To ask why you've phoned the police?

Never called 999. I once called 101 because on my way to work in the snow I was approached to a young woman wearing no shoes or coat etc who started rambling at me telling me she was an angel and not making much sense and she started to cry before she walked off, I wasn’t sure whether she was on drugs or had mental health issues but she clearly was in a vulnerable state so I called the police in the hope they might be able to send someone to the area to see if they could help, they said they would although I’m not sure if they did or if so whether they found her/ what came of it.

Oh 5. Pedestrians in the Bryn Glas tunnel (M4 tunnel)

Think I’ve called the police 4 times.

1. Some woman was standing on my street screaming whilst two men tried to get her into a car
2. I saw teens with knives on the tube.
3. I saw a teen driving an e-scooter on the hard shoulder of the M4 at night
4. A lady was standing on my road having a full on row with a man inside a house at 3am, in -5 temperature during lockdown

Never heard outcomes of any. The last one was stood there screaming for nearly 4 hours.

Oh, forgot one - burglary in progress in house on the other side of me.

Some years ago. I witnessed someone being stabbed to death in my porch.

A few years ago when I was effectively kidnapped by a man when I had gone to trap cats in his garden and he wouldn't let me leave.

And two weeks ago when I witnessed an utterly deranged driver hitting a motorcyclist at around 60 mph and driving off (caught on dash cam). Honestly - you wouldn't believe the footage.

Oh, and once when the neighbours were having an almighty drunken punch up and one was yelling for help.

Pretty sure that's all of them ....

Horse loose on the A1 in the dark (sadly it was hit and died)

Someone trying to run across the A1 on foot who kept darting out and back and was likely to cause an accident

Fire by the side of the road (that was the fire brigade but it’s still 999)

Blokes getting into a physical fight by the side of the road (one drove off before police arrived, the other wandered off bleeding)

Best practice is 999 is for something happening Right Now. If the situation is likely to get worse whilst you’re in a queue call 999

Called once when I was clearly behind a drunk driver who was swerving everywhere, off the road etc.

I called them about 4 years ago. I live above a parade of shops and one morning at around 3am,I was woken up by the most almighty bang. I looked out of the window to see a van ram-raiding the mini-supermarket. By the time the police arrived 5 minutes later,they had gone.

Domestic abuse next door.

When broken down on the motorway with extremely young and unpredictable children in the rain. They initially didn't want to help us but did call back and send someone.

I hadn't realised you get out thru to your local police department when you ring 999 and ask for police!

I’ve called 999 a number of times - seeing some people struggling in a river, something on fire, car crash and finding my Mum had passed away when I let myself into her house after not being able to get hold of her.

You don’t say which service.

Police:

Finding what appeared to be an unconscious bloke in my garden behind my bins shortly after a police helicopter had been out!

Teenage lads fighting in the street following a house party a few doors down.

When my youngest’s dad assaulted me whilst pregnant.

When the neighbours across the way were having a domestic so bad I could hear the kids screaming from inside my house (kids were taken into care).

When a pissed bloke was kicking off at a house across the road, trying to kick the door down, screaming abuse and harassing every person that passed by including kids for a prolonged period of time (it was a regular occurrence police turning up for him eventually they stopped coming out!)

I’ve called 101 a few times for vehicles that look potentially stolen / dumped.

Ambulance:

Driving home and spotted someone lay on the floor and everyone just driving by, he was in mental health crisis and had a seizure whilst I was talking to him. Phoned an ambulance and his family.

Another bloke I found on the floor when out walking my dog, he was bereaved and pissed and had fallen over and hurt himself and claimed he physically couldn’t get up and was in pain. Ambulance gave an estimated wait of 4 hours so I sat with him to wait, not long after I spotted and flagged down a police car and they cancelled the ambulance and helped me get him up and home, he lived literally 200 yards away!

I called when someone was trying to break into my flat at 2am when I was home alone.

I did when we drove over a motorway bridge and saw a people carrier type vehicle at a standstill in the fast lane of the motorway. I actually apologised for ringing, madness!

I did when we drove over a motorway bridge and saw a people carrier type vehicle at a standstill in the fast lane of the motorway. I actually apologised for ringing, madness!

I've called after I witnessed an accident on the road on my way home, with the car flipping over.

I called when my late husband twice threatened to kill me.

Police were bloody brilliant both times.

A very young woman was in the street acting strangely, drugs I think. It was late and dark. I phoned 999, they told me to leave and they would send someone. I waited and watched from the car. Police were there in about 2 minutes. They were really kind to the woman and took her home or to hospital.

Called them for a brawl outside a pub where a guy's shirt went from white to red with blood.

And multiple occasions for car crashes at the junction outside my house.

Called 999 when our very elderly neighbour had a fall in the middle of the night. I could hear her calling for help through the wall but had no spare key to go and help/sit with her to wait for an ambulance. Also called 101 to report a drunk/high driver. Police could not have been less interested even though I probably should have called 999. Next time I saw a clearly drunk/high driver on the M25 I didn’t bother and I do regret that.

Called police after walking past what looked like a couple having a domestic, but on closer inspection he appeared high on something, was blocking her car in and she had a baby in her arms, trying to get away. Could have been nothing but I could just feel the malevolence coming off this guy and she looked terrified.
No idea if the outcome, left it for the police to deal with.

Neighbours next door sounded like domestic initially, then all hell broke loose smashing things etc.
Police came and calmed everything down.
They moved shortly after

I called for debris in a live lane on the motorway that had the ability to cause a big incident. And a pedestrian walking a long way on the hard shoulder to collect something that had fallen off a car. My guess is they would have just sent a highway patrol rather than police but I saw they updated the gantries pretty quick.

And I've called them for concern for welfare a couple of times.

@StMarieforme thanks

When an elderly neighbour wasn't answering her door and she had left the key in the door and no windows opened, nor was she making any noise. I couldn't get in to check on her. Police came under a welfare check and got in, luckily as she'd had a fall.

Have had to call a few times: as a child when a relative collapsed suddenly and as an adult when witnessing a road traffic accident or a serious assuakt

So sorry you have been through all of this