Assistant Chief Constable Jason Davies KPM

Jason Davies joined the police in January 2001, serving the communities of Neath Port Talbot. In 2003 he moved into the Criminal Investigation Department within which he served as both Detective Sergeant and Detective Inspector, completing the Senior Investigating Officer Development Programme.

In 2009 he transferred to Swansea where he worked as Head of Intelligence and Organised Crime, specialising in covert policing as a Senior Investigating Officer. In 2014 he was appointed the Chief Inspector (Operations) within Swansea city centre, describing one of his proudest achievements as leading the bid for the city’s inaugural purple flag accreditation for safety in the night-time economy. He was also the operational lead on the implementation of the Swansea Help Point, in conjunction with South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner’s team. 

Jason went on to serve as Head of CID and Public Protection in Pontypridd and Merthyr Tydfil, before being promoted to Superintendent and heading up the force’s Justice Services portfolio. More recently, he was the force’s Head of Public Protection before his promotion to Detective Chief Superintendent (Head of Crime) in November 2019. He describes the position as being the ultimate privilege as a detective.

During his service Jason has managed several serious and complex investigations, and has held strategic responsibilities in several local and national policing functions. These have included crime prevention, Citizens in Policing, domestic violence and abuse, serious acquisitive crime, and drug-related harm. He is an accredited Strategic Firearms Commander, and Multi-Agency Gold Commander (Wales).

Jason is passionate about policing the communities of South Wales – the area from which he comes originally and where he still lives with his family today. 

In December 2023 Jason was recognised in the King’s New Year Honours list, being awarded a King’s Police Medal (KPM) for services to policing. In 2023 he graduated with an MSc Policing (Strategic & Operational Leadership) at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David Swansea.