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Contacting the Police in an Emergency

Always dial 999 in an emergency where there is a danger to life, or a crime is in progress. This number is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. From a mobile phone, please dial 999 or 112. 

101 - Non Emergency Number

Telephone 101 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for non-emergencies where:

• Police attendance is required
• To report a crime
• To report other incidents
• For general help/advice
• For updated crime information

Read about the latest Forcewide initiative on the misuse of the 999 Emergency Number and the correct use of the Non Emergency Number 101.

If you cannot use the 101 number from your phone and would like to use a regular telephone number, please follow the link below to find the telephone number of your local Neighbourhood Policing Team, this method must only be used as a last resort. 101 should be the main number called in Non Emergencies.

Contacting your local Neighbourhood Policing Team

Click here to visit the Neighbourhood Policing Team pages

Every neighbourhood in West Yorkshire has its own dedicated policing team.  You can contact the team via telephone or email, or attend one of their local public meetings, to discuss neighbourhood issues.

Find your local team and contacts via the postcode search tool or use the maps, on the Neighbourhourhood Policing Team website.

Calling in at Your Local Police Station

Details of your nearest local police station along with opening times and directions maps can be found on our divisional pages. To find these, use the NPT link above, then click the part of the map covering your local area to reveal your local Divisional page. Once on the divisional page, scroll down past the Divisional map, to view your local police station details. Opening times are listed along with telephone number, postal address and a link to google maps.

Our Frequently Asked Questions

There is a national "Ask the Police" website which answers many of the questions asked by members of the public. There is a useful A to Z section plus a contact page for West Yorkshire Police.

www.askthe.police.uk

Counter Terrorism / Anti-Terrorism

• Anti-Terrorist Hotline : 0800 789 321

Click here for Further Counter Terrorism information

Deaf / Deafblind / Deafened / Hard of Hearing or Speech-Impaired?

West Yorkshire Police operates a TEXTPHONE and Typetalk system for use in case of an emergency and non-emergency. The TEXTPHONE telephone number is Freetext 18001 101

The Typetalk telephone number is either 999 or 101 or Minicom 01924 293 932. This should only be used by deaf/deafened or hard of hearing.

999 Emergency SMS text service for Deaf, Hearing Impaired and Speech Impaired.   Text to 07786 200 200, all messages must start with '999'.

General Enquiries by mail to:

West Yorkshire Police Headquarters
PO Box 9
Wakefield
WF1 3QP

(Please note the above address is stricly for post only and is a PO Box, if you need to use a postcode for satellite navigation to get to West Yorkshire Police headquarters, please use WF1 3QS).

Crimestoppers

If you have any information about crime, contact Crimestoppers on Freephone 0800 555 111 - 24 hours a day. You don't have to give your name and you may qualify for a cash reward.

This is a free phone number when dialling from a UK land line - when dialing from a mobile phone knock of the first zero - calls from a mobile are not free and are charged at standard call rates.

• West Yorkshire Photo Alerts


• National Crimestoppers Most Wanted Appeals website

Online Request Forms

Firearms Forms and Contact Details

Recruitment Forms

The links below go to the relevant recruitment sections, if we are currently recruiting, the links to the relevant forms will be available on the respective linked pages.

• Police Regulars Recruitment section
• Police Specials Recruitment Section
• Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) Recruitment Section
• Volunteers in Policing Recruitment Section

Complaints Against Police

• Giving a Compliment - Complete the Online Compliment Form
• Complaints About Staff - Complete the Online Complaint Form

Subject Access Request Forms

The Subject Access provisions of the Data Protection Act gives an individual the right to have a copy of any personal data held on them.

Click here to view the Subject Access Request Form.

Please Note: West Yorkshire Police can not advise on Visa Applications, please refer to the website for the relevant country that you need to visit.

Reporting Fraud Online

Have you’ve been scammed, conned or defrauded. Report it online on www.actionfraud.org.uk

Reporting Illegal Images on the Web

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) operates the only INTERNET ‘hotline’ in the UK for reporting illegal images on the web.
Working in partnership with Police, Government, the internet and mobile industries, the IWF provides this free service for the general public which is aimed at minimising the availability of illegal content to protect internet users.
What do we mean by illegal images on the web? This means images and in some cases text, which you see or may be inadvertently exposed to on a website, which contains any of the following:

Child abuse images (also known as ‘child pornography’)
Criminally obscene content which means images featuring acts of extreme and violent sexual activity  
If you genuinely stumble across such images accidentally, or are inadvertently exposed to them you must report them to the IWF.

It is an offence to deliberately seek out illegal images and purposely viewing child abuse images can carry a penalty of up to 10 years in prison.

Why should I report these images?
Reports from the public help us to combat this content and where possible, have it removed. This makes the internet a safer place for everyone.
Child abuse images reflect the real abuse of a child and your reports to the hotline might help the authorities to trace and rescues a young victim from further abuse.

How do I report?
Go to the IWF website www.iwf.org.uk and complete the step-by-step form. The form is easy to navigate and reports can be submitted anonymously.

Document Guidance

Note, some of the above files are in PDF format. To view these files, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free from Adobe.
Click here to download Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader*.

Further PDF accessibility information, including details of accessing PDF documents using 'Assistive Technology' is available from access.adobe.com. This website is a resource designed to help people with visual disabilities work more effectively with Adobe® Acrobat® software and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. The site includes information about Acrobat 5.0, online conversion tools, Information and resources including FAQ's and links as well as downloads.