We cover an area of 600 square miles, encompassing the five local authority areas of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen. The area is a combination of rural and urban. The road network carries large volumes of traffic including the M4 link to the South.
Protect and reassure – that’s what we are all about. We are proud to be part of the community and we work as part of our community to keep Gwent safe.
We want our residents, businesses and visitors to be confident in our ability to prevent and tackle crime.
We have nearly 2,500 staff with police officers the largest group of our staff, with an additional 60 special officers volunteering their time to support us.
Our highly skilled front-line policing teams use their local knowledge, specialist skills and the latest technology to prevent crime, and to catch criminals. From serious organised crime to domestic burglars, protecting our most vulnerable community members is at the heart of what we do.