For Australian law enforcement organisation, see New South Wales Police Force.
South Wales Police Heddlu De Cymru
Agency overview
Formed
1969
Annual budget
£315.8M
2020-2021
Legal personality
Territorial police force
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction
Bridgend, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea and Vale of Glamorgan unitary authority areas, UK
South Wales Police operations area
Size
803 square miles (2,080 km2)[1]
Population
1.34 million[1]
Legal jurisdiction
England and Wales
Constituting instrument
Police Act 1996
General nature
Local civilian police
Operational structure
Overseen by
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services
Independent Office for Police Conduct
Headquarters
Bridgend
Police officers
3,119 (2020)[2]
152 special constables (2020)[2]
PCSOs
366 (2020)[2]
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible
Alun Michael, Labour[3]
Agency executive
Jeremy Vaughan, Chief constable
Basic Command Units
Cardiff and the Vale
Mid Glamorgan
Swansea Neath Port Talbot
Facilities
Stations
43
Total vehicles
773
Website
www.south-wales.police.uk
South Wales Police (Welsh: Heddlu De Cymru; SWP) is one of the four territorial police forces in Wales. It is headquartered in Bridgend.
The force was formed as South Wales Constabulary on 1 June 1969, by the amalgamation of the former Glamorgan Constabulary, Cardiff City Police, Swansea Borough Police and Merthyr Tydfil Borough Police.[4][5] In 1974, with the reorganisation of local government, the force's area was expanded to cover the newly created counties of Mid, South and West Glamorgan. In 1996, the force adopted its current name and lost the Rhymney Valley area to Gwent Police due to further local government reorganisation.
Today, the force serves the principal areas of Bridgend, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea and the Vale of Glamorgan – most of the historic county of Glamorgan.
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