How to report a crime emergency and non emergency

Report a crime

Is it an emergency?

Call 999 in emergency situations like these:

there is an immediate danger to life

someone is using violence or is threatening to be violent

a crime is happening right now, like a house burglary or a theft

the suspect is still at the scene

Hearing or speech impairments

If you’ve pre-registered with the emergencySMS service, use our textphone service 18000 or text us on 999.

Call 999 BSL to use a British Sign Language interpreter.

If it's not an emergency call 101

If you’ve witnessed or been the victim of crime that isn't an emergency, please report it to us. Your report will be sent direct to our control room.

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Qasim Shah
(Metropolitan Police, PCSO, whitewebbs)