Children & Young People's Police, Crime and Justice Crime Plan

The Police and Crime Commissioner, Emma Wools, has launched a landmark Children and Young People’s Police, Crime and Justice Plan, shaped by the voices of over 5,000 young people across South Wales.

This is the first plan of its kind in South Wales, setting out six clear priorities to ensure that young people feel safe, heard, and respected in their communities and crucially, that their voices help drive policing and community safety decisions.

The Six Priorities

The plan sets out six priorities for the next four years:

1. Making our communities safer – tackling violence, online safety, antisocial behaviour, and exploitation, while supporting young people to shape safer neighbourhoods.
2. Promoting a positive police presence – ensuring police engage more with schools, youth groups, and communities to build trust and visibility in the right way.
3. Building trust and improving communication – training officers to listen and respect young people, improving transparency, and giving young people a stronger role in scrutiny and decision-making.
4. Improving crime reporting and ways to feedback – creating child-friendly reporting tools, ensuring young people are kept informed, and sharing outcomes more openly.
5. Education, early intervention and prevention – working with schools and youth services to prevent harm, counter harmful online content, and support vulnerable young people before problems escalate.
6. Providing support for children and young people in vulnerable situations – ensuring timely, trauma-informed support for those affected by violence, crime, or difficult circumstances at home.

Our office will now work with South Wales Police, schools, youth services, and community partners to deliver on the plan’s promises and measure progress.