Name Home News Your Area Our Careers Online Services Help & Advice Contact Us About Us Home Your Voice Matters Your Voice Matters Our Your Voice Matters survey aims to understand the experiences of women and girls across the county. Open to women and girls aged 13+, the results will be anonymously analysed by UCLan and be used inform our policing response to violence and intimidation against women and girls. This is part of wider partnership work with agencies across Lancashire about how we can work together to tackle these issues across the county. The Your Voice Matters survey is available now (Wednesday 17th November) until noon on Friday 10th December. It can be completed by visiting: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Your_Voice_Matters_2021 This survey is for women and girls who live in Lancashire, including Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen. If you do not live in Lancashire, Blackpool or Blackburn with Darwen, you can take part in StreetSafe the Government’s pilot service for anyone to anonymously tell about public places where you have felt or feel unsafe, because of environmental issues or because of some behaviours. Access StreetSafe. Male victims and survivors Although we know that feeling unsafe is not exclusive to women, sexual violence and harassment offences are overwhelmingly committed by males against females. We would like to reassure male victims and survivors that we take all reports of crime seriously. Anybody who has experienced this type of crime (whether recently or in the past) is encouraged to come forward to report it, safe in the knowledge they will always be treated sensitively and professionally. If you would like to make a report to us, you can do so by: Reporting online Calling 101 In an emergency, where a crime is ongoing or lives are in immediate danger, please dial 999 Support services for adults If you or somebody you know has been the victim of a crime, you can receive free and confidential support from Lancashire Victims Services. You can call 0300 323 0085 or chat online at https://lancashirevictimservices.org/ If you have been a victim of a sexual assault, you can also self-refer to the Sexual Assault and Forensic Examination Centre (The SAFE Centre). The SAFE Centre provides forensic examinations, advice and comprehensive support services for people who make a report of rape or sexual assault. You can find more information on their website: www.lancashireteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/safe-centre If you have been affected by stalking, you can contact Paldain, the national stalking advocacy service, via their website: Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service - Who We Are (paladinservice.co.uk) If you need emergency accommodation if you’re in an abusive relationship, you can call Safenet/Lancashire Refuges on 0300 303 3581 or visit lancashirerefuges.org.uk. Support for young people Nest Lancashire supports young people aged 8 to 18 who have been affected by crime or subjected to threats or harassment. You can talk to them in confidence and all their services are free of charge. Call NEST on 0300 111 0323 or text the word NEST and your number to 60777 Remember, in an emergency – where a crime is ongoing or lives are in danger, please dial 999. Spiked drinks and date-rape drugs Ask for Angela Domestic Abuse Forced Marriage, Honour Based Violence and FGM Rape and Sexual Assault Stalking and Harassment Staying Safe When Out and About Support for Victims and Witnesses Child Sexual Exploitation Popular Pages Speed Awareness Stop and Search Online Fraud Counter Terrorism Mounted Branch Get Safe Online Your Area Lancashire Talking Blackburn and Darwen Police Burnley Police Blackpool Police Lancaster Police Preston Police Online Services Contact an Officer Direct Report a Crime or Incident Lost and Found Property Join Us Say Thanks Contact Us Accessibility Cookies Links policy Website Privacy Policy Privacy Notice National Fraud Initiative Copyright © Lancashire Constabulary 2021. All rights reserved. We have placed cookies on your computer to help make this website better. More details can be found in our privacy policy.