Making Contact

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This section explains all the ways you can notify us of crimes committed, or about to be committed, in the Derbyshire Constabulary area.
Emergency - dial 999

The 999 number is a 24 hour service and should only be used in situations where there is:

danger to life
use, or immediate threat of use, of violence
a crime in progress
serious injury to a person
an offender has just been disturbed at the scene
a need for immediate police attendance such as when a crime is about to be committed

Read more on how we deal with 999 calls.

Non-emergencies

If you see someone acting suspiciously or have any information relating to a crime, including hate crime, call 0345 123 33 33 (24 hour service).

Are you deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech impaired? Read more about services available to you.

Read more on how we deal with non-emergency calls.
Contact Crimestoppers

You can provide anonymous information about crimes by calling 0800 555 111, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

Tell Crimestoppers if you recognise anyone in our Caught on Camera gallery.

Visit the national Crimestoppers site for more information about this independent registered charity.




Other reasons to get in touch
Anti-terrorism

Terrorists won't succeed if someone reports suspicious activity - and you are that someone.

In an emergency, dial 999

If you consider anything to be suspicious or connected with terrorism, call either the national Anti-Terrorism hotline on 0800 789 321 or Derbyshire Constabulary on 0345 123 33 33.

Read more about how Derbyshire Constabulary works with communities to help those who are vulnerable to being drawn into criminal activity. This could be in relation to drugs, knife crime, guns and gangs or involvement in violent extremism.
Hate crime

Have you been intimidated, harassed, victimised or abused because of who you are or what you believe in? Find out more about this type of crime and how to report it in our hate crime ages:

What is hate crime?

Disability hate crime

Homophobic/transphobic crime

Racist crime

Forced marriages
Human trafficking

A new phoneline has been launched for victims of human trafficking.

The freephone number 0800 783 2589 asks victims and those who suspect trafficked victims are living in their community to pass on information in confidence to the police.

The phone line is staffed by officers between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday. At other times messages can be left for officers.

In an emergency, people should call 999.
Internet-related crime

In an emergency, dial 999

For non-emergency reports and intelligence, dial 0345 123 33 33

Read how the Internet Watch Foundation allows you can report illegal content on the web including child abuse images. You can also visit the Internet Watch Foundation website directly.

Visit the Virtual Global Taskforce website, which allows you to report inappropriate or illegal activity towards children online.




Are you deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech impaired?

The following services are available only for people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech impaired.
SMS Text

Non-emergency: Send your text to 07800 002414 with your message.
Fax

Send a fax to 01773 571102
Minicom

This service is only available to users of a minicom. Use your minicom to dial 0845 6049010 to send a message to Derbyshire Constabulary and we will respond with a message.
E-mail

Send an e-mail using our deaf SMS contact form.

Please note that this is not a general correspondence e-mail address and is suitable only for those who are deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech impaired who require assistance.
Further contact help

There is a downloadable guide for deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech impaired people - see the Related Documents section at the top of this page.




Calls from overseas

An exclusive telephone number of 01773 730215 is provided for the exclusive use of overseas callers only.