South Wales Police
| South Wales Police Heddlu De Cymru |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1969 |
| Annual budget | £232M [1] |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | Police area of Bridgend, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea and Vale of Glamorgan unitary authority areas, UK |
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| South Wales Police operations area | |
| Size | 2,074 km² |
| Population | 1,227,200[citation needed] |
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| Headquarters | Bridgend |
| Police Constables | 3,302 |
| Police and Crime Commissioner responsible | Alun Michael,[2] (L) |
| Agency executive | Peter Vaughan, Chief Constable |
| Divisions | 4 |
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| www.south-wales.police.uk | |
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| * Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
South Wales Police (Welsh: Heddlu De Cymru) is one of the four territorial police forces in Wales. Its headquarters is based in Bridgend.
Covering Wales' capital city, Cardiff, as well as Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Swansea, and the western South Wales Valleys, it is the largest police force in Wales in terms of population, and the seventh largest in the UK.
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History [edit]
The force was formed as South Wales Constabulary (the name was changed in 1996) on 1 June 1969 by the amalgamation of the former Glamorgan Constabulary, Cardiff City Police, Swansea Borough Police and Merthyr Tydfil Borough Police.[3][4] In 1974, with the re-organisation of local government, the force's area was expanded to cover the newly created Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan.
In further local government re-organisation in 1996 the force area lost the Rhymney Valley area to Gwent Police. Today it covers the principal areas of Bridgend, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea and the Vale of Glamorgan – most of the ancient county of Glamorgan.
Under proposals made by the Home Secretary on 6 February 2006, the force would have merged with North Wales Police, Gwent Police and Dyfed-Powys Police, to form a single strategic force for all of Wales. This issue caused sharp divisions amongst some members of the police force.[5]
The South Wales Police has participated in the World Police and Fire Games since 1995, except for the 1999 Stockholm Games. The current Chief Constable is Peter Vaughan.
Police stations [edit]
Police stations in each local authority policed by the Force include:[6]
Bridgend [edit]
- Bridgend police station (divisional headquarters)
- Maesteg police station
- Porthcawl police station
- South Wales police headquarters
Cardiff [edit]
- Canton police station
- Cardiff Bay police station (area headquarters)[7]
- Cardiff Central police station
- Cathays Police Station
- Ely police station
- Fairwater police station
Grangetown Police Station(Closed in 2009)[8]- Llanedeyrn police station
- Llanishen police station
- Radyr police station
- Roath police station
- Rumney police station
- St Mellons Police Station
- Whitchurch police station
Merthyr Tydfil [edit]
- Dowlais police station
- Merthyr Tydfil police station
- Gurnos police station
Neath Port Talbot [edit]
- Cymmer police station
- Glynneath police station
- Neath police station (divisional headquarters)
- Pontardawe police station
- Port Talbot police station
Rhondda Cynon Taf [edit]
- Aberdare police station
- Church Village police station
- Hirwaun police station
- Mountain Ash police station
- Pontypridd police station (divisional headquarters)
- Porth police station
- Talbot Green police station
- Ton Pentre police station
- Tonypandy police station
- Tonyrefail police station
- Ynysybwl police station
Swansea [edit]
- Cockett police station
- Gorseinon police station
- Morriston police station
- Mumbles police station
- Swansea Central police station (area headquarters)
Vale of Glamorgan [edit]
- Barry police station (divisional headquarters)
- Cardiff Airport police station
- Cowbridge police station
- Penarth police station
Documentaries [edit]
Traffic Cops [edit]
South Wales Police has recently participated in the BBC One documentary series Traffic Cops, the programme shows the day-to-day aspects of a Police Officer within the Traffic Department of the Service and the incidents and emergencies that they deal with which often, but not always, relate to roads policing issues.
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Welsh Police Budget Outlook 2008-2009 to 2010-2011".
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20349894
- ^ "Welsh Police Football Association—Teams". Retrieved 2006-11-01.[dead link]
- ^ South Wales Police Museum
- ^ "All-Wales police force confirmed". BBC News. 6 February 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-01.
- ^ Our Bobby
- ^ South Wales Police Authority website Divisional Police Headquarters
- ^ BBC Wales News Police station closure plan fears 2 November 2009 (Retrieved 2011-09-21)
