Speak up to help save lives.

There has been a 93% rise in UK hospital admissions for knife attacks on under-16s since 2012.

In the midst of a pandemic, there has never been a greater need to protect communities and our National Health Service from harm.  Now is the time to reset the status quo on violent crime.
 

The pandemic is putting young people in a vulnerable position due to lack of employment opportunities. Experts warn they are at a greater risk of being exploited by County Lines gangs due to false promises of easy money.

In 2019, over half of violent incidents were not reported to the police.

Whilst many of these incidents of violence are considered minor assaults, they have significant impact on our communities; fuelling the fear of crime and impacting our health service through rising costs and over-stretched resources.

Crimestoppers is working with a number of Violence Reduction Units across the UK to support a public health approach to tackling violence.

A public health approach to violence recognises that violence is a preventable problem requiring a societal response.

Our response is to offer individuals in communities a way to speak up about violent incidents, before or after they take place, 100% anonymously.
 

With your help, our Silence Won’t Stop Violence campaign aims to:
 

Educate – giving young people a voice to speak up

Crimestoppers' youth service Fearless.org was set up in 2010. It exists to give young people access to non-judgemental information and advice about crime and criminality.

Using the same anonymity guarantee as Crimestoppers, our Fearless.org service provides young people with a safe online place to give information to us about crime - 100% anonymously.

We’d value your help in educating young people about this free service to enable them to speak up, when talking to an adult about crime may not feel like an option.
   

Solve – it’s never too late to speak up

Have you witnessed a violent crime but were too scared to talk to the police? You can still talk to us. The only person who will know you’ve spoken to us is you. You’ll stay 100% anonymous. Always.

Your information can help bring justice to victims of violent crime and help prevent future incidents.  
 

Prevent - break the wall of silence around planned attacks.

We recognise that you may be close to crime but may also want to do the right thing and bring violence in your community to an end.

No matter how far down the wrong road you’ve gone - you can ALWAYS turn back.

You have the ability to prevent violent crime through telling us what you know in advance of planned violent attacks.

For further information about the realities of violent crime, click below:
 

Silence Won’t Stop Violence.

 



If you’ve been affected by crime, Victim Support can give you the help you need to move forward.

Their services are free, confidential and available to anyone in England and Wales, regardless of whether the crime has been reported or how long ago it happened.

Call their free Supportline on 08 08 16 89 111.