His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMI): Michelle Skeer is temporary HMI for North Wales.
This force is in the Wales and Western HMICFRS policing region.
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 North Wales Police, we made the following judgments:
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These are the latest key facts about North Wales Police.
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.
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