Dyfed-Powys Police

His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMI): Michelle Skeer is temporary HMI for Dyfed-Powys.

This force is in the Wales and Western HMICFRS policing region.

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About the force

Our PEEL (police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy) assessments give you information about how your local police force has performed in several important areas.

In our latest assessment of Dyfed-Powys Police, we made the following judgments:

Outstanding	Good	Adequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate
		Police powers and treating the public fairly and respectfully	Protecting vulnerable people
		Preventing and deterring crime and antisocial behaviour, and reducing vulnerability	Building, supporting and protecting the workforce
		Responding to the public
		Investigating crime
		Managing offenders and suspects
		Leadership and force management

Read the full report for Dyfed-Powys Police

Eithriadol	Da	Digonol	Angen gwella	Annigonol
		Pwerau’r heddlu a thrin y cyhoedd yn deg ac yn barchus	Amddiffyn pobl fregus
		Ataliaeth ac atal troseddu ac ymddygiad gwrthgymdeithasol, a lleihau bregusrwydd	Adeiladu, cefnogi ac amddiffyn y gweithlu
		Ymateb i’r cyhoedd
		Ymchwilio i droseddau
		Rheoli troseddwyr a’r rhai dan amheuaeth
		Arweinyddiaeth a rheoli’r llu

Darllenwch yr adroddiad llawn ar gyfer Heddlu Dyfed-Powys

Key facts – 2019/20

Force Area

4,237 square miles

Population

0.523m people

2% local 10 yr change

Workforce

93% frontline police officers

92% national level

3.91 per 1000 population

3.69 national level

7% 10yr change in local workforce

5% 10yr national change

Victim-based crimes

0.05 per person

0.06 national level

44% Local 5 year trend

9% National 5 year trend

Cost

63p per person per day local

59p per person per day national

About the force

Dyfed-Powys Police provides policing services to the areas of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys. The police force area covers 4,230 square miles with approximately 350 miles of coastline in the south west of Wales.

Although there are some more affluent areas, Dyfed-Powys has a high level of poverty.

Around 0.5 million people live in a predominantly rural setting. The area has distinct, small urban areas including the towns of Carmarthen, Llanelli, Milford Haven, and Aberystwyth. The resident population is increased by university students and the very large numbers who visit or travel through the area each year.

The transport infrastructure includes a major sea port.

More about this area – What Dyfed-Powys Police says

Connect with Dyfed-Powys Police

Dyfed-Powys Police website

Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner’s website