
Gwent Police
His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMI): Michelle Skeer is temporary HMI for Gwent.
This force is in the Wales and Western HMICFRS policing region.
HMICFRS’s assessment of Gwent Police
Our PEEL (police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy), and other force assessments give you information about how your local police force has performed in several important areas.
In our latest assessments of Gwent Police, we made the following judgments:
Read our other reports for Gwent Police
Report on an inspection visit to police custody suites in Gwent Police
Darllenwch ein hadroddiadau eraill ar gyfer Heddlu Gwent
Adroddiad ar ymweliad arolygu ag ystafelloedd dalfa’r heddlu yn Heddlu Gwent
News related to Gwent Police.
Recent news
- Forces must improve the effectiveness of crime investigations and achieve better outcomes for victims
- Gwent Police’s custody services require further improvement
- Responses to the super-complaint report on the police response to stalking
- Police forces must be better prepared to tackle future instances of violent disorder
- Consultation on proposed Criminal Justice Joint Inspection programme for 2025–27
Publications related to Gwent Police.
Recent publications
- An inspection into how effectively the police investigate crime
- Adroddiad ar ymweliad arolygu ag ystafelloedd dalfa’r heddlu yn Heddlu Gwent
- Report on an inspection visit to police custody suites in Gwent Police
- Responses to the super-complaint report on the police response to stalking
- An inspection of the police response to the public disorder in July and August 2024: Tranche 1
Key facts – 2019/20

Force Area
Population
Workforce
Victim-based crimes
Cost
These are the latest key facts about Gwent Police.
Gwent Police provides policing services to the county of Gwent. The police force area covers 600 square miles with approximately 50 miles of coastline in the south of Wales.
Although there are some more affluent areas, Gwent has a high level of poverty.
Around 0.6 million people mainly live in the urban centres which include the city of Newport, and the towns of Ebbw Vale, Monmouth and Cwmbran. The resident population is increased by university students and the large numbers who visit or travel through the county each year.
The transport infrastructure includes a sea port.
More about this area – What Gwent Police says