About Us

Dyfed-Powys Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, 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. The force's headquarters are located in the town of Carmarthen.

The Dyfed-Powys region has over 350 miles of coastline and many remote rural communities - yet also has 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.

Our Estates Department

The main services provided by the Estates Department include: 

• Capital Project Management of all new-build developments
• Cyclical maintenance and servicing to schedules (e.g. lifts and mechanical plant etc.)
• Refurbishments to agreed programmes
• Planned preventative maintenance (the infrequent replacement of major plant, roofs etc. to authorised programmes)
• Reactive maintenance to correct faults and damage.

The structure of the Estates Department is shown below.:

Major Capital Projects

In the previous financial year, three major capital projects in excess of £1.5 million have been commenced. Future plans for £21.4m of projects including a Helicopter relocation unit, a new police station in Cardigan, a joint venture with the Joint Emergency Services Group for a new Emergency Services Centre in Llandrindod Wells,and the Carmarthenshire Estates Strategy involving the development of Carmarthen and Llanelli  Police Stations.

Minor Capital Projects

In the previous financial year some seventeen minor capital projects ranging from £15k to £125k were ongoing. These include new kennels and supporting staff accommodation for the Dog Section in Headquarters, a demountable building in Friars Park, adaptations and DDA compliance works in the Communications Building, and extensive refurbishment works in Newtown, Welshpool, Friars Park and Haverfordwest. In addition, refurbishment schemes at Llanelli, Fishguard, Aberystwyth, Lampeter and Machynlleth have recently been completed.

Environmental Strategy

The Chief Officer Group has established a Sustainability and Environmental Working Group, chaired by the Director of Finance & Resources. This group provides direction on how the Environmental Policy should be implemented and co-ordinates work to take forward associated initiatives. The Group includes representatives from Operations, Commercial Services, Corporate Services, Estates, Finance and Fleet Services - plus representatives from the Police Authority and from other business areas of the Force. By adopting the principles contained in the Policy, the Force has the opportunity to establish and develop sound and sustainable environmental management throughout its everyday business, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements whilst continuing to uphold a high quality of service to the public.