Dear ,

Thank you for taking the local priority survey recently,  we note that you highlighted Drug dealing in the survey so we wanted to provide you with an update on this local matter.

On Friday the 25th July 2025 action was taken at several premises on Clifton Street, responding to ongoing concerns of drug dealing and criminality.

The investigation is ongoing, and we will provide a further update on the outcome once known. 

Todays action is another step in addressing concerns on Clifton Street, and our action will result in further discussions with our partners to close down rogue premises, and improve feelings of safety in the area. 

 

The illicit drugs market is big business, worth an estimated £9.4 billion a year and drug deaths have reached an all-time. Taking the health harms, costs of crime and wider impacts on society together, it is estimated the total costs of drugs to society are over £19 billion, which is more than twice the value of the market itself. 

If you are adversely affected by antisocial behaviour in your community associated with drug use, The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 outlines the flexible tools and powers that the police, local authorities and other local agencies can use to respond quickly and effectively to antisocial behaviour.

We hope the information above is useful and addresses to some degree the concerns that you have raised. If you have experienced this issue or have information regarding an incident, please report it using our online reporting tools at https://www.south-wales.police.uk, speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat or call the non-emergency number 101.

Alternatively, you can stay 100 per cent anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org.

We will continue to provide you with updates regarding this and any other issues you raise in the local priority survey. The feedback you provide influences the priorities we focus on and enables updates you receive to be more relevant. Please look out for our periodic survey reminders to update your issues and priorities, it really helps.

You may also want to rate this message to let us know if this information was useful or not or use the system to change which issues we update you about. You can do these things quickly and easily by logging in or keep an eye out for the periodic survey reminders.