street.
Services in Roath
These services can be arranged for a Roath venue, shop, clinic, office or building site.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Within a mile of Roath, Police.uk recorded 9,849 crimes from September 2025 to August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences top the list with 2,778, about 28% of the total. Shoplifting comes second on 1,343 and rose 28% on the year before. Anti-social behaviour accounts for 1,091, vehicle crime 981 and public order 965. The latest quarter ran 20% above the same months a year earlier. For venues and shops, that argues for visible officers at entrances and clear incident records.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Roath is covered by the Plasnewydd neighbourhood team, whose stated priorities are shoplifting and retail crime, anti-social behaviour and drug dealing.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Roath.
Areas We Cover Near Roath
Cathays, Penylan and Adamsdown are each about a mile from Roath, and Cyncoed is 2 miles. We provide guards and event staff across these areas.
Postcodes We Cover in Roath
The 6 postcode districts nearest central Roath, covering parts of Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, Caerphilly and Newport.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Roath Security FAQs
Yes. With venues such as Sherman Theatre, The Gate and Inkspot close by, we supply stewards, search teams and door supervisors sized to the audience. Plans take account of Martyn's Law for venues holding 200 or more.
Our network lists 140 security workers whose home address falls inside a 10-mile radius. Eighty-five carry a valid SIA licence and can be booked, and fifteen drive, which helps with mobile patrols and alarm response across Cardiff.
We do. Police.uk counted 1,343 shoplifting offences in the surrounding mile, a rise of 28% year on year, and Plasnewydd police name retail crime as a priority. Uniformed officers and store detectives help deter theft and protect staff.
Health and care makes up 6.3% of Cardiff businesses, above the 4.4% GB figure, and finance is 3.1%. We provide reception officers, lone-worker support and out-of-hours alarm response for clinics and offices.
Yes. Splott and Cardiff are both around a mile from Roath, and Butetown is 2 miles. Call 0800 471 4792 to discuss guarding, patrols or event staff anywhere in that area.
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Ask us to price stewards and door staff for your next night, or arrange the free walk-round audit, valued at £250, for a Roath venue or premises.
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