However, there are still some departments that cover the whole force, including the dog section, rural crime team, and training functions.

Gwent Police has participated in collaborations with other agencies to improve service and reduce costs at a time of government cuts.

In Abergavenny, neighbourhood officers are available at a "one stop shop" shared with Monmouthshire County Council.

On the other hand, several buildings are owned for operational or administrative purposes that are not open to the public, including the force headquarters in Cwmbran.

[16][17] In 2019, a mugshot of a wanted drug dealer that Gwent Police had posted to Facebook received than 89,000 comments, many of which mocked his hairstyle.