Uned Rhyddid Gwybodaeth / Freedom of Information Unit

Response Date:21/10/2020

2020/771 - Station Closures

In response to your recent request for information regarding;

Can you please provide me with a full list of the police stations that were open/operational across the North police area in January 2010. 2. Can you please provide me with a full list of the police stations that were open/operational across the area in December 2019. 3. Can you please provide me with a list of the police stations that closed across the North Wales police area between January 2010 and December 2019 (including the date(s) of closure).

Please see the attached documents.

THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000, AND IS CORRECT AS AT 19/10/2020

POLICE STATIONS – Open/Operational – January 2010

EASTERN

PROPERTY

Buckley Police Station Mold Road Buckley Flintshire CH7 2JB Chirk Police Station Holyhead Road Rhos y Waun Chirk Wrexham LL14 5HF Coedpoeth Police Station 72 High Street Coedpoeth Wrexham LL11 3UH Deeside Police Station Wepre Drive Connah’s Quay Deeside Flintshire CH5 4HA Flint Police Station Chapel Street Flint Flintshire CH6 5AY Gresford Police Station 76 Chester Road Gresford Wrexham LL12 8NT Holywell Police Station Halkyn Street Holywell Flintshire CH8 7TX Mold Police Station King Street Mold Flintshire CH7 1EF Mostyn Police Station Ffordd Pennant Mostyn Holywell Flintshire CH8 9NU Overton on Dee Police Station Station Road Wrexham LL13 0EF Rhosllanerchrugog Police Station Market Street Rhos Wrexham LL14 1AH Saltney Police Station 52 High Street Saltney Chester CH4 8SF Wrexham DHQ Chester Road Bodhyfryd Wrexham LL12 7AH

CENTRAL

PROPERTY Police Station Road Abergele LL22 7BT Police Station 11 Rhiw Road Colwyn Bay LL29 7TF Conwy Police Station Lancaster Square Conwy LL32 8HT Corwen Police Station Bridge Street Corwen LL21 0AD Denbigh Police Station Ffordd y Graig Denbigh Denbighshire LL16 3UU Police Station Oxford Road Llandudno Conwy LL30 1DN Llangollen Police Station Parade Street Llangollen Denbighshire LL20 8PW Police Station Station Road Llanrwst Conwy LL26 0DF Prestatyn Police Station Tŷ Nant Nant Hall Road Prestatyn Denbighshire LL19 9LG Police Station Wellington Road Rhyl Denbighshire LL18 1BA Ruthin Police Station Record Street Ruthin Denbighshire LL15 1DS Towyn Police Station Towyn Road Towyn Abergele Conwy LL22 9HD

WESTERN

PROPERTY

Abersoch Police Station Maes Gwydryn Abersoch LL53 7AP Amlwch Police Station Amlwch Town Council Llawr y Llan Amlwch LL68 9EN Bala Police Station Pensarn Road Bala Gwynedd LL23 7SR Bangor Police Station Ffordd Gwynedd Bangor Gwynedd LL57 2VV Police Station Station Road Barmouth Gwynedd LL42 1LU Bethesda Police Station Victoria Place Bethesda Gwynedd LL57 3AH Blaenau Police Station Diffwys Square Dolgarreg Ddu LL41 3BH DHQ Maesincla Caernarfon Gwynedd LL55 1BU Police Station Barmouth Road Dolgellau Gwynedd LL40 2YT Gaerwen Police Station Holyhead Road Gaerwen Anglesey LL60 6BL Holyhead Police Station Newry Street Holyhead LL65 1HL Police Station Maes Padarn Llanberis Gwynedd LL55 4PT Llangefni Police Station Glanhwfa Road Llangefni LL77 7EN Menai Bridge Police Station + 1 & 2 Mona Road Menai Bridge LL59 5EA Police Station Ffordd Dewi Sant Nefyn LL53 6EG PROPERTY

Penrhyndeudraeth Police Station Road Gwynedd LL48 6AU Penygroes Police Station Ffordd Penygroes Caernarfon Gwynedd LL54 6HD Police Station High Street Porthmadog Gwynedd LL49 9NU Police Station Ala Road Pwllheli Gwynedd LL53 5BU Police Station High Street Tywyn Gwynedd LL36 9AD Valley Police Station Holyhead Road Valley Anglesey LL65 3AD

Police Stations – Open/Operational – December 2019

Bala Police Station Pensarn Road Bala Gwynedd LL23 7SR Bangor Police Station Ffordd Gwynedd Bangor Gwynedd LL57 2VV Barmouth Police Station Station Road Barmouth Gwynedd LL42 1LU Benllech Police Station 2 Geryrafon Tyn y Gongl Benllech LL74 8UF Bethesda Police Station Siop Ogwen 26 High Street Bethesda Gwynedd LL57 3AE Blaenau Ffestiniog Police Station Diffwys Square Dolgarreg Ddu Blaenau Ffestiniog Gwynedd LL41 3BH Buckley Police Station Brunswick Road Buckley Flintshire CH7 2EF Caernarfon Police Station Maesincla Caernarfon Gwynedd LL55 1BU Cefn Mawr Police Station Cae Gwilym Lane Cefn Mawr Wrexham LL14 3LT

Police Stations – Open/Operational – December 2019

Chirk Police Station Glynwylfa Trust Block C, Castle Road Chirk LL14 5BS Coedpoeth Police Station 72 High Street Coedpoeth Wrexham LL11 3UH Colwyn Bay Police Station 11 Rhiw Road Colwyn Bay Conwy LL29 7TF Conwy Police Station Lancaster Square Conwy LL32 8HT Corwen Police Station Bridge Street Corwen Denbighshire LL21 0AD Deeside Police Station Wepre Drive Connah’s Quay Deeside Flintshire CH5 4HA Denbigh Police Station Ffordd y Graig Denbigh Denbighshire LL16 3UU Dolgellau Police Station Barmouth Road Dolgellau Gwynedd LL40 2YT Flint Police Station Flint - Flintshire Connects County Offices Chapel Street Flint Flintshire CH6 4BD

Police Stations – Open/Operational – December 2019

Gresford Police Station 78 Chester Road Gresford Wrexham LL12 8NT Holyhead Police Station Newry Street Holyhead Anglesey LL65 1HL Holywell Police Station Holywell Flintshire Connects - First Floor The Old Town Hall High Street Holywell Flintshire CH8 7TD Llanberis Police Station Maes Padarn Llanberis Gwynedd LL55 4TB Llandudno Police Station Oxford Road Llandudno Conwy LL30 1DN Llangefni Police Station Parc Bryn Pen yr Orsedd Industrial Estate Llangefni Ynys Mon LL77 7JD Llangollen Police Station Parade Street Llangollen LL20 8PW Llanrwst Police Station Station Road Llanrwst Conwy LL26 0DF Llay Police Station Davy Way Industrial Estate Llay Wrexham LL12 0PG

Police Stations – Open/Operational – December 2019

Menai Bridge Police Station 1 & 2 Mona Road Menai Bridge Anglesey LL59 5EA Mold Police Station King Street Mold Flintshire CH7 1EF Mostyn Police Station Ffordd Pennant Mostyn Holywell Flintshire CH8 9NU Nefyn Police Station Parc Dwyfor, Lon Dewi Sant Nefyn Gwynedd LL53 6EG Overton on Dee Police Station Station Road Wrexham LL13 0EF Penrhyndeudraeth Police Station Penrhyndeudraeth (Traveline Cymru) Market Square Penrhyndeudraeth Gwynedd LL48 6LP Penygroes Police Station Ffordd Llanllyfni Penygroes Caernarfon LL54 6ND Porthmadog Police Station High Street Porthmadog Gwynedd LL49 9NU Pwllheli Police Station Ala Road Pwllheli Gwynedd LL53 5BU

Police Stations – Open/Operational – December 2019

Rhosllanerchrugog Police Station Market Street Rhos Wrexham LL14 1AH Rhuddlan Police Station Rhyl Road Rhuddlan Denbighshire LL18 2TP Rhyl Police Station Wellington Road Rhyl LL18 1BA Ruthin Police Station Record Street Ruthin Denbighshire LL15 1DS Saltney Police Station 52 High Street Saltney Chester CH4 8SF Tywyn Police Station Pendre Enterprise Park Tywyn Gwynedd LL36 9LW Wrexham Town Police Station Rhosddu Road Wrexham LL11 1NF

Police Stations Closed and Opened since 2010 to September 2020 Calendar Year Closed Opened/Reprovision Comments Former Station Status Penygroes Police Station, Penygroes Police Station New build station in Penygroes Sold Victoria Road, Ffordd Llanllyfni 2010 Caernarfon, Penygroes, Gwynedd, Caernarfon, LL55 2RN LL55 6ND 2011 Nil Nil Towyn Police Station Nil No operational requirement Sold Towyn Road, for the building therefore not Towyn, replaced. Abergele, LL22 9HD

Penrhyndeudraeth Police Station Penrhyndeudraeth Contact Point Downgraded to PCP. Sold Minffordd Road, Travel Line Cymru, Alternative station also in Penrhyndeudraeth, Market Square, Porthmadog 2 miles away. Gwynedd, Penrhyndeudraeth, 2012 LL48 6AU LL48 6LP

Holywell Police Station, Holywell Police Station, Station collocated in the council Sold Halkyn Street, Flintshire Connects, Flintshire Connects facility. Holywell, First Floor, Flintshire, The Old Town Hall, CH8 7TX High Street, Holywell, Flintshire, CH8 7TD Chirk Police Station Chirk Police Station Station relocated to Sold Holyhead Road, Block C, Glynwylfa Trust, Trust premises. Rhos y Waun, Castle Road, Chirk, Chirk, Wrexham, Wrexham, LL14 5HF LL14 5BS

Llangefni Police Station, Llangefni Police Station, New build district station. In Council ownesrship Glanhwfa Road, Parc Bryn, Old building transferred back to Council Llangefni, Pen yr Orsedd Industrial Estate, Anglesey, Llangefni, LL77 7EN Anglesey LL77 7JD

Gaerwen Police Station, Nil Replaced by new Llangefni Sold 2013 Holyhead Road, district police station. Gaerwen, Anglesey, LL60 6BL

Valley Police Station, Nil Replaced by new Llangefni Sold Valley, district police station. Anglesey, LL65 3AD

Prestatyn Police Station Prestatyn Police Station Station relocated to council Sold 116 Victoria Road, First Floor, 6-8 Nant Hall Road offices in the town centre. Prestatyn, Prestatyn Denbighshire, LL19 9LL LL19 7TD Bethesda Police Station, Bethesda Police Station, Station relocated to Sold to next door as an Victoria Place, Siop Ogwen Community Trust premises in the High Street. extension to their Bethesda, 26 Stryd Fawr house. Gwynedd, Bethesda, LL57 3AH Gwynedd, LL57 3PP 2014 Flint Police Station, Flint Police Station, Station collocated in the council Council used the site Chapel Street, Flintshire Connects, Flintshire Connects facility for social housing. Flint, Chapel Street, across the road. Flintshire, Flint, CH6 5AY Flintshire, CH6 4BD 2015 Nil Nil Nefyn Police Station, Nefyn Police Station, Relocated with Fire & Rescue Service in a Sold Ffordd Dewi Sant, Parc Dwyfor, new purpose built joint station. Nefyn Police Station, Lon Dewi Sant, 2016 Gwynedd Nefyn, LL53 6EG Gwynedd. LL53 6EG Tywyn Police Station, Tywyn Police Station, Relocated with Fire & Rescue Service in a Sold High Street, Pendre Enterprise Park, new purpose built joint station. Tywyn, Tywyn, Gwynedd. Gwynedd. LL36 9AD LL36 9LW

Llandudno Temporary Police Station Llandudno Police Station, Temporary location until new Lease with Mostyn Estates Sector House, Oxford Road, station built on Oxford Road site after terminated. Argyll Road, Llandudno, demolition of former station. 2017 Llandudno Conwy County, Conwy County, LL30 1DN LL30 1DA

Buckley Police Station, Buckley Police Station, Relocated into Buckley fire station to create For sale on the open Mold Road, Brunswick Road, a joint station. market. Buckley, Buckley, Purchaser needs to obtain Flintshire. Flintshire. planning consent. CH7 2JB CH7 2EF Wrexham Police Station, Llay Police Station Former station replaced with a facility at Site sold to Lidl Bodhyfryd, Davy Way, Llay and a separate town station for Response Chester Road, Llay Industrial Estate, and Neighbourhood Policing Teams and Public Wrexham. Llay, Front Counter. LL12 7AH Wrexham, LL12 0PG

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2018 Wrexham Town Police Station, Rhosddu Road, Wrexham LL12 1AU

Prestatyn Police Station, Prestatyn Police Station, Relocated into Prestatyn fire station to create Lease with council had expired. 6-8 Nant Hall Road, Marine Road, a joint station. 2nd Floor, Prestatyn, Prestatyn, Denbighshire. Denbighshire. LL19 7HA LL19 9LN Wrexham Temporary Police Station Wrexham Town Police Station, Temporary station established inbetween vacating Temporary lease with council. 2019 Crown Buildings, Rhosddu Road, Bodhyfryd site and the new station being ready. Lease terminated. Chester Road, Wrexham Wrexham LL12 1AU

Gresford Police Station, Nil Llay facility now used as base instead. On the market. Offer accepted. 76 Chester Road, Subject to planning permission Gresford, for change of use. Wrexham. 2020 LL12 8NT