If someone you know has gone missing or you’ve seen, or have information about, a missing person, please get in touch. Find out below how to get help from the police and other organisations.

Report a sighting of a missing person

Thank you. If your sighting is an emergency, such as if the missing person you've seen is a child, someone you think is in immediate danger, or otherwise vulnerable to harm, please call 999 now.

If your sighting is of a missing person you don't consider to be in immediate danger, please contact us by calling our non-emergency number, 101.

You can also direct message our 24/7 digital desk on Facebook and Twitter.

Please have the following information ready, if possible.

  • date and time of when you saw them
  • where you saw them
  • description of what they were wearing

You can also report a sighting and get help and advice at missingpeople.org.uk.