A new mobile app has been launched to help the public access policing services and information.

The app, called Police.UK mirrors the functionality of the website of the same name, Police.UK, which is the official national website for policing services and information.

By downloading and accessing the App you will be able to use a number of services within the app, to report non-emergency crimes, access the wider services available on Single Online Home (SOH), and look at neighbourhood policing information as is available via the Your Area pages.

Police.UK, available in English and Welsh, has been developed by the NPCC’s Digital Public Contact (DPC) programme, which runs the SOH platform on behalf of 38 out of 43 forces, and has been assured by the Police Digital Service. It is available via both the Google Play and iOS App stores.

“The app gives you a quicker route to the services and information we know they want to use.

“Most people use apps in the daily lives and we wanted to ensure policing was in line with the expectation, making what we already offer more accessible. You will still have a choice of using the phone, website and in some forces social media and livechat to contact us.

“For a number of years now we're sure that you have reported offences online into our control rooms, having the app available is our way of evolving your experience and being where we are needed digitally and giving you a more seamless experience.”