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Police non-emergency number (101) in 40 UK cities

101 is the police non-emergency number across the UK. Which police force answers in 40 cities, with official online reporting. 999 for emergencies.

Updated 2026-11-05· 27 official sources

Short answer. In the United Kingdom, the police non-emergency number is 101 everywhere; the call goes to the police force for the area you call from. In an emergency, call 999 1. Below: the official non-emergency number of 40 cities, each taken from the police service's or city's own website.

England

City Police service Non-emergency number
Bath Avon and Somerset Police 101 2
Birmingham West Midlands Police 101 3
Bradford West Yorkshire Police 101 4
Brighton and Hove Sussex Police 101 5
Bristol Avon and Somerset Police 101 2
Cambridge Cambridgeshire Constabulary 101 6
Coventry West Midlands Police 101 3
Derby Derbyshire Constabulary 101 7
Exeter Devon & Cornwall Police 101 8
Kingston upon Hull Humberside Police 101 9
Leeds West Yorkshire Police 101 4
Leicester Leicestershire Police 101 10
Liverpool Merseyside Police 101 11
London Metropolitan Police 101 12
Luton Bedfordshire Police 101 13
Manchester Greater Manchester Police 101 14
Milton Keynes Thames Valley Police 101 15
Newcastle upon Tyne Northumbria Police 101 16
Norwich Norfolk Constabulary 101 17
Nottingham Nottinghamshire Police 101 18
Oxford Thames Valley Police 101 15
Plymouth Devon & Cornwall Police 101 8
Portsmouth Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary 101 19
Preston Lancashire Constabulary 101 20
Reading Thames Valley Police 101 15
Sheffield South Yorkshire Police 101 21
Southampton Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary 101 19
Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire Police 101 22
Sunderland Northumbria Police 101 16
Wolverhampton West Midlands Police 101 3
York North Yorkshire Police 101 23

Northern Ireland

City Police service Non-emergency number
Belfast Police Service of Northern Ireland 101 24

Scotland

City Police service Non-emergency number
Aberdeen Police Scotland 101 25
Dundee Police Scotland 101 25
Edinburgh Police Scotland 101 25
Glasgow Police Scotland 101 25
Inverness Police Scotland 101 25

Wales

City Police service Non-emergency number
Cardiff South Wales Police 101 26
Newport Gwent Police 101 27
Swansea South Wales Police 101 26

Frequently asked questions

Is there one police non-emergency number for the whole UK?

Yes: 101, answered by the local police force. For emergencies, call 999 1.

Sources · 27

  1. NHS · When to call 999 checked 2026-11-05
  2. Avon and Somerset Police · Police and Fire Headquarters | Avon and Somerset Police checked 2026-11-05
  3. West Midlands Police · Contact us | West Midlands Police checked 2026-11-05
  4. West Yorkshire Police · Contact us | West Yorkshire Police checked 2026-11-05
  5. Sussex Police · Contact us | Sussex Police checked 2026-11-05
  6. Cambridgeshire Constabulary · Contact us | Cambridgeshire Constabulary checked 2026-11-05
  7. Derbyshire Constabulary · Contact us | Derbyshire Constabulary checked 2026-11-05
  8. Devon & Cornwall Police · Contact us | Devon & Cornwall Police checked 2026-11-05
  9. Humberside Police · Contact us | Humberside Police checked 2026-11-05
  10. Leicestershire Police · Contact us | Leicestershire Police checked 2026-11-05
  11. Merseyside Police · Contact us | Merseyside Police checked 2026-11-05
  12. Metropolitan Police · Contact us | Metropolitan Police checked 2026-11-05
  13. Bedfordshire Police · Contact us | Bedfordshire Police checked 2026-11-05
  14. Greater Manchester Police · Contact us | Greater Manchester Police checked 2026-11-05
  15. Thames Valley Police · Contact us | Thames Valley Police checked 2026-11-05
  16. Northumbria Police · Contact us | Northumbria Police checked 2026-11-05
  17. Norfolk Constabulary · Contact us | Norfolk Constabulary checked 2026-11-05
  18. Nottinghamshire Police · Contact us | Nottinghamshire Police checked 2026-11-05
  19. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary · Contact us | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary checked 2026-11-05
  20. Lancashire Constabulary · Contact us | Lancashire Constabulary checked 2026-11-05
  21. South Yorkshire Police · Contact us | South Yorkshire Police checked 2026-11-05
  22. Staffordshire Police · Contact us | Staffordshire Police checked 2026-11-05
  23. North Yorkshire Police · Contact us | North Yorkshire Police checked 2026-11-05
  24. Police Service of Northern Ireland · Contact Us | Police Service of Northern Ireland checked 2026-11-05
  25. Police Scotland · Police Scotland Non Emergencies - Phone 101 - Police Scotland checked 2026-11-05
  26. South Wales Police · Contact us | South Wales Police checked 2026-11-05
  27. Gwent Police · Contact us | Gwent Police checked 2026-11-05