South Wales Police
Her Majesty’s Inspector for this force is Dru Sharpling. Contact her via the Western regional office.
Read about the force area…
- The force covers rural areas, including former mining communities, and two conurbations – Cardiff and Swansea.
- Cardiff, the capital city, has a high concentration of pubs and bars, and hosts numerous major sporting events. It is home to the Welsh Assembly.
- There are some significant pockets of deprivation across the force area.
- South Wales Police is the lead force in the region for delivering ‘protective services’ – specialist policing services against major and complex threats, such as organised crime.
- The force also collaborates with other Welsh forces on areas including serious and organised crime.
Recent reports on this force
- Revisiting police relationships – progress report
- Preparing for police and crime commissioners
- Policing in austerity – One year on
- Anti-social behaviour inspection – 2012
Data
Up-to-date crime, anti-social behaviour, cost and workforce data for this force can be found in our interactive Crime and Policing Comparator – see how South Wales is performing, and how it compares with the rest of England and Wales.
The 2011 value for money profiles provide benchmarking information on:
- What South Wales is spending its budgets on;
- Staffing levels by grade and function; and
- Outputs and outcomes in a comparable format.
These profiles are based on data provided by the police.