Get help and stay safe after a crime
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999 now and ask for the police or an ambulance.
You can get help and support whether or not you report the crime to police.
Use this page safely
If you think someone may monitor your phone, internet use or messages, use a safer device if you can. Think about whether it is safe to call, text, email or use online chat before you contact a service.
Do not delay getting help because you are worried about collecting evidence. Your safety and health come first.
Get urgent help now
If there is immediate danger
Call 999 if a crime is happening, someone is in immediate danger or violence is threatened.
If you cannot speak on a mobile call to 999, listen to the operator’s instructions. If you are prompted, press 55 to be put through to the police.
If it is not an emergency, call 101 or use your local police force’s online reporting service.
If you need urgent medical help
Call 999 for a life threatening medical emergency. If you need urgent medical advice but it is not a life threatening emergency, call 111.
You can get medical help whether or not you decide to report the crime.
If a child or vulnerable adult may be at risk
Call 999 if there is immediate danger. Otherwise, contact the local authority’s children’s or adult social care team, call police on 101, or contact the NSPCC Helpline on 0808 800 5000. You do not have to be certain that abuse has happened before raising a concern.
Children and young people can contact Childline free on 0800 1111.
Find support for what is happening
Abuse, threats or an unsafe home
If you are in England, contact the National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247. It is open 24 hours a day.
If you are in Wales, contact Live Fear Free on 0808 80 10 800. It provides confidential, 24 hour support for people affected by domestic abuse or sexual violence. It can help you find local services and emergency refuge accommodation. You can speak in Welsh.
Sexual violence
You can contact Rape Crisis England & Wales on 0808 802 9999 for confidential support, information and referrals. It is open 24 hours a day.
You can also get medical, practical and emotional support from a Sexual Assault Referral Centre. In England, find a Sexual Assault Referral Centre. In Wales, Live Fear Free can help you find the nearest service.
You can get this support without reporting to police.
Stalking or harassment
Contact the National Stalking Helpline on 0808 802 0300. Call 999 if you are in immediate danger.
Online abuse, threats or harassment
You can report abusive content to the platform where it was posted. You can also use Report Harmful Content for help with online harassment, threats, impersonation and abusive messages.
Call 999 if there is immediate danger. Otherwise, report a crime to police on 101 or through your local police force’s online service.
Online sexual abuse or grooming of a child
Make a report to CEOP if you are worried about online sexual abuse, grooming or exploitation of a child. Call 999 if there is immediate danger.
Get support without reporting to police
You do not have to report a crime to get support.
Victim Support can provide free, confidential emotional and practical support after any crime. It can also help if you are a witness or if someone close to you has been affected. Call its 24-hour Supportline on 0808 16 89 111, use live chat or find local support through its website.
A support service may need to share information in limited circumstances to protect you or someone else from serious harm, or where the law requires it. Ask the service what it can keep confidential before you share information.
If you decide to report the crime
You can report a non emergency crime by calling 101 or using your local police force’s online reporting service.
What to do next
Choose the help that feels safest for you now. You do not have to manage this on your own.
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