How to report domestic abuse
How to report domestic abuse
If you're in immediate danger: Call 999 and ask for the police. You'll speak to an operator. They'll use a special domestic abuse checklist to:
- Ask you what's happened
- Ask you for your name, address and phone number
- Ask you for the abuser's name, what they look like and where they are now
- Give you immediate safety advice.
If you want a female police officer (WPC), or an interpreter, ask the operator for one.
If English isn't your first language, we can get an independent interpreter. Where possible they'll be the same sex as you and won't be connected to your family.
The 999 call will be recorded. This tape can be really important as evidence in court.
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If you're not in immediate danger: Call 101, contact your local police station by phone or go to your nearest police station with a front desk.
If you don't want to give your name: You can report a crime anonymously to Crimestoppers by phoning 0800 555111 or completing their online form.
Remember - abusers know that you may find it difficult to cope, press charges or hold them responsible. Only 35% of domestic abuse incidents are reported to the police. But if you don't report it now, it will probably happen again - even if they say it won't.