You can report non-urgent crimes or events 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through our Police Assistance Line (131 444) and Online Reporting services.
In an emergency, always call Triple Zero (000).
Non-urgent online reporting
You can report a range of non-urgent incidents directly to Victoria Police.
You can also register your address when you are going away, or having a party at your residence.
The Police Assistance Line
You can call the Police Assistance Line on 131 444(opens in a new window) to report some non-urgent crime and events anytime, anywhere.
Examples of non-urgent crimes and events include:
- burglary including at a commercial property or a home with no occupant present
- general theft (including theft of a motor vehicle)
- property damage
- lost property
- general enquiries.
Save 131 444(opens in a new window) to your phone contacts to report non-urgent crimes in the future.
All calls to the Police Assistance Line are recorded and retained by Victoria Police. This is for training and policing purposes.
When not to use the Police Assistance Line
The Police Assistance Line can't assist you with urgent matters or emergencies, including:
- family violence
- assault
- shop theft or petrol drive-offs
- a crime that is happening at the time of reporting.
In these incidents where there is an emergency, contact Triple Zero (000).
Report outside an Australian network
You can still make a report from outside of Australia, or while using a VPN that is set to a region outside of Australia. Find out how to make Online reports outside Australia.
Other incident and crime reporting options
Explore a further range of incident and crime reporting options.
Report to Crime Stoppers
Make a report to Crime Stoppers if you have information about an unsolved crime or suspicious activity.
You can submit a confidential report, or call them on 1800 333 000.
Local police station enquiries
Call or visit your local police station to report a crime or seek help with:
- status updates (i.e. following up an incident you've reported)
- reporting past crimes, offences or abuse
- reporting located or found property
- contacting a Community Liaison Officer
- family violence related matters
- other general queries.
Communication assistance
Help is available to meet your communication needs.
Your privacy and data
Information on how your reporting information is collected, used and disclosed, is available on our Privacy page.
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