Splott draws on a sizeable local pool: 140 security workers in our network live within 10 miles, and 85 hold an SIA licence and are active for shifts. We use them for guarding, patrols and door cover across Cardiff.
Trusted Protection in Splott
With 85 SIA-active officers living nearby, Splott jobs can be staffed at a range of sizes, from a single guard at Splott Industrial Estate to door teams for the 172 pubs, bars and clubs within 5km. Fifteen officers drive, which supports mobile patrols and alarm response between trading estates and retail parks. That depth matters here, because the newest quarter's crime count ran 30% above a year before and the local police are tackling e-bikes, anti-social behaviour and drug dealing.
Splott Business Profile
Of the 140 people on our register with homes inside 10 miles, 85 have a current SIA licence and take bookings, and 15 travel by car. That allows regular patrol rounds, static posts at trading estates and event or door teams at weekends. All are screened under BS 7858, paid through PAYE, and log arrival by GPS so our 24/7 control room has a record of every shift.
Cardiff's 12,130 registered firms are led by professional services on 1,975, then construction on 1,385 and retail on 1,020. Health and care stands at 6.3% against a British 4.4%, so clinics and care settings may need reception security and lone-worker support. Finance, at 3.1%, brings corporate front desks and after-hours alarm response. Builders on the 42 mapped construction sites need CCTV towers and night patrols.
The Globe, St Peters Hall and The Mansion House all host events within 5km of Splott. Venues for 200 or more people will take on Martyn's Law responsibilities once it begins, and our stewards and door supervisors can help with search and crowd control. 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 Splott
Splott is ringed by working land: Splott Industrial Estate, Jubilee Trading Estate, Allied Industrial Park, Pacific Business Park and Clydesmuir Industrial Estate all fall within 5km. Retail runs along City Link, Seager and Newport Road retail parks. Cardiff Central, Queen Street and Cardiff Bay stations are nearby, as are Cardiff Royal Infirmary and the University Hospital of Wales.
That density brings vehicle crime, shop theft and anti-social behaviour into the same area as yards and depots, so security plans often combine guarding, patrols and cameras.
Services in Splott
Each service below can be booked for Splott trading estates, retail parks, venues and construction sites.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Police.uk lists 7,672 offences within a mile of Splott in the year from September 2025 to August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences account for 2,215, anti-social behaviour 945, vehicle crime 844, public order 831 and shoplifting 748. The most recent quarter was 30% ahead of the same months a year before, and shoplifting rose 72%. Vehicle crime is notable for yards and car parks, where CCTV towers and patrols help. For retailers, the steep rise in shop theft points towards store detectives and uniformed officers.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
The Splott neighbourhood team of South Wales Police is focusing on e-bikes, anti-social behaviour and drug dealing.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Splott.
Areas We Cover Near Splott
Adamsdown borders Splott, and Roath and Penylan are each about 1 mile away. We provide guarding and patrols across all three.
Postcodes We Cover in Splott
The 6 postcode districts nearest central Splott, covering parts of Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, Caerphilly and Newport.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Splott Security FAQs
We can draw on 140 people on our register inside a 10-mile radius. Eighty-five hold an SIA licence that is in force and accept bookings, and 15 bring a vehicle for patrol rounds and alarm calls.
Yes. Shop theft inside a mile rose 72% year on year to 748 offences. Store detectives, uniformed officers and remotely monitored cameras are available for shops at City Link, Seager and Newport Road retail parks.
Police.uk recorded 844 vehicle crimes within a mile. For trading estates and car parks around Splott, CCTV towers, mobile patrols and gatehouse control help deter theft from and of vehicles.
We do. Health and care represents 6.3% of Cardiff firms, compared with 4.4% nationally. A front-desk officer, check-in support for staff working alone and cover after hours suit clinics and care providers near Splott.
Yes. Splott has 172 licensed pubs, bars and clubs in a 5km circle, Pulse among them. Door supervisors from our network carry SIA licences and BS 7858 clearance, and can be booked for single nights or every weekend.
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