PEOPLE in Redditch who might be wondering about the best way to get in touch with the police need worry no more.
There are a number of ways to pass information to the police and some easy rules to follow to prevent confusion too.
In an emergency always ring 999 or 112 – and if it isn’t clear, think ‘POLICE’:
P – Phone 999 only if
O – Offenders are nearby
L – Life is at risk
I – Injury is caused or threatened
C – Crime or disorder is in progress
E – Emergency situations
In a non-emergency people are asked to use the national non-emergency 101 number to report matters such as:
-traffic collisions
-damaged properties
-stolen cars
-suspected drug dealing
– witnessed crime
-burglaries where the criminals have already left the scene
-crime prevention
-missing persons
People can also get in touch with the local Safer Neighbourhood Team if they want to speak to the police about any other incident that doesn’t require an immediate response, including policing issues in the local area.
101 is available 24 hours a day,seven days a week and calls to 101 from land lines and mobile networks cost 15 pence per call, no matter what time of day you call or how long you are on the phone.
Information can be passed on anonymously via Crimestoppers at 0800 555111 and rewards may be offered if the information leads to a conviction.
Warwickshire Police operate a number of services for those hard of hearing – such as emergency SMS, Details of how to access these services can be found at – https://www.warwickshire.police.uk/article/2326/Contact-us
The police can also be reached by post or email, found at https://www.warwickshire.police.uk/article/5724/By-postand https://www.warwickshire.police.uk/article/7079/Via-email
The police also offer a number of online services which can be found at https://www.warwickshire.police.uk/article/6615/Online-services
If you wish to pass information via your local Safer Neighbourhood team, visit https://www.warwickshire.police.uk/article/7080/Contacting-your-local-officers
If you are unhappy with the service you have received form the police or wish to complain about any aspect of policing, you can do so either by calling 101 or writing to:
Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police Professional Standards Department,
Stratford Police Station,
Rother Street,
Stratford upon Avon,
Warwickshire,
CV37 6RD.
You can also email the Professional Standards Department at – [email protected]
For more information or to contact us using the online form about any delivery of service issue please go to – https://www.warwickshire.police.uk/article/5733/How-was-our-service
