Cardiff Borough Police was a police force for the Borough of Cardiff, formed in 1836.[1] It was later renamed Cardiff City Police in 1905 when Cardiff attained city status.[2] Notable events in its history included dealing with the 1919 race riots in the city.[3][4]

It became defunct in 1969 on its merger into the South Wales Constabulary.[5] Its archives are held at Glamorgan Archives[6] and it is also represented in the South Wales Police Museum.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Cardiff Borough Police 1836-1905". British Police Historical Society.
  2. ↑ "Cardiff City Police 1905-1969". British Police Historical Society.
  3. ↑ "From Cardiff to the Caribbean: The 1919 Race Riots". The National Archives.
  4. ↑ "Racial riots in South Wales: report of the Chief Constable, Cardiff City Police, regarding rioting in Newport, Cardiff, Barry and Swansea 6 to 13 June 1919 (CO 323/816/40)". The National Archives.
  5. ↑ "South Wales Police - 50 Years of Keeping South Wales Safe, page 4" (PDF). South Wales Police.
  6. ↑ "'One thousand people came rioting down the street': Reliving a notorious chapter in Cardiff's past". ITV News. 3 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "South Wales Police Museum" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
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