Getting a police report online for Amazon

grimmyth

Hi

hopefully someone can help. I received a package yesterday from amazon and the item was missing from one of the boxes. It’s an £80 item. Got in touch with Amazon who said they need a police report number to process a refund or replacement. 

I don’t want to drive all the way to my nearest police station which is ages away due to majority of police stations closing in my area… for the police to say it’s not really their problem. So I’m wondering can I do it online or anything? 

marcia_

 If you need a crime reference number you have no choice but to go to the police station 

superstylin

You can ring 101 and ask to report a theft, they'll likely give you a diary appointment at a later date/time and at that point they'll give you a crime number or yes, you can normally report crime on your local force website, there should be an online form. Again, they'll likely have someone recontact you and offer a diary appointment to discuss. 

SpudGunPaul

marcia_ said:

 If you need a crime reference number you have no choice but to go to the police station 

That’s not true in this day and age you can use a telephone or report it online. 

SpudGunPaul

superstylin said:

You can ring 101 and ask to report a theft, they'll likely give you a diary appointment at a later date/time and at that point they'll give you a crime number or yes, you can normally report crime on your local force website, there should be an online form. Again, they'll likely have someone recontact you and offer a diary appointment to discuss. 

More likely they’ll crime it over the phone and file it. It’s unknown where the offence took place. 

marcia_

SpudGunPaul said:

marcia_ said:

 If you need a crime reference number you have no choice but to go to the police station 

That’s not true in this day and age you can use a telephone or report it online. 

 Not if you want a written report to send off to someone else you can't 

pinkshoes

grimmyth said:

Hi

hopefully someone can help. I received a package yesterday from amazon and the item was missing from one of the boxes. It’s an £80 item. Got in touch with Amazon who said they need a police report number to process a refund or replacement. 

I don’t want to drive all the way to my nearest police station which is ages away due to majority of police stations closing in my area… for the police to say it’s not really their problem. So I’m wondering can I do it online or anything? 

I'm assuming the box was sealed and no sign of it being tampered with? In which case it is more likely to be an Amazon warehouse person than the courier.

If you go to this website, you can then use the map to pinpoint your location, then it will tell you which police force to report it to and you can then either phone them or report it online:

https://www.police.uk/pu/contact-the-police/report-a-crime-incident/

SpudGunPaul

marcia_ said:

SpudGunPaul said:

marcia_ said:

 If you need a crime reference number you have no choice but to go to the police station 

That’s not true in this day and age you can use a telephone or report it online. 

 Not if you want a written report to send off to someone else you can't 

You won't get that by going into a police station. 

SpudGunPaul

pinkshoes said:

grimmyth said:

Hi

hopefully someone can help. I received a package yesterday from amazon and the item was missing from one of the boxes. It’s an £80 item. Got in touch with Amazon who said they need a police report number to process a refund or replacement. 

I don’t want to drive all the way to my nearest police station which is ages away due to majority of police stations closing in my area… for the police to say it’s not really their problem. So I’m wondering can I do it online or anything? 

I'm assuming the box was sealed and no sign of it being tampered with? In which case it is more likely to be an Amazon warehouse person than the courier.

If you go to this website, you can then use the map to pinpoint your location, then it will tell you which police force to report it to and you can then either phone them or report it online:

https://www.police.uk/pu/contact-the-police/report-a-crime-incident/

If the OP uses the phone 101 goes to the local force. The problem is it's unknown where the offence occurred. 

superstylin

SpudGunPaul said:

superstylin said:

You can ring 101 and ask to report a theft, they'll likely give you a diary appointment at a later date/time and at that point they'll give you a crime number or yes, you can normally report crime on your local force website, there should be an online form. Again, they'll likely have someone recontact you and offer a diary appointment to discuss. 

More likely they’ll crime it over the phone and file it. It’s unknown where the offence took place. 

If they don't know where it took place then they'll record it on the victim's address. A call taker may create the crime but it'll only be populated on speaking to a police officer via a diary appointment. Then yes it'll more than likely be closed without investigation. But the OP only wants the crime number anyway so that suits. 

SpudGunPaul

superstylin said:

SpudGunPaul said:

superstylin said:

You can ring 101 and ask to report a theft, they'll likely give you a diary appointment at a later date/time and at that point they'll give you a crime number or yes, you can normally report crime on your local force website, there should be an online form. Again, they'll likely have someone recontact you and offer a diary appointment to discuss. 

More likely they’ll crime it over the phone and file it. It’s unknown where the offence took place. 

If they don't know where it took place then they'll record it on the victim's address. A call taker may create the crime but it'll only be populated on speaking to a police officer via a diary appointment. Then yes it'll more than likely be closed without investigation. But the OP only wants the crime number anyway so that suits. 

Not in every case, crime desks are staffed by civilians who can create a crime, give the victim a crime number then file it without it ever seeing a police officer. 

Recording at the victims home address is one to ensure there is no lines of enquiry as we know it didn't happen there.