Local emergency directory
United Kingdom
Verified emergency-service numbers with official-source information where available.
✓ 4 verified categories
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Emergency information:
Numbers and service arrangements can change. If you can safely do so, use the linked official source to confirm current arrangements. In immediate danger, call the appropriate local emergency service.
General emergency
General emergency
999
Primary listed number
UK national emergency number
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; Department of Health and Social Care; Home Office; Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Call
112
Pan-European equivalent to 999; usable in the UK for the national emergency response service
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; Department of Health and Social Care; Home Office; Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Call
✓ Last verified 16 Sep 2026
Police
Police
999
Primary listed number
Police emergency — universal UK emergency number; ask for police
UK Government (GOV.UK)
Call
112
Police emergency — universal UK emergency number equivalent to 999
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; Department of Health and Social Care; Home Office; Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Call
101
Police non-emergency number — works from within the UK
UK Government (GOV.UK)
Call
✓ Last verified 16 Sep 2026
Ambulance / medical
Ambulance / medical
999
Primary listed number
Ambulance — life-threatening emergency
National Health Service (NHS)
Call
112
Ambulance — universal emergency number; equivalent to 999 in the UK
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; Department of Health and Social Care; Home Office
Call
✓ Last verified 16 Sep 2026
Fire / rescue
Fire
999
Primary listed number
Universal emergency number — ask for FIRE
UK Home Office
Call
112
Universal emergency number — ask for FIRE; UK equivalent to 999
UK Government — Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; Department of Health and Social Care; Home Office; Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Call
✓ Last verified 16 Sep 2026