Crimestoppers is not the Police. Crimestoppers is the only charity directly supporting the police to detect crimes and bring offenders into the justice system.
The charity exists to allow people who have knowledge of Criminal Activity to be able to pass that information by ringing 0800 555 111 without ever having to fear the consequences of becoming involved in the enquiry. In other words, callers are never asked any personal information to identify who they are, where they live or any other contact information.
When you ring Crimestoppers you will speak to a person not a machine and the service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
You will speak to a call agent who will ask lots of questions to provide the police with the best information about the criminal activity you are reporting and give them a realistic opportunity to investigate it. None of the questions they ask will be to identify who the caller is.
So how safe are you when you ring Crimestoppers? Well for a start, the fact you have rung will not appear on itemised phone bills from a land line. Crimestoppers call agents don’t have call line identifier (CLI) don’t have 1471 facility and never trace calls.
Call agents are forbidden from telling the police the gender, apparent ethnicity or apparent age of any caller. If a caller has inadvertently said they live “next door,” or “are related” to the person they give information about, this is automatically kept out of the report sent to the police.
There are rewards too!
If the information a caller gives leads to somebody being arrested and charged, the caller can claim a cash reward of up to £1,000 and they still stay anonymous.
All the caller has to do is ask for a reference number and ring up later on to find out if anybody has been arrested and charged. If they have been, the caller will be asked to choose a bank they wish to collect the cash from then go there on a nominated day, give their reference number and they will be given cash. No signature, no record, simple as that.
If you don’t speak good English, then Language line is available so an interpreter can join in with the conversation to ensure you fully understand the questions and what is on offer.
If you are still unsure whether to speak to Crimestoppers, then ring on 0800 555 111 and talk to an agent.
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