Swansea Borough Police was a British

police force The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and th ...

based in

Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the C ...

which existed from 1836 to 1969.

History and Amalgamation

The force was formed under Inspector William Rees with six constables. Captain Isaac Colquhoun was the Chief Constable of Swansea from 1877 to 1913. In 1957 there were 272 officers and members of the force. In 1969 it amalgamated with

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and Merthyr Tydfil Borough Police to form the

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Head of service

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* * Defunct police forces of Wales Organisations based in Swansea {{UK-law-enforcement-agency-stub