If you are in immediate danger, call 999 and ask for the police. If you can’t speak and are calling on a mobile press 55 to have your call transferred to the police. Find out how to call the police when you can’t speak.
For free, confidential advice, 24 hours a day contact a domestic abuse helpline.
Find out how to get help if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-abuse-how-to-get-help
Translated guidance
If English is not your first language, information has been translated into several languages as well as an easy read version.
If you are deaf, you can access a British Sign Language video that explains how to get help if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse.
Get help and support
All forms of domestic abuse are not acceptable in any situation.
If you’re experiencing domestic abuse and feel frightened of, or controlled by, a partner, an ex-partner or family member, it’s important to remember that it’s not your fault and there is no shame in seeking help.
It may seem like a difficult step to take, but there is support available and #YouAreNot Alone.
Free, confidential support and advice is available to victims and their concerned family members or friends, 24 hours a day.
Refuge’s National Domestic Abuse Helpline
0808 2000 247
Online live chat
Web form
The Men’s Advice Line run by Respect is a confidential helpline specifically for male victims.
0808 801 0327
info@mensadviceline.org.uk
1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men will experience some form of domestic abuse in their lives.
Each year nearly 2 million people in the UK suffer from domestic abuse.
Domestic abuse rates increase by around 26 percent when England win or draw
Domestic abuse rates increase by around 38 percent when England lose
Around 15,000 children will be exposed to domestic abuse during the two-week festive season.