To think it was not an overreaction to call the police?

No they didn’t. OP said they said it was a police matter not that they said you did the right thing calling 999. If they had she wouldnt be on here asking if she did the right thing.
You have no idea what the police actually thought.

YANBU. Your husband most likely didn't like the fact that you were the one who sprung into action, while he was being ineffective. Men are socialized to see themselves as the protector of their family, and your husband realised in that moment he didn't know how to do that effectively. So instead of supporting you while you took appropriate steps, he tried to minimise the situation instead. I saw my dad do this a lot with my mum growing up. If a man acted rude to her or one of us kids, he would become frustrated not towards the man but towards my mum for 'making a scene'

Why? he was about to do a hit and run

Being a police matter and being a 999 matter are two different things

If it had been an over-reaction the police would have taken you aside and let you know. They would not have bothered to take him aside and look at cctv.

It was a shocking and frightening thing and we all react differently. You are a fighter, whereas your DH is more of an avoid escalation type.

You didn't have time to weigh up all the pros and cons, especially if your DH wasn't helping. You had to act quickly, which you did. Do NOT feel bad for doing the right thing by your child.
If the police had felt it was inappropriate that you'd called the emergency number, they would have told you afterwards, however politely.
The only person who did the wrong thing here is him.

Someone ran over my foot when I was 14. I was fine but the woman ended up calling the police on herself. They arrived at my house later to check I was ok. The car definitely ran over my foot and didn't graze it and I was alright.

I think in hindsight, you should have just taken his reg but in the heat of the moment you thought it best to call the police. You were lucky they came. Some random hit my son with a steel pole once and the police wouldn't attend. He was 10.

yes, I would have done this
You were in no immediate danger and it was not an emergency. I am not sure what details you needed from him anyway.
I am very surprised The Police came so fast, I imagine that when you said a car had hit a child that got their attention

You overreacted and shouldn’t have call 999 as it clearly wasn’t an emergency.
Called the non emergency number and reported it yes, but not 999.

Your daughter was fine in the end. You may have come across as aggressive if you were demanding his details without him even being aware something had happened. I would have approached him differently and taken his reg details should he have chosen not to cooperate.

I can understand why you rang the police- your child was hurt and he was mouthing off- people can be very aggressive when they get defensive. Did the police seem put out that you rang them about this just out of interest?

The driver sounds like a prick btw.

Possibly because the OP didn't bother telling them the driver was now offering his details, so there was no need to attend?

The police clearly thought differently.

BTW I used to be a police dispatcher, I’d have graded it emergency too, and definitely NOT said you should have called on 101 and waited 20 minutes or more…

There was a newspaper article a couple of weeks ago reporting on how no less than six police officers attended a private house because the occupant was deemed to be criticising their childrens’ school in a WhatsApp post. So clearly not every force is under staffed.

Also agree with BillyBoe46, I would make sure she is checked out at minor injuries or similar, unless you are 100% sure she is OK. The mechanism of injury sounds scary. Hope you are all OK.

This wasn't a 999 matter.

which is presumably why the police told her that and didn’t show up. Oh wait….

Obviously the call handler would say it was a police matter if that’s how you explained it over the phone. “My daughter has been injured by a car in the car park” that could have been anything , for example, knocked over at speed or a light tap.

what were you going to do with the drivers details once you had them?

It was, and the police themselves said so.

It probably didn’t need 999 but in a moment of panic and extreme protection of my child I’d probably have done the same on a whim. I think if he’s already driven over a child’s foot he may be dangerous on the road so calling 999 could have prevented a much worse accident.

Your DH is being a dick by caring more about what other people thought than his DD’s foot. I would most certainly think the worst of someone who’d run over a child’s foot and wasn’t the least bit sorry and didn’t wanna be held accountable.

Your update suggests DH was there?

I think if he had driven off, which it seems like he intended to, it would have been a hit and run. So I don't think it was an overreaction on your part. In fact you sort of did him a favour by scarring him with the phone call, so he didn't drive off. Not sure it was 100% necessary to call them, but I can see why you did.

This wasn't a 999 matter.

@hottubwhocares did you take her to the hospital? My child hurt her ankle at soft play. It looked like a sprain but it turned out to be a fracture.

Then you did the right thing. The call handlers know exactly what to do.
I did the reverse, phoned 101 and was told it was a “ get police there right away” situation and was put through to the 999 call handler.
Hope your dd is ok.