David Christopher Hinchliff
Police Constable

David Christopher Hinchliff

Dyfed-Powys Police — Carmarthen, WLS
Accident
End of Watch June 3, 1979
Age 19
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Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured in a police vehicle accident while responding to an incident.

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July 23, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Hinchliff served with the Dyfed-Powys Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Hinchliff.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Dyfed-Powys Police
Location Carmarthen, WLS
Platform Identity dpd.cmn.wls.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 3, 1979
Age 19
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable David Christopher Hinchliff is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In WLS, 70 of 106 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66% of this state's fallen. That is 35 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Dyfed-Powys Police, 9 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Dyfed-Powys Police
9
of 9 officers
100% Accident
WLS — Statewide
70
of 106 officers
66% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Christopher Hinchliff's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How David Christopher Hinchliff Compares

Age at End of Watch
19
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David Christopher Hinchliff is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897