Advice
Find advice from our A to Z list
Find advice and support if you've been affected by crime. This can be if you've experienced or witnessed it.
Bike theft
Keeping your bike safe is about different ways to stop it from being damaged or stolen
Break-in and housebreaking
When someone breaks into your house or garden it’s sometimes called breaking and entering, or housebreaking
Car theft
Keeping your car safe is about different ways to stop it from being stolen or damaged on purpose
Child abuse
Child abuse is when someone under the age of 18 is seriously harmed by another person
Cybercrime
Cybercrime is when someone targets you through the internet or a digital device
Domestic abuse
Domestic abuse is any form of abuse which might be a crime within a relationship between partners
Drugs
Drugs are substances that change a person’s mental or physical state
Forced marriage
Forced marriage is where one or both people do not give full and free consent to a marriage
Hate crime
Hate crime is when someone targets you because of prejudice about age, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity, or variations in sex characteristics
Human trafficking
Human trafficking is the illegal trade in people for profit
Honor based abuse
Honour based abuse is when a person is abused for doing something their family or community believes is “wrong” according to their beliefs or “honour”
Internet safety
Read advice to help keep yourself and your loved ones safe online
Livestock attacks and worrying
Livestock attacks and worrying is when a dog attacks, chases, or disturbs livestock animals
Major events
Major events are any pre-planned, large-scale events with a lot of people attending
Mental health support
Find support for if you’re having thoughts of self-harm or another mental health need
Prostitution
Prostitution is when a person sells sex for payment
Rape and sexual crime
If you’ve experienced rape or a sexual crime, read our advice and learn how to get support
Reducing uninsured drivers
Reducing uninsured driving will help make roads safer and reduce costs for other drivers
Safe nights out
If you’ve experienced crime on a night out, read our advice and learn how to get support.
Scams and frauds
Find out about different types of scam and fraud and what to do if it happens
Stalking
Stalking is when someone shows a pattern of behaviour that make you feel fear or alarm, or had the aim to
Student safety hub
The student safety hub gives tips and contacts that’ll help you to protect yourself and your things
Terrorism
Terrorism is when someone threatens to, or does, one or more of the actions defined in The Terrorism Act 2000
Victim support
Victim support is the help available to anyone who experiences or witnesses a crime
Wildlife crime
Wildlife crime is any illegal act that affects certain birds, animals, plants, and where they live
If you need help now
If it’s an emergency
Call 999 now if:
- someone's in danger
- the incident is happening now
Call 999 BSL if you use British Sign Language (BSL).
Do not go near the suspects or try to stop them. Keep yourself safe.
If it’s not an emergency
If you want to tell us about anything that’s not an emergency, you can report it:
- online
- by phone
- in person
Learn how you can report a crime to us
If you’re not sure if something is an emergency, you can check: