Reporting Crime – MET Police 

• In an emergency: Call 999 and ask for the police 
• Non-emergency: Call 101 or visit your local police station 
• Online: Report a crime online 

Other reporting methods 

• Fearless. The fearless app and website enables young people to pass on information about crime 100% anonymously! The website has a range of useful support services information. 
• Crimestoppers: Report a crime anonymously by calling 0800 555 111 or online at the Crimestoppers website
• Tell Mama: Report in Anti-Muslim Hate or Islamophobia | Muslim Help | Muslim Helpline for Hate Crime
• True Vision: Report a hate crime online through True Vision 
• StreetSafe | Metropolitan Police
• NSPCC A charity working to prevent abuse and help children and their families when abuse has happened. Helpline 0808 800 5000
• The NSPCC website has information about the signs to spot of grooming and provides information about how to have difficult conversations www.nspcc.org.uk/preventingabuse/keeping-children-safe/talking-about-difficult-topics
• Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP)
• A law enforcement agency keeping children and young people safe from sexual exploitation and abuse.
• Childline
• A free, private and confidential service where children can talk to a trained counsellor about anything that’s troubling them, any time of day.
• Lucy Faithfull Foundation
• A UK-wide charity set up to tackle child sexual abuse.

StreetSafe is a service that allows you to report safety concerns in public places without giving us your name (anonymously). This includes issues like poorly lit streets, abandoned buildings, or vandalism, as well as instances where you feel unsafe due to someone following or verbally abusing you.

Local Area – Met Police 

For further information on what is happening in your area or to contact your local safer neighbourhood team, pop your postcode into the Met police website; 

Your area | Metropolitan Police You can get up-to-date information on your local ward panel meetings. 

Visit Metpolice.gov.uk to access a range of services including crime reporting, contact details and crime statistic information

Whatsapp Channel 

Sign up to your local safer neighbourhood Police teams Whatsapp channel to receive local updates. 

The channel is to connect the communities of Barking & Dagenham Borough to their local policing teams, engagement events and as a virtual noticeboard to keep you all updated with matters of interest within your local area.  

Follow your local Safer Neighbourhoods teams on WhatsApp

• Abbey
• Alibon
• Barking Riverside 
• Barking Town Centre
• Beam
• Becontree
• Chadwell Heath
• Dagenham Heathway
• Eastbrook & Rush Green
• Eastbury
• Gascoigne 
• Goresbrook 
• Heath 
• Longbridge
• Mayesbrook
• Northbury 
• Parsloes
• Thamesview
• Valence
• Village 
• Whalebone

Support Services for young people, parents and carers; 

Reporting safeguarding concerns to LBBD

If you know or suspect an adult is being abused or neglected, please contact the Intake Team on 020 8227 2915 as soon as possible, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

If you know or suspect a child is being abused or neglected please call 020 8227 3811 or email Childrensservices2@lbbd.gov.uk Monday to Friday 9am to 4.45pm