What do we mean by anonymity?

Between April 2022 and March 2023, we sent police forces over 196,000 anonymous crime reports - that's 537 per day and 22 per hour... but what do we mean by anonymous? 

You may be thinking about using our service, or just want a deeper understanding of our anonymity promise. We've put together these short videos to explain the steps we take to ensure you remain 100% anonymous. Always. 

give information anonymously via our online form

When you call us on 0800 555 111:

When you fill in our online form:

Animations are also available to view in Welsh.
Phone - Online - Abridged combined

find out more about our guarantee of anonymity here