Get domestic abuse support

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.

If you or someone is not in immediate danger

You can call or report it online.

Cumbria police non-emergency
Telephone: 101

Report to Cumbria Police online

Emergency accommodation

Our Housing Teams offer specialist support and advice to residents who are homeless or at risk of homelessness as a result of domestic abuse, this includes a range of support such as:

• one-to-one support
• housing advice
• emergency accommodation
• signposting to other support services

We can offer accommodation and support if you are a victim of domestic abuse. Please contact your local area:

Cumberland wide
Telephone: 0300 373 3730

Allerdale
Email: [email protected] 

Carlisle
Email: [email protected]

Copeland
Email: [email protected]

Contacting us by telephone is the best option in a crisis situation.

Notify us if you or someone is homeless or worried about becoming homeless.

Local support services

You can contact:

• Freedom Project (Cumbria wide) - for people who are suffering from the impact of domestic and sexual abuse
• Cumbria Victim Support (Cumbria wide) -  for women, men, non-binary individuals and children
• Safety Net (Cumbria wide) - for women, men, non-binary individuals and children
• The Birchall Trust (Cumbria wide) - for women, men, non-binary individuals and children
• The Bridgeway - for victims of rape and sexual assault

National services

Find more support:

• Gateway 4 Women
• Gateway 4 Men
• National Domestic Abuse Helpline on the Refuge website
• Galop - for LGBT+ people who have experienced abuse and violence
• Mankind - for men escaping domestic abuse
• Men's advice line
• Childline
• Halo Project - forced marriage and honour-based violence charity

Find national support on domestic abuse on GOV.UK.