Important Contacts

Dial 999 for Police, Fire Ambulance or Coastguard

Police
West Midlands Police HQ - 0845 1135000
Staffordshire Police HQ - 0845 3302010
West Mercia Police HQ - 08457 444888

Fire
Shropshire Fire & Rescue - 01743 260200
West Midlands Fire Service - 0845 5000 900
Wolverhampton Fire Safety - Centre 01902 712016
Wolverhampton Fire Station - 01902 771658

Water
Severn Trent - 0800 783 4444
South Staffordshire - 0800  243352/3891011

Terrorist Hotline - 0800 789321

Floodline - 0845 988 1188

Hospitals
New Cross - 01902 307999
Russells Hall - 01384 456111
Sandwell General - 0121 553 1831
Manor Hospital - 01922 721172
St John’s Ambulance - 07800 104950
National Blood Donor Service - 08457 6060400
NHS Direct - 0845 4647

Courts
Wolverhampton Combined Court - 01902 481000
Wolverhampton Magistrates - 01902 773151
Dudley County Court - 01384 480799
Stourbridge County Court - 01384 394232
Stourbridge/Halesowen Magistrates - 01384 211411
West Midlands Court Centre - 01384 483604
CafCass - 01384 455123

Community Legal Service - 0845 3454345

ACAS - 08457 474747

Electricity Emergencies
Eastern Region - 0800  056 8090
Western Region - 0800 328 1111
Central Networks - 0800 328 1111

Gas Emergencies - 0800 111999

Job Centre Plus - 0845 6012001

Children & Families
Chidline - 0800 1111
Kidscape - 0845 205204  
NSPCC - 0808 800 5000   
Parentline - 0808800  2222   
One Parent Families - 0800 0185026    
Gingerbread Advice Line - 0800 018 4318
Marriage Care - 0845 6606000  
Relate - 0845 1304010  
Samaritans - 0845 7909090  
Victim Support - 0845 3030900    
Violence & Crime - 0808 2000247    
Crime Stoppers - 0800 555111     
Alcoholics Anonymous - 08457 697555    
Drinkline - 0800 9178282    
Narcotics Anonymous - 0845 373 3366    
Frank - 0800 776600     
Bereavement - 0845 1203785    
Gambling - 0845 6000133
Missing Persons - 0500 700700     
Mental Health - 0845 7660163
Mind - 0845 7660163    
Saneline - 0845 7678000    
National Missing Person Helpline - 0500 700700     
Money & Debt - 0800 1381111    
Racial Equality - 0207 939 0000    
Immigration - 0845 0000046    
The Pension Service - 0845 6060265    
National Debtline - 0808 8084000
Runaway Helpline - 0808 8007070
RSPCA - 0870 5555999
Disability - 01302 310123 
Shelter - 0808 8004444
Salvation Army  (Tracing Service) - 0845 6344747
Elder Abuse  - 0808 8088141
Gay Switchboard - 0207 8377324 
Rape & Sexual Abuse - 08451 221331

Council
Wolverhampton City Council  01902 556556
Housing - 01902 551166
Council Tax - 01902 555805/6
Registrar - 01902 554989
Emergencies - 01902 552999

Other Local Council Numbers
Bridgnorth District - 01746 713100
Sandwell Borough - 0845358 2200
Cannock Chase District - 01543 462621
Dudley Council - 01384 812345
Shropshire County Council - 0845 6789000
South Staffordshire Council - 01902 696000
Staffordshire County Council - 01785 223121
Walsall Metropolitan Council - 01922 650000

Libraries
Wolverhampton Library - 01902 552025

Department of Education & Skills - 0870 0002288

Learn Direct  - 0800 100900

DVLA - 0870 240 0009

Tax
Self Assesment - 0845 900 0444
Nat Insurance - 0845 302 1479
Tax Credits - 0845 300 3900

08 Number guidelines 0800&0808 numbers are free.
0845 numbers most land lines 3p per min.
0870 numbers most land lines 7.5p per min.
Mobiles may differ.