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North Wales Police

His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMI): Wendy Williams is HMI for North Wales.

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

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 North Wales Police, we made the following judgments:

North Wales Police is good at preventing crime. North Wales Police is good at responding to the public. North Wales Police is good at developing a positive workplace. North Wales Police is adequate at treatment of the public. North Wales Police is adequate at protecting vulnerable people. North Wales Police is adequate at managing offenders. North Wales Police is adequate at making good use of resources. North Wales Police is requires improvement at investigating crime.

Read the full report for North Wales Police

Key facts – 2019/20

Force Area

2,385 square miles

Population

0.703m people
3% local 10 yr change

Workforce

95% frontline police officers
92% national level
3.94 per 1000 population
3.69 national level
8% 10yr change in local workforce
5% 10yr national change

Victim-based crimes

0.06 per person
0.06 national level
27% Local 5 year trend
9% National 5 year trend

Cost

66p per person per day local
59p per person per day national

These are the latest key facts about North Wales Police.

About the force

North Wales Police provides policing services to the areas of Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd and Wrexham. The police force area covers 2,375 square miles with approximately 450 miles of coastline in the north of Wales.

Although there are some more affluent areas, North Wales has a high level of poverty.

Around 0.7 million people live in the predominantly rural setting. Its several distinct and small urban areas include the town of Wrexham. 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 also includes a major sea port.

More about this area – What North Wales Police says

Connect with North Wales Police

North Wales Police website

North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner’s website

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