UK reporting directory

Report it — who to tell, and how

Choose what you need to report and we'll show you the organisation that should receive it and the official contact route. This directory covers utilities, transport, security, fraud, the environment and public safety — not just utilities.

In immediate danger? Call 999 or 112

For an immediate threat to life, a crime in progress, serious injury, fire, a dangerous collision or another emergency needing an urgent response. Do not use a specialist non-emergency line instead of 999 when urgent help is required.

Call 999

What are you reporting?

Pick the closest match to get the right contact.

Emergency / danger to life

999 / 112 and immediate safety instruction

Power / electricity

105 + your network operator

Gas / suspected leak

0800 111 999 GB · 0800 002 001 NI

Water / sewerage

Water UK postcode lookup + regional company

Telecoms / broadband

Your provider · Openreach for damaged equipment

Rail / road / coast

BTP · Network Rail · National Highways · Coastguard

Terrorism / suspicious activity

999 · 0800 789 321 · MI5

Fraud / cyber / scam

Report Fraud · NCSC · FCA · HMRC

Pollution / flood / waste

EA · NRW · SEPA · NIEA · local council

Workplace / food / safeguarding

HSE · FSA · council · police

Something else in the public interest

Police 101 · council · prescribed regulator

Numbers worth knowing

Full list

Situation	Contact	Coverage / use
Immediate danger / emergency	999 or 112	UK-wide
Police non-emergency	101	UK-wide
Electricity power cut / network emergency	105	England, Scotland & Wales; routes to your local electricity network operator
Gas smell / suspected gas escape	0800 111 999	Great Britain — National Gas Emergency Service
Electricity emergency — Northern Ireland	03457 643 643	NIE Networks
Gas emergency — Northern Ireland	0800 002 001	Northern Ireland Gas Emergency Service
Anti-terrorist hotline	0800 789 321	UK-wide; immediate threat can also require 999

What makes a report useful

What to include — and why you should never investigate a hazard yourself.

Check your local providers

Utility boundaries overlap — use a postcode checker to confirm your supplier or network.

Independent · verified against official sources

Telephone numbers and organisational responsibilities can change. Broad geographic descriptions are for navigation only — check exact utility coverage with the relevant postcode/area tool. This directory is revalidated against these primary sources whenever it is updated.

Last verified: 28 September 2026

GOV.UK — Contact the police GOV.UK — Report suspicious activity to MI5 Powercut 105 Water UK — Find your supplier Ofwat — regulated water companies British Transport Police Network Rail — Contact National Highways — Contact Maritime and Coastguard Agency Report Fraud National Cyber Security Centre Environment Agency — report an incident Health and Safety Executive Food Standards Agency GOV.UK — find your local council GOV.UK — prescribed whistleblowing bodies