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Dyfed-Powys Police

Dyfed–Powys Police
Heddlu Dyfed–Powys
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Logo of the Dyfed–Powys Police
Agency overview
Formed 1968
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* Area of Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Powys unitary authority areas, UK
DyfedPowys police area map.svg
Map of Dyfed–Powys Police's jurisdiction.
Population Approx 500,000
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Carmarthen
Police Constables 1,112
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible Dafydd Llewellyn, Plaid Cymru
Agency executive Simon Prince, Chief Constable
Divisions 4
Facilities
Stations 45 as of 2011
Website
www.dyfed-powys.police.uk
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.  See the reference below for the source of the above data.

Dyfed–Powys Police (Welsh: Heddlu Dyfed–Powys) is the territorial police force responsible for policing Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire (which make up Dyfed) and the county of Powys, in Wales. The territory it covers is the largest police area in England and Wales, and the third largest in the United Kingdom, after Police Scotland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The force's headquarters are located in the town of Carmarthen.

The force was formed in 1968, with the merger of the Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire Constabulary, Pembrokeshire Constabulary and the Mid Wales Constabulary.

The DyfedPowys region has over 350 miles of coastline and many remote rural communities – yet also a number of old industrial areas that are currently experiencing significant change and redevelopment.

Despite the size of the area, the population is under 500,000, although it is boosted each year with large tourist numbers. The small population is reflected in the number of employees; 1,183 full-time officers (of whom 905 are of the rank of Constable). The force currently have 167 Special Constables and 140 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). It is the third smallest police force in England and Wales, in terms of number of officers, after Warwickshire Police and the City of London Police.


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