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 you want to tell us about anything that’s not an emergency, you can report it:

• online
• by phone
• in person

If you’re not sure if something is an emergency, you can check:

• what we mean by a “non-emergency”
• what the police cannot help with

Report crimes online

You can use our online forms to report:

• use our online reporting form to report stalking, harassment, domestic abuse, or hate crime
• use our contact form to tell us about anything else (this is not treated as an emergency)
• report using Contact Scotland BSL if you use British Sign Language (BSL)
• report shoplifting from a shop you work in

Report by phone

If you want to report something by phone, you can:

• call 101
• report using Contact Scotland BSL if you use British Sign Language (BSL)
• call the UK Anti-Terrorist Hotline if you think someone might be planning terrorism (phone: 0800 789 321)

Report in-person

You can speak to your community policing team in-person, on the phone, or by email.

Find your local community policing team’s contact details

You can choose to stay anonymous when you report a crime to us.

To do this:

• if you phone us: tell the person you’re speaking to you want to be anonymous
• if you report online: select the option to remain anonymous

If you do not want to speak to us, you can report anonymously to Crimestoppers:

• by phone: 0800 555 111
• online: Crimestoppers in Scotland

When you first call us:

• you need to tell us about what’s happened
• we’ll talk to you about what help you need

If it’s an emergency

If you need help now, we may:

• send local officers to you
• call you back to ask you for more information
• refer you to another service for help

If it’s not an emergency

If you do not need help now, we might:

• set up a meeting with local officers
• contact you to create a crime report or to give advice and support (this could be a phone call, email, or text)

Read more about the ways we might contact you and what to expect

After this:

• we might create a crime record with a crime reference number
• we might contact you to talk about next steps
• you can ask for an update or your crime reference number