Dial 999 and ask for the police in emergency incidents that require an immediate police response. An emergency situation is when:
- There is a danger to life
- Violence is used or threatened
- A serious crime (violent crime/burglary) is in progress or likely to occur
- A suspect for a serious crime is nearby
- There is a road traffic collision involving personal injury or danger to other road users
- A vulnerable person needs urgent attention
The following contact numbers for police authorities in England and Scotland should be used when there's a non-emergency. They will be able to give you the information you need to take care of the problem.
A non-emergency situation is when:
- There is no immediate danger to life
- The crime is NOT in progress
- The offender is NOT nearby
- You have a general enquiry
England
| Police authority |
Non-emergency number |
| Avon and Somerset Constabulary |
0127 581 6377 |
| Bedfordshire Police |
0123 484 1212 |
| Cambridgeshire Constabulary |
0345 456 4564 |
| Cheshire Constabulary |
0845 458 0000 |
| City Of London Police |
0207 601 2000 |
| Cleveland Police |
0164 232 6326 |
| Cumbria Constabulary |
0845 330 0247 |
| Derbyshire Constabulary |
0345 123 3333 |
| Devon and Cornwall Police |
0845 277 7444 |
| Dorset Police |
0120 222 2222 or 0130 522 2222 |
| Durham Constabulary |
0345 606 0365 |
| Dyfed-Powys Police |
101 |
| Essex Police |
0300 333 4444 |
| Gloucestershire Constabulary |
0845 090 1234 |
| Greater Manchester Police |
0161 872 5050 |
| Gwent Police |
101 |
| Hampshire Constabulary |
101 |
| Hertfordshire Constabulary |
0845 330 0222 or 0170 735 4000 |
| Humberside Police |
0845 606 0222 |
| Kent Police |
0162 269 0690 |
| Lancashire Constabulary |
0845 125 3545 |
| Leicestershire Constabulary |
0116 222 2222 |
| Lincolnshire Police |
0300 111 0300 |
| Merseyside Police |
0151 709 6010 |
| Metropolitan Police |
0300 123 1212 |
| Norfolk Constabulary |
0845 456 4567 |
| North Wales Police |
101 |
| North Yorkshire Police |
0845 606 0247 |
| Northamptonshire Police |
0300 011 1222 |
| Northumbria Police |
0345 604 3043 |
| Police Service of Northern Ireland |
0845 600 8000 |
| Nottinghamshire Police |
0300 300 9999 |
| South Wales Police |
101 |
| South Yorkshire Police |
0114 220 2020 or 101 (Sheffield only) |
| Staffordshire Police |
0300 123 4455 |
| Suffolk Constabulary |
0147 361 3500 |
| Surrey Police |
0845 125 2222 or 0148 357 1212 |
| Sussex Police |
0845 607 0999 |
| Thames Valley Police |
0845 850 5505 |
| Warwickshire Police |
0192 641 5000 |
| West Mercia Police |
0300 333 3000 |
| West Midlands Police |
0345 113 5000 |
| West Yorkshire Police |
0845 606 0606 |
| Wiltshire Police |
0845 408 7000 |
Scotland
| Police authority |
Non-emergency number |
| Central Scotland Police |
0178 645 6000 |
| Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary |
0845 600 5701 |
| Fife Constabulary |
0845 600 5702 |
| Grampian Police |
0845 600 5700 |
| Lothian and Borders Police |
0131 311 3131 |
| Northern Constabulary |
0146 372 3321 |
| Strathclyde Police |
0141 532 2000 |
| Tayside Police |
0300 111 2222 |
Non-geographic authorities
| Police authority |
Non-emergency number |
| British Transport Police |
0800 405 040 |
| National Policing Improvement Agency |
0800 496 3322 |
| Civil Nuclear Police Constabulary |
0123 546 6606 |