Dealing with crime

The following are links that offers you advice on how to reduce the risk of crime with advice on securing your home and improving your personal safety.

See also the Tower Hamlets Living safely section for more advice on cutting crime.

Crime reduction

• Crime prevention
• Crimestoppers UK
• National crime statistics
• Search for local crime figures
• Post-coding property
• Neighbourhood watch
• Community safety (fly tipping)
• Anti-social behaviour
• Security system specialists
• Secure homes (advice from Home Office)
• Personal safety
• Personal injury advice

Dealing with crime

• Domestic violence
• Race crime
• Equality & Human Rights Commission
• Vehicle crime (abandoned vehicle)
• Vehicle ownership checks
• Buying a used vehicle
• Drugs
• Community action against drugs (National helpline)
• Drug prevention and treatment

Legal proceedings

• Witnesses
• Being a witness in court
• Help for vulnerable witnesses (pdf)
• Compensation scheme
• You and the court
• Court services in England
• The Crown Prosecution Service
• The Courts Charter
• The Samaritans

Life after crime

• Life after domestic violence (Women's refuges)
• Victim support & Victim charter
• Elderly victims of abuse
• The Samaritans
• Missing children
• Compensation claims
• Association of British Insurers
• Crisis loans