DYFED-POWYS Police and Crime Commissioner Dafydd Llywelyn is urging residents to complete a survey on safety as he launches his new four year Crime Plan.

The aim of the consultation, launched before Christmas, is to “help identify specific locations where residents feel unsafe and what can be done to increase feelings of safety locally.”

Launching the survey, Mr Llywelyn said: “It is important for me to understand feelings of safety within the Dyfed Powys area and for residents to highlight the areas in which they feel unsafe.

“As your Police and Crime Commissioner, I am an elected official charged with securing an effective and efficient policing area and ensuring that local Policing meet the needs of our communities.”

Detective Superintendent Jayne Butler, of Dyfed-Powys Police’s Criminal Investigation Department, the Force’s lead on Protecting Vulnerable People, said: “Dyfed-Powys Police supports the Police and Crime Commissioner’s objective to gather information from our communities about how safe they feel in public areas. “We would encourage members of the public to complete this survey and use this as an opportunity to share any relevant information with us.

“The Commissioner will then share this information with the Force to inform the policing response.”

Mr Llywelyn added: “I am determined to make some real improvements in this area.

“There might be some practical solutions for some areas, but I would like to identify creative ways to improve safety as well as the bigger cultural changes that are needed.

“I am grateful to everyone who feels able to share their thoughts and experiences with me via this survey.

“I do understand it’s not always easy, but it will help inform plans to keep our communities safe.”

Mr Llywelyn’s four-year Police and Crime Plan for 2021-2025 identifies three key priorities - “that victims are supported, harm is prevented, and our justice system is more effective.”

“My overarching vision for 2021-25 is to keep the communities of Mid and West Wales safe, maintaining trust and confidence in our police and criminal justice system as a whole.

“The public must remain central to everything we do and every decision we make. “I am certain that further improvements can be made in ensuring the security and safety of our area.

“As the local Victims’ Champion, services provided to victims is a priority and should be at the heart of everything both the police and the local criminal justice service do in our area.

“I want to focus on preventing harm to individuals and communities caused through crime, antisocial behaviour and vulnerability.”

The safety survey, which runs until the 12 January, is available online at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WL9V2PG.