Community safety and crime prevention contacts in West Sussex

Anchor staying put scheme  01444 415475
www.stayingput.org.uk

Citizens Advice  01444 458377
www.adviceguide.org.uk

Consumer Direct  0845 404 0506
www.consumerdirect.gov.uk

Crimestoppers  0800 555 111
www.crimestoppers-uk.org

Parentline  0808 800 2222
www.parentlineplus.org.uk

Childline  0800 1111
www.childline.org.uk

NHS Direct  0845 4647
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

National Drugs Helpline  0800 77 66 00
www.talktofrank.com

Empty Homes Agency  020 7828 6288
www.emptyhomes.com

Highways Agency  08457 50 40 30
www.highways.gov.uk

Street Lighting (County Council)  08457 581232
Ask for the Surveyors.
www.westsussex.gov.uk

Independent Combined Information Service (ICIS)
0800 859 929
www.icis-info4life.org.uk

Locks and Alarms

Master Locksmiths Association  0800 783 1498
www.locksmiths.co.uk

Vehicle Security - Sold Secure  01327 264687
www.soldsecure.com

Alarms Regulatory Bodies - they will tell you their member companies:
NACOSS (NSI)  0845 006 3003  www.nsi.org.uk
SSAIB  0191 296 3242  www.ssaib.org

There are many more links on the links page.

Mid Sussex District Council  01444 458166
(out of hours emergencies)  01444 446495
Leisure Rangers  01444 458795
www.midsussex.gov.uk

West Sussex County Council  01243 777100
(out of hours emergencies)  08457 581232
www.westsussex.gov.uk

Burgess Hill Town Council  01444 247726
www.burgesshill.gov.uk

Missing Persons Helpline  0800 700 700
www.missingpersons.org

National Soc. for Clean Air & Environmental Protection (NSCA)  01273 878770
www.nsca.org.uk

Police (for non urgent calls)  0845 60 70 999
www.sussex.police.uk

National Domestic Violence helpline
0808 2000 247
www.womensaid.org.uk

Samaritans  08457 90 90 90
www.samaritans.org.uk
jo@samaritans.org

Suzy Lamplugh Trust  020 7091 0014
www.suzylamplugh.org

Trading Standards  01903 228749
www.tradingstandards.gov.uk

Victim Support  0845 30 30 900
www.victimsupport.org

Survivors  0845 122 1201
Support for male sex abuse or rape victims.
www.survivorsuk.org

Rape Crisis  08451 221 331
www.rapecrisis.org.uk

Those Less Able

Age Concern  01444 236497
www.ageconcern.org.uk

Help the Aged Seniorline  0808 800 65 65
www.helptheaged.org.uk

Mid Sussex Lifeline Alarms  01444 446491
www.midsussex.gov.uk

Disabled Living Foundation  0845 130 9177
www.dlf.org.uk

Royal Assoc. for Disability and Rehabilitation
020 7250 3222  www.radar.org.uk

Royal National Inst. for the Blind
0845 766 9999  www.rnib.org.uk

If in Doubt keep them out!

ID must be verifiable.  NO ID NO ENTRY!

ENERGY SUPPLY COMPANIES

Many different companies now supply gas and electricity, these suppliers often use meter reading companies.  It's more important than ever to check the ID of callers.  Ring the company's Careline and ask to participate in a password system to verify callers.  You can also ring the meter reading company to ask them for ID validation.

EDF Energy  0800 096 9696
www.edfenergy.com

British Gas  0845 609 1122
www.house.co.uk

E.ON  0800 183 1771
www.eonenergy.com

npower  0800 389 2388
www.npower.com

IMServ Meterpoint  01908 696 00
read meters for some electricity companies, your supplier can verify the validity of staff.
AccuRead  0800 393 499
check some gas meters - ring to check ID of callers.

Please see the links page for further websites.

TELEPHONE

BT  0800 800 150
www.bt.com

Malicious calls info  0800 666 700

Telephone Preference Service (stop unwanted sales calls)
0845 070 0707  www.tpsonline.org.uk

Mail Preference Service (stop junk mail)
0845 703 4599  www.mpsonline.org.uk

WATER

SE Water ID Check  0845 602 1724
www.southeastwater.co.uk

Southern Water ID Check  0845 278 0845
www.southernwater.co.uk

Not happy with a caller at the door?

Refuse entry and call the Police on 999 in an emergency or 0845 60 70 999
for the non emergency line.

Use your Lifeline Alarm to summon help or advice.

Bogus caller advice is on the bogus page.