Important Telephone Numbers

A list of important emergency and non-emergency telephone numbers across the world.

United Kingdom (UK) and Republic Of Ireland (ROI)

999 - (Emergency Service: Police, Ambulance, Fire)

• Call for urgent emergencies where response time is critical, such as a crime in progress or a life-threatening situation.
• This includes immediate Fire response for serious fires, and immediate Ambulance response for serious injuries or health-related situations (chest pains, severe bleeding).

UK Specific (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales)

101 - (Non-Urgent Police Number)

• Call for non-urgent police matters, including reporting crimes that have already happened, minor traffic collisions with no serious injury or harm to life, providing information about suspected crimes, or making general non-urgent police enquiries.

111 - (Non-Urgent NHS Helpline)

• Call for medical advice and non-urgent or live-threatening matters - ask advice, request out-of-hours doctor appointments or self-care enquiries.

European Specific

112 - (Pan-European)

• The universal emergency service number used across the UK, ROI, and all of Europe. It will redirect you to local emergency services.
• Keep a note of this number if you plan to travel, live or study abroad within Europe.

United States and Canada

911 - (Emergency Service: Police, Ambulance, Fire)

• Used for emergency services across the US and Canada. Call when the situation is critical. From Fire, Ambulance and urgent police services.

Australia

000 - (Emergency Service: Police, Ambulance, Fire)

• Call 000 (Triple Zero) For situations that are at the most critical. Police, Fire, Ambulance.

112 - (Mobile Emergency Number)

• Alternative emergency number used from most mobile phones.

106 - (Emergency Number For The Deaf)

• Alternative emergency number for the hearing-impaired who use a teletypewriter.