Reporting crime
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Don't sit there stewing: if you know about a crime, tell someone.
The police
You can report a crime to the police in person at your local police station, to an officer in the street, or by telephone (999 in an emergency, anything else to your local station - number in the phone book). You can also present evidence to the police as a witness, even after the event. If you have any information about a crime, regardless of whether you think it is useful, coming forward at any time could prove vital to the cops. So don't wait for the reconstruction or the tearful appeal, tell them what you know.
101 is a non-emergency number you can call if you live in these areas: Cardiff, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Leicester City and Rutland, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear and Sheffield. It will also be available across England and Wales from 2008. It is provided by the police and local council to deal with community safety issues, non-emergency crime, policing and anti-social behaviour.
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