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In an emergency always dial 999

Dial 999 when:

1. Lives are at risk / violence / serious injury
2. Serious crime is happening
3. Criminal still at the scene or nearby

The police operator will need to take your name, address and details of what has happened. This will take time, but it is important to get all of the information from you so that we can send the appropriate resources to you if necessary.

Otherwise, always call: 0845 456 456 4

Operational 24 hours a day, for all non-emergency calls - Your call will be answered by a trained operator. Please note, calls may be recorded for quality monitoring, training and evidential purposes. Note:- always ensure that you are given an Incident Number so that the report is officially logged and will appear in the Swavesey statistics.

CRIMES & INCIDENT NUMBERS

At a recent Neigbourhood Watch meeting, we were asked to explain the difference between a crime number and an incident number.  I hope the explanation below clarifies this somewhat, but if you require further explanation, please let us know.

If you call into the police control room to report a crime or incident, you will be given an incident number.  If a crime has been committed, a report will be generated and you will consequently be given a crime number.

If a crime has been committed and you contact the Crime Management Unit in the first instance, you will not be given an incident number but will only be given a crime number.

Please keep a record of the numbers you are given because you may later require them.  If you make an insurance claim in relation to a crime you will be asked to quote your crime number by the insurance company.