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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

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.

Most similar group of forces (peer forces)